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Audition

Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part

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Audition

By: Michael Shurtleff
Narrated by: John Malone
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About this listen

The casting director for Chicago, Pippin, Becket, Gypsy, The Graduate, The Sound of Music, and Jesus Christ Superstar tells you how you can find your dream role!

Absolutely everything an actor needs to know to get the part is here: What to do that moment before; how to use humour; how to create mystery; how to develop a distinct style; and how to evaluate the place, the relationships, and the competition. In fact, Audition is a necessary guide to dealing with all the "auditions" we face in life. This is the bible on the subject.

Audition is deftly narrated by John Malone.

©1978 Michael Shurtleff (P)2019 Echo Point Books & Media, LLC Acting & Auditioning Career Success Entertainment & Performing Arts Film & TV Employment Entertainment Career Celebrity

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Very practical tips for auditions, demystifying the process and taking off the pressure. Key takeaways: bring the best of yourself, work WITH them, rather than against, be open and giving, use love as your driving motivation in every scene, and seek the humour in every scene, no matter how dark it may seem.

READ IF YOU’RE AN ACTOR!

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this is one of those books you constantly come back to for tips and tricks and motivation and I highly recommend it for actors.

Will definitely reread

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Good book, definitely for beginners and a good reminder for actors who have been in the industry a while, it can be a bit repetitive and tends to focus on stage plays but it covers all the basics and more.

Good, definitely for beginners

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the book is great but there are some minor audio issues such as having some words being cut by the following words

very good but some audio issues

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