Have you read Part 1, yet? Why: Why are you auditioning for this show? Sure, you may love it, but are you suited for it? Do you really fit the specs? Even if you know the show, be sure to read the notes the producer includes in the breakdown; they are specific for a reason, …
It’s important that you know a set of key information before arriving at any audition, beginning with where the audition is; it’s not always at the producing organization’s facility. It’s not hard, just remember what you learned in school: ask the 5 Ws (and one H) and read the whole question (breakdown). Who: Who is …
It is more important to decide upon a moment before and a moment after than it is to decide how to say a line. How you say the line is determined by all of the things going on with the character – so you have to know those things.
To simply speak the lines requires a lot of work in imagining the world where the scene happens.
Putting yourself on tape has become an essential job skill for the modern actor. It can be a near-daily event. Here are some tips for a successful self-tape.
Unfortunately, there is no magic pill or shortcut to finding a monologue; it’s about as personal as underwear.
The question every new actor asks. The question every new actor asks too early. The short answer is, “It depends.”
For monologues, the trick is just to start – don’t worry about perfect, or right, or better. All of that is subjective. Start where you are, then it gets easier and you get better.
Help for learning where to begin finding and preparing for an audition that requires a monologue (or two).
Imagine you have 40 – or even 100 new people to meet in a single day – and any one of them solves your big problem. This is the task for casting.
