A great performance can survive a wrinkly backdrop or an iPhone camera. But it cannot survive being undercooked. So spend your time where it counts. Go to class. Get messy. The dish you send to an agent should make them stop what they’re doing. It should interrupt their day. That’s what you’re aiming for. Because that’s what makes them sign you. Not the music. Not the menu. Not the polished email. The taste. The heat. The thing they still can’t stop thinking about hours later