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Auditions are an integral part of every performer's life. From getting into drama school, through to a successful career in an overcrowded industry, Auditions: A Practical Guide offers crucial advice and tried-and-tested techniques to maximize success before, during and after each audition.
Written by an established casting director and former actor with thirty years of experience on a wide range of productions, this book offers a wealth of personal and professional insights covering:
- drama and theatre schools
- classical, contemporary, physical and musical theatre
- television and radio drama
- screen tests and commercial castings
- voice work
- recalls and workshops
- handling job offers, and rejection.
From training to triumph, nerves to networking and camera to casting couch, Auditions: A Practical Guide is an entertaining, accessible, and indispensable read for every performer.
About the Author
Richard Evans CDG has cast a wide variety of productions in all media since 1989, and worked prior to this as an actor for 10 years. He has devised and presented audition and career development workshops at the Actors' Centre in London and Manchester, and at many top drama and theatre schools, as well as writing 'A Casting Director's Perspective' for The Actors' Yearbook, 2005. He is a member of The Casting Directors' Guild of Great Britain and Ireland.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an extremely practical guide for people who really want to break into the acting profession. There's no guarantee that this book will get you a job, but it sure comes up with a lot of good ideas as to how to go about obtaining auditions, as well as how best to proceed once you've got one. This publication definitely fills a gap in the market, offering good advice without sugar-coating the difficulties.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I opened this book with some trepidation, as I thought it was going to be very much a strict 'do this, do that' style textbook or how to guide, but how wrong I was. Yes, it tells you what to do, and what not to do, with rock solid advice (some of it so simple you wouldn't even necessarily bother to think of it, even though it's extremely valid) entertainingly written by someone with huge experience to share - and I am so grateful that he has! As someone who has been round the proverbial block a few times myself, I found myself nodding frequently (and rather ashamedly!) at the anecdotes, having been guilty of many of them myself over the years. This is an amazing find for anyone starting out as a performer, and indeed those thinking of going down this path, but as someone with over 20 years' experience, I have to say I learnt a huge amount and would heartily recommend this book to anyone, regardless of their experience level in performing. This is destined to become a classic 'must read' of the performing arts world, and deservedly so!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As someone who has been a jobbing actress for over 20 years, I thought this book would just be for wanabes or newcomers to the performing profession. I was wrong. While some of the information was already in the back of my mind, learned from drama school and through personal experience, there is a lot of great advice and many techniques which had never occurred to me. The 'Power of Positive Thinking' chapter is inspired and the insider background information is escellent - I wish this book had been around years ago, when I was at drama school. It's well written in an easy to read, entertaining way too, with some laugh out loud funny anecdotes. This book is a must for all performers, from the wanabes and newcomers to the most established professional - everyone will learn something and improve their success rate at auditions, interviews and castings. Great stuff!Auditions
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Absolutely brilliant - bought it for someone as a present. Apparently it confirms verbal things they've heard from others but also informs things no-one has ever told them. Read more
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Amazingly inspiring advice
Having read all the similar books on the market, I have to say this book is absolutely brilliant. It says exactly what it does on the cover - giving practical and sensible advice... Read more
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