As an actor you will be used to using the time in rehearsals to hone your understanding and performance of your role; you will probably be used also to having quite a bit of time on your hands during the day’s work. This is an ideal opportunity to watch the work of your colleagues, of course; but you can also use the time to research material for future acting auditions.
Bruce Lee said that showing off is ‘the fool’s idea of glory.’ This is a timely reminder of how serious you need to be in your approach to stagecraft. Serious does not mean without humour: it means committed. It is an excellent investment of your time and energy to think ahead to future auditions and to how you might succeed in them. This is really worth doing in the context of current work, because you are better able to judge what works onstage for you, and also what doesn’t.
Acting auditions are what you make them. If you feel that you have to ‘show off’ then you may end up selling yourself short. Yes, you have to show off your talent, but that is something quite different. It depends on your view of what Bruce Lee calls ‘glory.’
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