Own the room, walk in like you have 6 other auditions today.
Nerves are your life energy wanting to come out.
On a good day, most actors give 65-75% of themselves, be better than most.
Casting directors forgive you for mistakes, they do not forgive if you do not make any choice.
It is more important to be alive than polished. Guard what is special about you. What makes you different from the last 100 people? The casting director needs to learn something about you. You do not need to give 100% of who you are in your 30 second audition, show an aspect of who you are and connect with your audience (the casting director).
Actors get paid by their ability to sell tickets, not by their talent. What do you have to offer that people would want to buy?
Understand the "world" that you are auditioning for.
Never memorize sides unless they ask you to (Mel Brooks likes sides memorized). Never sing a song from the show, unless they ask you to. However, if the composer is in the room, they are often flattered to hear their songs.
At a callback, don't change your original performance (unless asked). Your original performance was enough for them to call you back.
It is a good audition when you have achieved what you were working on in the piece.
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