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 particular role needs. Historically a side was a performer's own lines and cues copied out, without the rest of the play.

In CueCall

Audition materials — sides, sheet music, accompaniment tracks — are published on the audition's public page, either openly or to registrants only.

Features

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

Related terms

Callback — 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…
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…

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