tryout

try·out  (trout)

n.

1. A test to ascertain the qualifications of applicants, as for an athletic team or theatrical role.

2. An experimental performance of a play before its official opening.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tryout - trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain" test, trial run, trial experimentation, experiment - the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories" field test, field trial - a test of the performance of some new product under the conditions in which it will be used alpha test - (computer science) a first test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by the developer beta test - (computer science) a second test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by an outside organization road test - a test to insure that a vehicle is roadworthy trial balloon - a test of public opinion
	2.	tryout - a test of the suitability of a performer audition trial, run, test - the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial" screen test - a filmed audition of an actor or actress