For years I worked as a casting reader for Broadway and off-Broadway plays. It was an invaluable experience where I learned a great deal.
In fact, one lesson in particular fundamentally changed the way I viewed not only auditioning, but interviews and collaboration in general. It was this: the people on the other side of the table are on your side.
I can't tell you the number of times the casting director did everything short of a seance hoping the next actor through the door would knock their socks off. In other words, they want you to be the answer to their problems.
One could easily be mistaken for thinking otherwise by his or her demeanor, or tone, but rest assured you're all on the same team.
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