audition piece
Performance for casting
An audition piece is a prepared selection—a monologue, song, or musical passage—that a performer presents when trying out for a role or position.
Actors typically have several audition pieces ready, varying in tone and length: She chose a comedic audition piece to show her range.
Musicians may be asked to prepare a specific audition piece or choose their own.
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- dramatic monologuePoem as character's speech
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- callbackFollow-up audition invitation
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
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- stage momentsscene, soliloquy, monologue, act, dialogue
- short playsone-act, short play, playlet, one-act play, sketch
- recital piecessonata, etude, prelude, nocturne, waltz
- solo performancessolo, aria, recital, solo act, one-man show
- Dance Routinessolo routine, contemporary dance, modern dance, lyrical dance, duet
- musical piecesaria, cantata, concerto, etude, fugue
audition piecefinal performance
Last scheduled appearance
command performance · encore · curtain call · signature piece · farewell performance
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Music learned for performance
headlining act · starring role · commissioned work · professional debut
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