Important Pieces of Advice for Any Young Actor Auditioning for High School Musical 4

Disney is holding an open casting call for anyone willing to try out for the next musical in the film franchise

So you want to audition for High School Musical 4? Good news, because Disney is officially holding open casting calls for the next installment of one of the most iconic movie franchises of our time. 

You wanna be the next Zac Efron? The next Vanessa Hudgens? The next [insert spunky side character here]? Before you submit a video of yourself dancing, singing and jazz hands-ing to your own acoustic cover of "Bump N' Grind," let us give you some advice on how to land the big HSM role.

(Side note: don't actually perform "Bump N' Grind." Something tells us Disney won't like that.)

1. Get a Justin Bieber-esque haircut that you'll seriously regret in 10 years.

2. Do not go anywhere near that audition room until your fedora is perched at a perfect angle on your head.

3. Learn how to sing your feelings.

4. Liker really, really angry-sing your feelings.

5. We're not joking. If you have an angry song in your heart, you better learn to sing it out or you will be dead in the water.

6. Practice your sick (Disney-appropriate) burns.

7. Stretch out your pelvic thrusting muscles, whatever muscles those may be.

8. Practice saying lines like this one without immediately shouting out "that's what she said!"

9. Be good with balls. (That's what she said!)

10. Bring in a photo of what you would look like with a CGI reflection for the inevitable dramatic "who am I?" scene you'll have to do.

11. Come in prepared with a choreographed routine that puts all others to shame. (Except "We're All in This Together." No one can top that OG.)

12. Do not forget to warm up beforehand. Unless you're wearing a glittery newsboy cap. Then you don't even need to rehearse. That part is yours.

13. Be fierce AF.

14. Practice your "aren't I sweet yet sassy" expression until your face cramps up.

15. Prepare to star on a basketball team that always gets to the state finals, even though none of your teammates are over 5'7''.

16. Be Zac Efron.*

*Not actual advice. We just wanted an excuse to post that GIF.

Good luck you there, kids! If they do cast you as "the next Zac Efron," please call us in 5-7 years.