im in the process of getting new headshots and printing them out...would it be ok if i still went to auditions without a headshot...especially if the notice doesnt specify whether or not to bring one?

thanks in advance

Your headshot/resume is your business card. It looks and is very unprofessional to not have it with your when you go in to audition. You could audition but not having your headshot will reflect negatively on you. Also, your headshot is how they remember you and your contact information is on there.

It's probably best to wait until your headshots are ready to audition.

Castings don't always specify to bring a headshot because it's sort of a given that you will have it. You could definitely show up without it, but you probably won't be taken too seriously. I showed up without a headshot once and I felt so uncomfortable and unprofessional that it affected my performance. The absence of your headshot doesn't only look bad to the casting director, it could affect you as well. Bottom line, I'd wait for the prints.

What I've done in between headshots, is I've gone to auditions with my old ones and a little 4x6 or 5x7 computer print out of my new headshot attached to it. Most of us have the files of our new headshots now...It's not like the old days of film...Anyway, I will also put a little note saying that my new headshot is being printed and coming soon.

And if I have the opportunity, I mention it briefly to who I am auditioning for.

For mailed submission I do the same thing: attach a smaller version of new headshot to old one with a note.

This has worked fine for me and has never kept me from getting an audition, call back or job.

Casting directors appreciate your effort, honesty and professionalism. It's no big deal. People get new headshots all the time and there is a lag time in between.