auditionee
Hopeful stage performer
A person who auditions—someone trying out for a role, position, or spot in a performance.
The word emphasizes the perspective of the one being evaluated rather than the one doing the evaluating: The auditionees waited nervously in the hallway.
Compare auditioner, which can mean either the person auditioning or the person conducting auditions.
Person seeking selection
- hopefulFeeling positive expectation
- applicantOne who formally requests
- contenderOne competing seriously
- aspirantOne seeking advancement
entrant · prospect · newcomer · novice · beginner · rookie · debutant · understudy
Shaping through liquid form
- callbackFollow-up audition invitation
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- headshotShoulders-up photograph
- resumeCareer summary document
sides · slate · lineup · tape · self-tape · director · producer · panel
One who portrays characters
- singerVocal music performer
- dancerOne who moves rhythmically
- musicianOne who performs melodies
- entertainerOne who amuses others
thespian · comedian · artist · acrobat · magician · mime · improviser · vocalist
Uneasy and apprehensive
- jittersNervous agitation
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
- apprehensiveFearful of future events
- tenseStrained or nervous
uneasy · worried · stressed · edgy · self-conscious · insecure · trepidation · dread
candidate
Person seeking selection
- hopefulFeeling positive expectation
- applicantOne who formally requests
- contenderOne competing seriously
aspirant · entrant · prospect · newcomer · novice · beginner · rookie · debutant · understudy · trainee
casting
Shaping through liquid form
- callbackFollow-up audition invitation
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- headshotShoulders-up photograph
resume · sides · slate · lineup · tape · self-tape · director · producer · panel · feedback
actor
One who portrays characters
entertainer · thespian · comedian · artist · acrobat · magician · mime · improviser · vocalist · instrumentalist
nervous
Uneasy and apprehensive
- jittersNervous agitation
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
- apprehensiveFearful of future events
tense · uneasy · worried · stressed · edgy · self-conscious · insecure · trepidation · dread · panic
skilled
Having learned ability
potential · untapped · natural · trained · versatile · prepared · polished · inexperienced · unproven · discovered
- intervieweescandidate, respondent, subject, job seeker, examinee
auditioneeauditioner
One who holds tryouts
casting director · judge · evaluator · adjudicator · director
- audition tapeRecorded performance sample
- blind auditionPerformance judged without seeing
- open audition
- dance auditionPerformance test for dancers
- audition processMethod for selecting performers
- live auditionUnrecorded talent evaluation
audition, auditions, auditioned, auditioning, auditioner, auditioners, auditionees