What to do at a recall.

A recall means they liked something. Your job is to give them more of it, show you can take a note, and make it easy for them to imagine you in the part.

1. Work out what got you here

Think back to the first audition: what did you do, and what did they react to? If your agent passed on any feedback, start there. Keep the core of what worked. A recall is rarely the moment to reinvent the role.

2. Expect different people, and new material

The director, producers or a musical director may be in the room for the first time. There may be new sides, a different scene, or a song added. Read anything new as carefully as you did the first time, and find its turns and choices.

3. Be ready to change it

Recalls are often about direction: they want to see how you work. Prepare your choice fully, then have a second way in ready: quieter, faster, warmer. When they give a note, take it fully and quickly. Showing you can change is worth more than defending your first version.

4. Reading with other actors

You may read opposite another actor, often someone already cast or also recalled. Listen to them, not your plan. Chemistry reads are about how you play off each other; generous is better than impressive.

5. What to wear

If they liked how you looked, wear something similar so they recognise you. Keep the same sense of the character, nothing that reads as costume, and anything practical they've asked for: shoes you can move in for a dance call, layers if you might kneel or sit on the floor.

6. Know who's in the room

Note the names on the panel. If you've met any of them before, remember what you did for them: don't bring the same song or speech twice to the same people unless they ask for it.