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audition

[aw-dish-uhn] / ɔˈdɪʃ ən /
NOUN
test of ability
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When the 37-year-old musical-theater performer and professor from Malden recorded her audition, she had her two lucky props: a Larry Bird doll and a souvenir Dunkin’ cup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Miller previously said his love for music began accidentally, after becoming "hooked" on singing following an audition for a primary school show.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Logue said that he “loved every minute” he spent with Riehle and recalled how the late actor made him laugh so hard during his final audition for the show that he fell to the floor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Moore plays Mona, a meek, thoroughly unseen wife and mother who impulsively decides to audition for a community theater musical despite having no experience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

I begged that if he might grant me an instrument and three minutes’ audition, I hoped that he would not find his time poorly used.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

During the audition process she was given time off for the VisionQuest auditions, even though she could not tell her manager what the auditions were for.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Her work in Hollywood initially involved making the journey from the desert to L.A. for auditions.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Maybe you’ve heard the premise of “The Debut”: Meek suburban wife auditions for a community theater musical despite having no experience or, quite frankly, apparent talent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Following my fifth year in repertory theater, casting director Rosemarie Tichler, who had befriended me at Carnegie Mellon’s TCG auditions, urged me to move to New York, so I did.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

She had been chattering about the auditions all week.

From "George" by Alex Gino

I auditioned there and was accepted in 1957.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

In 1974, I auditioned for the film “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

On a double date with her husband and their best friends, Mona, beaming, tells the group that she’s auditioned for “a musical show.”

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

The band initially formed as a trio called Triple J in 2011 before they auditioned in the ninth series of The X Factor.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

He auditioned for Rent as a freshman but didn’t get a part.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

She’s more interested in what simply auditioning made her feel, how she came alive, if only for a brief few moments until Jerry cut her off.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

At this level, interns aren’t fetching coffee; they are auditioning for full-time jobs with base salaries around $300,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Casting director Jennifer Venditti saw the appearance and contacted his family about auditioning for Euphoria.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Seyfried landed the role of Karen Smith in the hit 2004 movie “Mean Girls” after auditioning for the lead part, Regina George.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

“I’ve been auditioning in New York for two years now, and nothing was as stressful as my audition in ninth grade,” he says.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove


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