A callback is a second audition for performers the panel wants to see again, usually for specific roles and often with sides from the script, a dance call or pairings with other candidates. Callbacks are where a cast is actually decided.

In CueCall

Callbacks are a session type on the audition, with their own slots and invitations sent to the registrants chosen from the casting board; every email is previewed before it sends.

Features

Auditions & Casting — A public audition signup link, registrant materials and media, audition sessions, callbacks, and cast offers with acceptances tracked.

How it works in CueCall

Casting Tab: Casting & Auditions — The Casting tab (visible to production leadership) runs the whole audition pipeline — from public signups to a finalized cast:

Related terms

Sides — Sides are short excerpts from the script given to performers to prepare for an audition or a callback — a scene or part of one, chosen to show what a…
Cold reading — A cold reading is an audition in which the performer reads a scene they have not prepared, often handed the pages minutes before. It shows how quickly an actor…
Headshot and resume — A headshot is a performer's professional photograph, head and shoulders, used to identify them through an audition process; the resume lists their training and…
Conflict sheet — A conflict sheet lists the dates and times a performer cannot rehearse, collected at audition so the director knows before casting who will be missing when…

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CueCall theatre production glossary

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