cattle call

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The 27-year-old Mifune had been discovered in a Toho cattle call for actors, and he’s shockingly handsome, with a wild lock of hair hanging down over his face.

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2022

I auditioned, it was a cattle call for a bunch of young kids.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2021

It was a funnel, a choke point, a cattle call.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2021

The Murillos weren't satisfied with the experience they had at the first clinic, which Andrea compared to a cattle call.

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2020

Ethan said, "It's a theatrical saying. It means an open audition. Even if they mean people, they call it a cattle call."

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg