Drama school acting audition practice interview
A training audition assessing prepared monologues, text understanding, vocal and physical readiness, openness to coaching and motivation. Practise the 6 questions casting panels ask with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- 20 minutes
- 6 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the audition
A drama school acting audition explores your present ability and your capacity to grow through sustained training. Tutors usually look for truthful prepared work, a grounded understanding of the text, a responsive voice and body, curiosity about direction and a considered reason for applying.
How to prepare
- Choose permitted monologues that suit the audition brief and show a genuine contrast.
- Read each full play or reliable script context rather than learning only the speech.
- Work for clear objectives and thought changes instead of fixed gestures or vocal patterns.
- Practise receiving a note, trying it fully and describing what you discovered.
- Prepare a specific explanation of why you want rigorous training at this stage.
Common mistakes
- Choosing material mainly to display emotion rather than telling the character's story.
- Reciting a memorised pattern that cannot change when coached.
- Discussing the speech without knowing the wider play or circumstances.
- Giving vague reasons for training that focus only on fame or confidence.
What to expect
A real audition interview
6 questions the way casting panels ask, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 5 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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