Community-Driven Audition Platform for Audition Rooms
The Problem
Aspiring actors face a brutal feedback loop: they rehearse in isolation, record self-tapes with no objective input, and submit auditions hoping for the best. There was no centralized platform where performers could practice monologues, share their work with a supportive community, and get real feedback before high-stakes submissions.
Audition Rooms came to us with a clear mission — build a platform where actors can record and upload auditions, receive reviews from the community, hire professional coaches, and get acting training. One monologue, unlimited applause.
The platform needed to handle video uploads with compression, community interactions like upvotes and comments, and a library of 100+ industry-approved monologues for performers to choose from.
Context
The acting industry still runs on outdated workflows — casting calls through fragmented platforms, self-tapes reviewed in isolation, and almost no structured way for emerging talent to get feedback or build a portfolio. Audition Rooms aimed to change that by creating a social, community-first platform purpose-built for performers.
The challenge was building something that felt like a creative community — not a job board. Users needed to feel safe sharing vulnerable performances, while also getting genuine, constructive feedback that helped them improve.
Approach
Monologue Library & Video Platform
We built the core content system: a curated library of over 100 industry-approved monologues that users could browse, select, and perform. The upload system handled video recording and compression, making it easy for actors to capture and share their performances directly from the platform.
The feed was designed around discovery — users could scroll through performances, watch videos inline, and engage with upvotes and comments, creating a supportive community feedback loop.
Actor Profiles & Portfolio
We built comprehensive acting profiles that serve as digital resumes. Each profile showcases a performer's audition reels and videos, tracks their engagement (videos, comments, upvotes), and can be shared across various acting platforms.
The profile system was designed to grow with the actor — every performance uploaded, every piece of feedback received, builds their portfolio over time.
Video handling at scale required careful engineering. We implemented efficient compression pipelines to keep upload times fast and storage costs manageable while preserving video quality that actors depend on for their auditions.
Community Features & Launch
The final phase focused on the social layer that makes the platform sticky: threaded comments on performances, an upvote system for community curation, and a clean feed interface where users discover new talent and trending monologues.
We also built the foundation for the coaching marketplace, allowing professional acting coaches to connect with performers seeking personalized training.
Architecture
The tech stack was chosen for real-time media handling and responsive UI:
- Frontend: ReactJS with ShadCN for a polished, accessible component library
- Backend: NestJS for structured, scalable API development
- Database: Supabase for real-time data sync, user profiles, and video metadata
- Video: Custom compression pipeline for performant uploads and playback
Results
Following the MVP launch, Audition Rooms acquired numerous beta users, and the feedback has been exceedingly positive. Users highly appreciate the application's UX and have rated it as the top choice in the acting industry. The combination of a curated monologue library, community-driven feedback, and professional portfolio system created a platform actors actually want to use every day.
Next Steps
Audition Rooms is expanding the coaching marketplace to connect performers with professional acting coaches for one-on-one training sessions. The team is also exploring AI-powered feedback on performances — analyzing delivery, pacing, and emotional range to give actors instant, actionable insights alongside community reviews.