Hey everyone! I'm an international applicant from Uruguay, traveling to the US for MT auditions in a few days :) If there's one thing I learned from applying to MT programs in the US is how drastically differently things are done there. One of them is audition attire and I wanted to ask for your help on this. :)
So I have been doing performing arts training all my life (in all three disciplines) and have attended many auditions here in my country. I have ALWAYS been taught that, for an MT audition, I must always wear black leggings, a black sleeveless t-shirt, and casual shoes like sneakers. In every audition I've been to, I've worn all black with a pair of old Converse shoes, and I've never had a problem as this is the norm in my country.
However I've been watching US audition videos on YouTube and was surprised to see that girls dress in a very formal way for the audition: skirts, heels, flats.. even dresses! And I also saw that they incorporate colors to their outfit rather than making it just black. Is this kind of clothing what is normally expected on an audition in the US? I was planning on just auditioning with my usual outfit but now I'm a bit worried that I'll be too out of place.
Problem is, all my shoes are either sneakers or Converse. I do not own flats, high heels, boots or character shoes, and I can't borrow from my friends because I have huge feet plus they're all away on summer vacation. I also don't have any dresses or skirts similar to the type I've seen in audition videos. So what I have is jeans, leggings and my baggy-style dance pants (all are black). Then for the top I have black t-shirts, short sleeves and sleeveless. I also have one white formal shirt, maybe that'd be better? And the worst part: the shoes. Would my Converse sneakers really be too bad? Am I seriously expected to go in flats/heels/boots? :-?
One last thing: my hair. I have very long, straight hair that goes past my butt. Some people tell me to tie it all back so that it doesn't interfere but others have told me to leave it loose because it's like my "trademark". What do you think I should do?
Please note that my question is ONLY about the singing and acting portions of the audition. I already have my leotard + freeform dance shoes for the dance portion and I don't think i'll have problems with that ;)
Thanks so much for the help, everyone! :)
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