Getting a callback means that the casting team is intrigued by you and your acting, but they may not be totally sold yet. On top of watching you perform, they might also question you about your acting approach and experience. This is the time to showcase your range, ability to portray your character, and overall skill set.
Expect to perform the same material in the same way as in your first audition—but know that you might be asked to make a few changes, such as reading a scene with different emotion or really diving deep into your character’s personality.
Callbacks often mean performing a scene with another actor so the director can see if you mesh well with others.
The casting director brought you back because your type and performance worked for the character and for the tone of the show. Unless you are given specific notes for the callback, do the exact same performance when you come back in but be open to adjustments.
Don’t get locked into your choices. In a callback, the director, producer, and creative team may have you take an adjustment and try the scene a different way. Spontaneous decisions are your best friend so practice various versions of the audition just to be prepared.
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Hi Tammy Hunt ! Thanks for sharing this insight from a casting director and creative team’s perspective. It’s good to know what might be going through their mind. Especially for a relatively new actor like me for whom a casting director might feel like a scary foreign entity ;)
what stayed with me is remembering to practice lots of different ways of saying the lines beforehand
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This is such valuable advice, Tammy Hunt! Thank you for breaking it down so clearly. I especially love the reminder not to get locked into your choices.
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Helpful advice and insight, Tammy Hunt! Has it ever happened where actors don't get the roles, but they still get called back during production? Maybe because the actors who got the roles dropped out for some reason.
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Yes Maurice Vaughan it does happen sometimes.
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That's great for actors, Tammy Hunt! Thanks.