audition
a trial hearing given to a singer, actor, or other performer to test suitability for employment, professional training or competition, etc.
a reading or other simplified rendering of a theatrical work, performed before a potential backer, producer, etc.
the act, sense, or power of hearing.
something that is heard.
to try or compete in an audition: to audition aspiring actors; to audition for the leading role.
Origin of audition
1Other words from audition
- au·di·tion·er, noun
- re·au·di·tion, noun
- un·au·di·tioned, adjective
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How to use audition in a sentence
Typically, auditions are held in the spring, and cheerleaders spend the summer rehearsing.
Former cheerleaders settle with Washington Football Team as program’s future is in doubt | Beth Reinhard | February 10, 2021 | Washington PostOne of the first things we learn about her is that she’s resisted pressure, in auditions, to agree to nudity and simulated sex.
What HBO’s Fake Famous Doesn’t Understand About Young People and Influencer Culture | Judy Berman | February 4, 2021 | TimeIn the character breakdown on the audition sheet, it said he enjoys doing impressions with his friends and he’s a big comedy nerd, which was me to a T at the time.
Still, Figaredo says he’s had little success with television casting auditions since transitioning in 2010.
Trans actors face casting challenges despite milestones | Philip Van Slooten | January 14, 2021 | Washington BladeIn addition to posting basic notices for talent, casting professionals can collect self-tape auditions directly through a centralized platform, and they message directly with talent as well.
For marketers, digital techniques are permanently changing casting and production | Backstage | January 7, 2021 | Digiday
My agent at the time sent that tape to SNL and then they asked me to come in for an audition.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness | Marlow Stern | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTI went into the audition as Fericito, the Venezuelan percussionist, and then I did a self-defense expert.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness | Marlow Stern | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTSo by failing, I go audition for Any Given Sunday [and] things turn out right.
A few years back, Belle and Sebastian even penned a song, “Suicide Girl,” about a woman trying to audition to be one.
Masters of Alt Sex: SuicideGirls Hits Puberty and Wants to Invade Your TV Set | Marlow Stern | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAlan just happened to be in New York auditioning people, and I got in the room to audition for the first time.
Michael C. Hall on Going Drag for ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ and Exorcising ‘Dexter’ | Marlow Stern | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen I went to the opera for my hearing or audition, Gounod went with me and we sang the duets together.
Great Singers on the Art of Singing | James Francis CookeWith such a letter or such an introduction, arrange for an audition at the headquarters in New York.
Great Singers on the Art of Singing | James Francis CookeThe neglect of his powers of audition will cause him to rely absolutely on his powers of visualizing the written form.
The Principles of Language-Study | Harold E. PalmerThis showed conclusively that the organs of audition were not located in the antennæ, as Will supposed and as Lubbock advocates.
The Dawn of Reason | James WeirIn this reaction to a visual stimulus there appeared good material for testing audition.
Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for audition
/ (ɔːˈdɪʃən) /
a test at which a performer or musician is asked to demonstrate his ability for a particular role, etc
the act, sense, or power of hearing
to judge by means of or be tested in an audition
Origin of audition
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