What should I wear to an audition? Answer: Whatever You Want. In 90% of cases, this is absolutely true. What do you feel confident in? What do you feel comfortable in? Wear it. Go on with your day. However, there are always exceptions to every rule. 1.) The role is a doctor and you want […]
6:59pm: TV “Guest Star” sides arrive. 2 scenes; not allowed to read the full script. 10am audition the next day . . . If you get audition material late and there isn’t much time to prepare–DON’T WORRY. Do the best you can. Account for the elements that you can. Know what you are doing in […]
Thanks to the folks at Cast it, I was invited to interview on the Acting Up Radio Show with Will Roberts. One of the questions he asked was, ‘when does the actor’s audition really begin?’ Great question! I’ve been thinking a lot about the answer and here’s what I believe: your audition begins when you […]
In past posts, we’ve touched briefly on the importance of crafting your pre-beat, or “moment before” in an audition or scene. But what exactly does that entail? A pre-beat refers to what happens to your character right before he opens his mouth to speak. If you’re auditioning with a monologue, the piece is taken out […]
Recently a friend’s agent was holding interview/auditions by appointment and her reader fell through last minute. I jumped at the opportunity to step in and be her reader for the day because (Free Tip): any time you get the chance to step behind the table, you should drop everything and do it because you will […]
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For this week’s Flashback Friday Blog Post, we decided to bring in some positive reinforcement to set your weekend off right. Morale is a delicate thing at the best of times. Given that our work as actors requires a certain degree of emotional openness, (and therefore it is not uncommon that the business attracts highly […]
“I have the talent, the drive and the grit to be a successful actor, I just need to be noticed by the right people!” All actors have had this thought. A large percentage of becoming a working actor is just getting your face out there, and getting noticed by the RIGHT people at the right time. […]
Networking is essential to creating a name for yourself as an actor, and that is why for this week’s CIT Flashback Friday blog post we are revisiting the article ‘How to Improve your Networking.’ “But I just want to act,” your inner artist voice laments. “I’m not good at networking. It feels fake. I’m socially […]