Handling Nerves at Auditions

Now, I'm no expert on auditioning, but knowing your audition material well definitely helps. If the audition is for a play (as opposed to getting into a course or film, both of which I have no experience with whatsoever), going to the reading (if there is one) really helps not only to familiarise yourself with the play you're auditioning for and the material you'll be using, but can also help you to convince the director you're good for the part (the only catch being this actually has to be true). This can be especially helpful if you tend to get more nervous in audition situations rather than simple readings. Making sure you're calm before the audition is also pretty much a given, but depending upon the type of person you are, may not necessary. The way you might want to do it is just to get to know the other people auditioning, making friends with them so that you know that there are people rooting for you, even if the people running the auditions aren't. Just try to steer away from talking about experience (unless you've got an impressive resume yourself) so that you don't get intimidated by the other auditionees, and you should be fine. But, then again, you might just wanna sit in a corner with your eyes closed and put yourself on a desert island. It's up to you. Anyway, I know I've only stated the obvious, but I hope it helps regardless.