Audition

Etymology
From auditio:, from audire:

Noun

 * 1)  A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent
 * I've been to five auditions this week.
 * 1)  The sense of hearing
 * His audition was poor.

Verb

 * 1)  To evaluate one or more performers in through an audition
 * We auditioned several actors for the part.
 * 1)  To take part in such a performance
 * ''Several actors auditioned for the part.

Thesaurus
attention; audibility; audience; aural examination; aural sense; auscultation; bench test; blue book; bugging; conference; dry run; eager attention; ear; eavesdropping; electronic surveillance; exam; examen; examination; examination by ear; favorable attention; final; final examination; flight test; great go; hearing; heeding; honors; hushed attention; interview; listening; listening in; midsemester; midterm; oral; oral examination; pilot plan; practical test; practice; prelim; quiz; rapt attention; rehearsal; road test; sense of hearing; shakedown; shakedown cruise; take-home examination; test; test flight; test run; trial; trial run; tripos; tryout; viva; wiretapping; workout; written; written examination