What Do Casting Directors Look for in Disney Channel Auditions?
When we began looking into an acting career for our daughter, we saw information about talent contests and wondered if we should sign her up for one. I was frustrated that I could not figure out how to get my daughter into modeling or acting, and I thought talent contests might be our answer. I heard about some auditions coming up at Millie Lewis of Charleston for one of the talent contests called AMTC. We signed up along with some friends of ours Talent Contest Auditions When we arrived at the AMTC auditions, we viewed a presentation about AMTC. It included a long talk by the talent scout and a promotional film showing scenes from previous talent contests. Some former contestants talked about their experiences, answered questions, and performed. Next, the children auditioning walked across in front of the parents and talent scout and then introduced themselves and said a few words into a mic. Then, they also performed if they wanted to. We were told that they would call if our child w
I frequently hear children asking about how to get Disney acting auditions. Many children, teens, and young adults are interested in being on the Disney Channel or in a Disney movie, and they want it to happen right now. And while it would be nice to just show up at a Disney open call and be cast that very day, in reality, things just don’t happen that way. Sure, there are some Disney stars who were “discovered” at a Disney open call or other talent search of some sort, but that is certainly more the exception than the rule. My daughter is opening as ‘Belle’ in a community-theatre production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast this Friday night. She is thrilled to have this opportunity. It is a great role for a young girl, and it is also great experience for her. But having this role also comes with an unbelievable amount of hard work, and requires a huge amount of dedication. She has to go to public school all day and then go to dress rehearsals for about 5 hours. And after that, she has
