Your First Audition
Here is how the process will work. Principals will submit, from there casting will request you based on your headshot, resume, special skills
You will be sent a notification and we will call you afterwards (if you call us first, even better)
At this point we will give you all details that we have, EXAMPLE:
Date & Time: February 6th, Tuesday, 2:45pm
Place: Leap Studios – 1675 W. 2nd Avenue
Job: Project P
Role: Customer
Wardrobe: Please wear pajama type lounging clothes, pj bottoms and a tank…
Call Backs: February 9
Shooting: February 17-21
Sides (lines to read at the audition): IMPROV or they will be sent to you thru casting workbook/emailed directly
You will confirm with your agent when you speak with them, then you can refer to casting workbook or an email from your agent where you will find all these details and your sides. Please review everything, if there is ANYTHING you are unsure of please contact us, we will be happy to help.
When you arrive at the studio on the day of your audition check in(sign in, advise of any away dates and FULLY complete casting forms, see the mock CASTING FORM in Start Up Pkg) with the assistant and wait your turn. Be sure to be quiet in the waiting room and turn of loud cell phones, etc. Be courteous and friendly. 
Once you are in the room Casting may ask you to “SLATE” where you state your name and agency.
When you are done the audition, thank them and get going, don’t loiter, be professional.
We will hear about callbacks the day before the actual date.
1. It is recommended to do BACKGROUND for commercials. If you are available for the dates and are interested be sure to tick off that will do background. The money isn’t amazing but you could always be upgraded!! Always better to be working than not!
2. If you don’t have an updated RESUME and HEADSHOT we need to get this changed, you wouldn’t give out a business card from your previous job so treat headshots and resume the same. Don’t forget to take them to EVERY Audition.
3. If you ever receive a CHEQUE that is not from us but rather from a production please contact us immediately, and send to us, please do not deposit. The way Principals accounting is run is that we accept all cheques on your behalf (this allows us to contact productions if moneys are missing or delayed) and issue you a cheque accordingly. It makes it really difficult to chase down moneys missing if you have cashed the cheque and we have not checked it with our records and invoices. If you have any questions regarding this please contact your agent.
4. Being PINNED/Being put on HOLD/Being SHORTLISTED these are ALL the SAME, it means casting is really interested in you and wants to be sure they have you secured in case you book anything else and will call them before accepting another booking. When you are on HOLD you need to keep your look the same, if you have a beard, don’t shave it, if you have your hair long, don’t cut it or colour it… they will be expecting you to look the same as you did in the room if you book the job.
5. If you are put on HOLD/SHORTLISTED/PINNED we do our best to find out all the information possible but often Casting is working with Producers, etc. who aren’t giving them all the information either. We will always advise you as soon as we are aware if you are booked/released unfortunately this isn’t always as quickly as we would all like.
6. Please take a moment to email us after your days on set… We would love it if we received email confirmation on your hours, how the day went for you and any questions, concerns and/or comments you may have. This helps us when it comes time to be sure you are paid correctly and allows us to deal with any “situations” should one arrive. This is ultra important on Non Union jobs where we are not provided with time sheets. Of course as always don’t forget to sign in and out at all times.
7. Please be aware of your sizes and to have them handy when at auditions. This is to clarify exactly what is requested. Please take a moment to measure yourself, if necessary write it all down and take this with you to auditions. It will only make casting HAPPY and IMPRESSED with how organized you are, this will show them how easy you will be to work with and you never know what that could mean. Bottom line we want TEAM PT to be the organized group at auditions not the ones who don’t know their sizes and are wasting castings time.
8. BE EARLY!!! We have received a lot of calls lately about people running late. We all know how crazy the city is with traffic and construction. Please allow time for this, leave earlier than you need to ensure you will be at your audition on time. Remember as with everything you do with casting you are a member of the agency and therefore are representing us, how would you like the other 150 actors to represent you?