You always want to be well prepared when going on an audition no matter how big or small. Here are some tips to help you land that job.

• Pack an audition bag with several copies of your headshot and resume, a copy of the monologue or song you'll be reading or singing, some breath mints. Bad breath is a major turn off! Do not , however, chew gum! Have lots of water nearby.
• When you arrive at an audition give your headshot and resume to the people checking you in.
  Stand up straight and tall, be confident! It's OK to be nervous, as long as you stay calm and give the impression that you are totally confident.
• Smile! When you meet the director, smile and say, "It's nice to meet you!" Give them a nice, firm handshake; how you shake hands with someone says a lot about you.
• Take your time! Take several deep breaths, and get into character. Then start your monologue/song. Do not rush! It's OK to pause here and there, as long as you don't pause for too long. Most importantly, breathe! One very valuable thing a learned from a wonderful director was that breathing solves all your problems. If you forget a line, just take a deep breath, and I can almost guarantee that it will come to you.
• Listen carefully to the director. If they ask you to do anything else, or to do something a different way, don't act huffy or offended, or try to defend your way of doing it, just smile and say, "OK!" Really think about what they have to say. When you are finished, thank the director and walk out confidently, even if you feel awful about your audition.
• If you get a call back use the same etiquette that you used for your first audition. It still matters! Wear the same thing, too.
  It will probably be a bit less structured, but bring the same things that you brought to your audition.
  Do your best! Truly put effort into it. Don't think that you have a shoe-in for the role just because you got a call back. They still are looking to see what you can do.
• If you don't get a call back don't be discouraged! Sometimes the only reason why people are called back is because the directors fell like they need to see you act a bit more before they feel ready to make a decision.
• If you do get the job, great! You did everthing right and you were just what they were looking for.

No matter how good or bad it does go, just don't emulate any of these actors from this casting call for the movie 300.