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Acting Technique

Auditions Exercise Part 2: Mock Auditions

The following is Part Two of our Mock Audition Exercise, which allows students to practice preparing for and presenting an audition in a safe environment. Click here to read Part One. Outside of...
Acting Technique

Pros and Cons of Cold Readings

Theatrical “cold reading” (also known as “sight reading”) is where actors read aloud from a script, scene, or text with little to no advance preparation. Actors are handed a script and expected to...
Acting Technique

Auditions Exercise Part 1: Perform on Video

The following exercise is the first of a two-part class exercise (Part 2 will come later this month), giving students the opportunity to practice audition prep in a safe environment. Although...
Acting Technique

The Ultimate Audition Guide: Teacher Edition

Auditions happen everywhere at every level, from middle school plays, to high school musicals, to college admissions. Audition styles range from prepared monologues, to cold readings, to group...
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The Ultimate Audition Guide: Students

You may be familiar with our The Ultimate Audition Guide: Teachers – did you know we have a student version? Students go through the same set of emotions, issues and concerns when auditioning: •...
Acting Technique

Be Amazing in Two Minutes or Less

The Amazing Individual Event. The Amazing Audition. The Amazing Monologue. This is your Guide to being amazing in two minutes or less. There are many monologue competitions out there, from the act...
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How to Find Monologues for Auditions and Competitions

I never enjoy looking for monologues. It’s sort of like a hunting expedition and I don’t like hunting. And don’t get me started on fishing… But – big BUT – I love when I actually find a great piece...
Directing & Production

Student Directing Series: Auditions

If you’ve acted in a play or musical, you’ve been through the audition process. But what is it like to be on the other side of the table? • What are the different types of auditions? • How do you...
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Audition tips: What can you do with 30 seconds?

As part of the Playworks Program at the International Thespian festival, students have the opportunity to audition and rehearse one of the plays being workshopped. The audition day was very...
Acting Technique

On Taking Direction

Suppose you’re auditioning for a play. You choose the most dramatic monologue in your aresnal. Let’s say the character is at her father’s funeral. She never told him she loved him while he was...
Directing & Production

How Do You Cast School Plays?

In our travels to various conferences we’ve heard of a lot of different ways to cast school plays. Here are a few of the casting techniques we have encountered: “Traditional” auditionsSet up...
Acting Technique

Choosing A Monologue

Choosing the right monologue can be an agonizing part of the process. How do you know it’s right? And right for you? And right for the situation? The wrong monologue can ruin everything… Monologues...