Should You Go to Your Acting Audition When You're Sick?

We are neck deep in flu season and it's time to get our heads out of the holidays and back into acting coaching here and there to help them on their way; this is our tip for today.

work, right?  Not if you're sick. You may be surprised to read that but the truth is, you don't want to audition when you are sick. Every actor needs some

Even if it is with the casting director you have been trying to meet for years, don’t go. It is so not worth it. The fact of the matter is, if your illness will affect your audition in ANY way, don't go. The truth remains two fold. If you audition a sick voice, it may indeed be that voice the casting director picks is that of a sick one. You want to audition as your truest and most authentic self. 

The above scenario is hardly common. More common is the sick person auditioning. The truth is, an audition that was less than your best is never excusable because you were sick; it is simply an audition at which you were less than your best. 

Aside from that, take into consideration that casting directors are already sensitive to getting sick themselves because they see hundreds of actors for any given project. The last thing they need is your runny nose, your cough, or a voice that doesn't sound remotely like your own healthy voice.

Auditions are hard enough already for everyone.  Make it easier by delivering a strong first (respectful) impression to both your casting director and your for your career.  

For more information on bettering your audition, acting classes and coaches in New York City, contact us at the New York Acting School for Film and Television and we'll get you on your way better than ever!