The Actor's Audition
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Paperback · October 3, 1990
The audition is the first -- and most essential -- test of any actor's craft, one that is typically performed for a very tough audience, under conditions that are always less than perfect.
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- Who it’s for
- A practical guide to monologues, cold readings, musical auditions, interviews, and interpreting roles independently.
- Themes
- Audition preparation, Role interpretation, Professional self-presentation
- Genres
- Acting
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The audition is the first -- and most essential -- test of any actor's craft, one that is typically performed for a very tough audience, under conditions that are always less than perfect. This practical, hands-on guide by a veteran producer covers every aspect of the auditioning process: the monologue, the cold reading, the musical audition, and the interview.
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It shows actors how to see their performance through the eyes of prospective employers, how to sell themselves even before they step into character, and how to Interpret roles without outside direction.
Audition Craft
A practical guide to monologues, cold readings, musical auditions, interviews, and interpreting roles independently.
Come here for
- Guidance on the monologue
- Guidance on the cold reading
Expect
- Coverage of musical auditions and interviews
- Advice on seeing your performance through prospective employers’ eyes
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| Acting | 100% |
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Publisher categories
- Acting
- Stagecraft
- Business of Performing Arts
- Authors
- David Black
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- October 3, 1990
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Audition preparation · Role interpretation · Professional self-presentation
- Reading lane
- Acting