2026 Edition

The Audition Playbook.

Prelude

Welcome to The Audition Playbook, 2026 Edition.

This playbook is written and developed to support you in organizing auditions that feel less stressful, more thoughtful, and more useful for the artists showing up and for your team making the decisions.

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Four acts

Pick the stage you're organizing right now, or read it straight through.

Act I — Before the before

The decisions to make before you post anything

4 sections13 checks10 min read

Act II — The Call

Designing and communicating the call

7 sections14 checks15 min read

III

Act III — During

Running the day

8 sections15 checks12 min read

Act IV — After

Closing with care

4 sections12 checks8 min read

Final note

Better auditions are better artistic practice