Handling Nerves at Auditions

Hi all... I'm wondering if anyone can give me some options for handling nerves at auditions. I'm affected by them quite severely and I truly believe they let me down immensely during auditions. I've heard many theories including: - Knowing your material well, being well rehearsed - Breathing/meditation/imagining you're on a tropical island sort of thing - Seeing your audition as a performance and knowing the panel want you to do well So, with all these checked, and short of taking some mind-altering drugs, what else can I do?! Does anyone have any food remedies? It really is a sad thing because as soon as I walk into an audition room, my voice falters, my heart beats a thousand beats per second and my hands get all clammy. Also if there are any current WAAPA/NIDA people out there, could you please let me know how you think you fared in your audition that got you into drama school. Did you feel extremely confident after your final audition? What did they panel say to you? I will be auditioning next month.

"Keep auditioning" is spot on. I'm not an actor, but a number of times actors have told me that auditioning itself is as important as getting the role itself. Each audition will teach you more about how to audition, and many actors approach it as a chance to workshop or rehearse their skills in front of an audience. It's a chance to try to push yourself - but it's also an opportunity to have fun doing it. You'll get better dealing with auditions as time goes on; but I doubt the butterflies will ever leave completely. The Prompt Copy Networking emerging theatre professionals www.thepromptcopy.com Sticky Apple Legs http://stickyapplelegs.artsblogs.com Puppets in Melbourne www.freewebs.com/puppetsinmelbourne

"Keep auditioning" is spot

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