The phrase "a tryout was" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a past event where a tryout or audition took place.
Example: "A tryout was held last Saturday for the school play, and many students showed up to audition."
Alternatives: "an audition was" or "a trial was".
One of the last major musicals to open without a tryout was the notorious 1991 Broadway bomb "Nick & Nora," with book and direction by Arthur Laurents ("West Side Story," "Gypsy") and music by Charles Strouse ("Annie").
The possibility of bringing in Colin Kaepernick for a tryout was "discussed" by the quarterback-needy Washington Redskins, according to coach Jay Gruden, who said Tuesday the team made a "strictly football" decision to look elsewhere.
Anton Stralman, also a tryout, is still with the team but has yet to be signed to a contract.
Naccara, who was at the rookie camp on a tryout, is a native of Hewitt, N.J., and went to West Milford High School.
"The odds of a high school or college player every making it in the pros, much less getting a tryout, are very slim.
It will happen again on April 11 , 2015 the last day of the regular season….Winger Simon Gagne, invited to the Boston Bruins training camp on a tryout, is still practicing with them but hasn't signed a contract.
In hindsight, Bono said, starting preview performances of "Spider-Man" on Broadway in November without an out-of-town tryout was "a terrible decision" that put enormous pressure on Ms. Taymor.
The tryout was a chance to assess specific skills — the ability to catch bouncing balls on the run, the ability to stand perfectly still at all other times — none in higher demand than a good arm.
But the tryout was a financial dud and Time Warner twx pulled the plug.
My tryout was the first show.
The tryout was just one day.
