Auditions The Complete Guide [Paperback]

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: The Complete Guide offers crucial advice, resources and tried and tested techniques to maximise success before, during and after each audition.

Written by an established casting director and former actor, with over 35 years of experience on a wide range of productions, this book offers a wealth of personal and professional insights, covering:

drama and theatre schools

showcases

amateur and professional auditions

contemporary, classical, physical and musical theatre

television and commercial castings, movie screen tests and self taping

voice-overs and radio drama

networking

recalls and workshops

handling job offers, and rejection

From training to triumph, nerves to networking and camera to casting couch, Auditions: The Complete Guide is an entertaining, accessible and indispensable read for every performer.

Richard Evans CDG has cast a wide variety of productions in all media since 1989 and, prior to this, worked as an actor for 10 years. He has devised and presented audition and career development workshops at many top drama and theatre schools worldwide, and at the Actors Centre, London and has written Auditions: A Practical Guide (Routledge, 2009) and 'A Casting Directors Perspective' for The Actors Yearbook, 2005. He is a member of The Casting Directors Guild of Great Britain and Ireland.

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Contents

Introduction

Acknowledgements

PART 1 BEFORE

1 How a Production is Cast

2 Where to find Auditions

3 Preparation and Researchl3%