audition
n. countablen. a short performance that you give to show you are good enough for a part in a play, movie, or band. It is like a job interview for actors, singers, or dancers.
n. a trial performance given by an entertainer to demonstrate suitability for a role or position. Often used in the context of performing arts or competitive creative fields.
She has an audition for the lead role tomorrow.
After months of practice, the young violinist finally secured an audition with the national symphony orchestra.
The casting director noted that while her technical skills were impressive during the initial audition, she lacked the specific emotional range required for such a demanding dramatic lead.
Borrowed from Middle French audicion, from Latin audītiō, from audiō (“I hear”).
Often takes the preposition 'for' to indicate the role or 'with' to indicate the organization.