casting calls
Tryout announcements posted
Casting calls are open auditions or announcements inviting actors, models, or performers to try out for roles in films, television shows, commercials, or theater productions.
A casting call specifies the project, roles available, and requirements: The casting call asked for women aged 25-35 with dance experience.
Attending a casting call typically means showing up, waiting in line, and auditioning briefly for casting directors.
Shoulders-up photograph
- resumeCareer summary document
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- sidesLateral edges or teams
- callbackFollow-up audition invitation
self-tape · slate · waiting room · sign-in sheet · time slot · reader · screen test · type
One who steers aircraft
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- networkInterconnected system
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- sitcomEpisodic TV comedy series
procedural · episodic · recurring · guest star · co-star · series regular · ensemble · showrunner
Raised performance platform
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
- off-BroadwaySmaller-scale New York theater
- regionalRelating to an area
- community theaterLocal nonprofessional stage productions
ensemble · understudy · swing · standby · Playbill · summer stock · touring company · workshop
Interrupt continuity
- discoveryAct of finding something
- big breakCareer-making opportunity
- launchSet into motion
- debutFirst public appearance
exposure · representation · signed · discovered · networking · showcase · talent agency · manager
Distinguishing quality or element
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- indieProduced outside majors
- short filmBrief cinematic work
- extrasAdditional items included
background · principal · lead · supporting · cameo · location · SAG-AFTRA · Taft-Hartley
Observing to gather information
- newcomersThose recently arrived
- unknownNot yet discovered
- discoveryAct of finding something
- triple threatPerformer with three skills
raw talent · diamond in the rough · next big thing · breakout · unsigned · unrepresented · first-timer
headshot
Shoulders-up photograph
callback · self-tape · slate · waiting room · sign-in sheet · time slot · reader · screen test · type · equity
pilot
One who steers aircraft
sitcom · procedural · episodic · recurring · guest star · co-star · series regular · ensemble · showrunner · table read
stage
Raised performance platform
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
- off-BroadwaySmaller-scale New York theater
- regionalRelating to an area
community theater · ensemble · understudy · swing · standby · Playbill · summer stock · touring company · workshop · staged reading
break
Interrupt continuity
debut · exposure · representation · signed · discovered · networking · showcase · talent agency · manager
feature
Distinguishing quality or element
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- indieProduced outside majors
- short filmBrief cinematic work
extras · background · principal · lead · supporting · cameo · location · SAG-AFTRA · Taft-Hartley · day player
scouting
Observing to gather information
triple threat · raw talent · diamond in the rough · next big thing · breakout · unsigned · unrepresented · first-timer
- competitionscontests, tournaments, match, matches, game
- actingacting, act, performing, playacting, actor
- reality TVSurvivor, contestant, The Bachelor, elimination, The Bachelorette
- try-outsauditions, callbacks, screen tests, open calls, talent searches
- audition termsheadshot, callback, callbacks, screen test, sides
- casting termsscreen tests
casting callscallbacks
Subsequent contact after initial
screen tests · contract negotiations · hiring decisions · wrap parties · post-production
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