Aaron Marcus breaks down audition wardrobe strategy: wear simple, role-appropriate pieces like a lab coat and tie for a doctor so casting directors instantly see the character. Skip overdressing or anything that feels like you're insulting their imagination.
Hey, I'm Aaron Marcus, and people ask me quite often, should they wear special wardrobe for an audition? And there is no right answer for this. Some actors will say, I never want to do that because then I look desperate, it looks like I'm trying too hard. You know, other people, depending on what the wardrobe is, you don't want to insult a casting director. They get it, they know what, you know, a certain kind of character is going to look like. What I generally do is, If depending on the role, but like for instance, I just finished auditioning for a doctor's role. I look like a doctor when I wear a lab coat, you know, and a tie and a dress shirt. So this way, when the pharmaceutical people take a look at my audition, they're going to immediately think, yeah, that guy looks like a doctor, as opposed to, you know, me coming in with just wearing an old t-shirt, you know, something like that. So, you know, it's completely up to you. Don't insult the casting director. You know, you don't have to wear scuba gear, you know, fireman's outfit, you know, things like that. You know, at least indicate it so you can give the sense of it, but it's completely your call. So if it's appropriate for me and it's something simple, yeah, I'll put something on so I immediately get identified as that character.
