audition vs perform

audition is a noun but perform is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
audition	Yes	No	Yes	No
perform	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, perform is a hypernym of audition; that is, perform is a word with a broader meaning than audition:

audition (noun)	perform (noun)
a test of the suitability of a performer
the ability to hear; the auditory faculty

audition (verb)	perform (verb)
perform in order to get a role	carry out or perform an action
	give a performance (of something)
	get (something) done
	perform a function