Enjoy this lovely guide put together by acting coach Joseph Pearlman through backstage.com, including links to other great backstage resources. Auditions are 90% of the work!

Cultivating a Confident Mindset To Get Cast

It all starts with how you feel in your own skin. “Mindset is everything. You get how you feel,” Pearlman says. “How you’re feeling now is what you’re going to get.”

Pearlman encourages actors to think of the things they really want, and get specific about the details of their desires.