Make It Your Own

ERIC:
Be confident but not cocky
Be loose but not too relaxed

JEAN:
Communicate through your body
Be yourself, but also act

ERIC:
And breathe
Don’t forget to breathe

JEAN:
Don’t lock your knees
Stay soft on your feet

ERIC & JEAN:
And make it your own!
Make it your own!

ERIC: (as MORPHEUS)
Blue pill Red pill Which pill will it be
Choose a pill to fulfill your destiny
Free your mind
Free your mind

BETHANNE:
Fake it til you make it

COLE:
Be yourself, but also not

FRESHMAN #2:
Just imagine the auditioner naked

ERIC:
But be careful if they’re hot

BETHANNE:
And Breathe Don’t forget to breathe

ALL:
And make it your own!

COLE/JEAN:
Dress to suggest the essence of the part But don’t let them guess that you’re trying too hard

FRESHMAN #1/BETHANNE:
Be off book make sure you know it all
But hold your script— don’t look like a know it all

COLE/BETHANNE: (as MORPHEUS)
Blue pill Red pill
Which pill will it be
Choose a Pill to fulfill your destiny

KRIS:
Smile but don’t seem desperate

ERIC:
Act aloof like you don’t care

MAX (spoken):
Are you sure?

ERIC (sung):
Trust me this is tried-and-tested

COLE:
Plus they can smell it if you’re scared. And make it your own!

ERIC:
Make it your own!

ERIC/COLE:
Make it your own! (Continued below)

BETHANNE:
Don’t look nervous
Don’t look shy
Definitely don’t look em in the eye

KRIS:
Don’t try to blackmail the casting guy It never works - not that I’ve tried…

COLE:
Have a quirky personal story ready in case they ask for it

MAX (spoken):
They do?

JEAN (sung):
This is absolutely mandatory
You can lie, just be passionate

FRESHMAN #1/FRESHMAN #2:
Make it your own! Make it your own!

KRIS: (as MORPHEUS)
Blue pill Red pill Which pill will it be Choose a Pill to fulfill your destiny

KRIS:
Not to be scary, or too condemn-y
But stay away from dairy
It makes you phlegm-y

MAX (spoken):
I just had some cheese
That’s just my luck

ERIC:
Yeah man, geez you’re totally fucked

FRESHMAN #1/FRESHMAN #2: (under everyone)
Blue pill Red pill which pill it be
Choose a Pill to fulfill your destiny
Free your mind
Free your mind

KRIS:
Make it your own! Make it your own! Make it your own!

COLE, JEAN, ERIC, BETHANNE:
Dress to suggest the essence of the part
But don’t let them guess that you’re trying too hard
Be off book make sure you know it all But hold your script - don’t look like a know it all

ALL:
Make it your own!

MAX:
Make it your own!

ALL:
Make it your own!

MAX:
Make it your own!

ALL:
Make it your own!

MAX:
Make it your own!

ALL:
Make it your ooooooown!

KRIS:
You’re what you own!!!

ALL:
Make it your own!