auditioners
Those seeking roles
People who audition—typically performers trying out for a role, position, or spot in a production.
The word appears in contexts where many candidates are being evaluated: The auditioners lined up outside the theater at dawn.
Less commonly, auditioners may be those conducting auditions rather than those performing them.
Feeling positive expectation
- ambitiousStrongly desiring achievement
- dreamersThose with ambitious visions
- striversPeople who work hard
- up-and-comingLikely to succeed soon
novices · beginners · candidates · prospects · hopefuls · newcomers · amateurs · first-timers
Shaping through liquid form
- callbackFollow-up audition invitation
- headshotShoulders-up photograph
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- sidesLateral edges or teams
slate · sign-in · time-slot · panel · judges · feedback · rejection · booking
Those playing roles
- singersThose who vocalize melodies
- dancersPeople who move rhythmically
- musiciansPeople who create music
- thespiansStage performers collectively
entertainers · soloists · comics · models · extras · stand-ins · chorus · crooners
Persistent apprehensive distress
- jittersNervous agitation
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- apprehensiveFearful of future events
tension · stress · butterflies · fidgeting · restless · edgy · timid · shaky
Ongoing contest between opponents
- contestantsCompetition participants
- challengersThose who compete against
- vyingCompeting eagerly for something
- callbacksSubsequent contact after initial
elimination · cutthroat · competing · rivals · contenders · finalists · semifinalists · ranking
Skilled way of performing
- presenceState of being somewhere
- charismaMagnetic personal appeal
- versatilityCapacity for varied applications
- timingArt of choosing moments
projection · expression · interpretation · preparation · memorization · delivery · naturalness · believability
hopeful
Feeling positive expectation
- ambitiousStrongly desiring achievement
- dreamersThose with ambitious visions
- striversPeople who work hard
up-and-coming · novices · beginners · candidates · prospects · hopefuls · newcomers · amateurs · first-timers · unknowns
casting
Shaping through liquid form
- callbackFollow-up audition invitation
- headshotShoulders-up photograph
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
sides · slate · sign-in · time-slot · panel · judges · feedback · rejection · booking · typing
actors
Those playing roles
- singersThose who vocalize melodies
- dancersPeople who move rhythmically
- musiciansPeople who create music
thespians · entertainers · soloists · comics · models · extras · stand-ins · chorus · crooners · belters
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
apprehensive · tension · stress · butterflies · fidgeting · restless · edgy · timid · shaky · nervous
rivalry
Ongoing contest between opponents
- contestantsCompetition participants
- challengersThose who compete against
- vyingCompeting eagerly for something
callbacks · elimination · cutthroat · competing · rivals · contenders · finalists · semifinalists · ranking · selection
technique
Skilled way of performing
- presenceState of being somewhere
- charismaMagnetic personal appeal
- versatilityCapacity for varied applications
timing · projection · expression · interpretation · preparation · memorization · delivery · naturalness · believability · instincts
- amateur singerskaraoke singers, bathroom singers, serenaders
auditionerscasting directors
People who pick performers
judges · evaluators · audition panel · casting agents · adjudicators
auditionersprincipals
Chief school administrators
leads · incumbents · stars · veterans