I was gearing up to write the first in a series of columns on “How We Can Make Your Job Easier” (and the amazing, wonderful suggestions you’ve emailed to me since I posed the question…
Posts tagged auditions
Audition Horror Stories
We all have them: audition horror stories. I think you don’t even have to go on that many auditions before collecting a few haunting tales from the script. You got a flat tire on the…
Your Headshot: Bring It
I love sessions. There are many components to the casting process, but it really is the see-actors-read-for-every-role part of casting that I love the most. Having just completed a few days of sessions on a…
Sign In, Sign Out
You’re at an audition. You’ve arrived early for your appointment, as all good actors should, and you’ve been waiting patiently to be seen. Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick. It’s coming up on an hour since…
Auditions: Reading the Room
I have a question about reading the room. During a callback, the casting director (who was stone-faced at my initial audition) was LAUGHING like I was the funniest thing alive along with the producer who…
Actor Feedback
I want feedback. When I know I did great and don’t get cast, isn’t it my right to ask for feedback? Why is feedback so hard to get? This is interesting. When I first started…
May I Submit on Union Roles When I’m Nonunion?
I am a new actor to the area and am not yet a member of SAG or AFTRA. I read your column on when not to submit to specific audition listings, and you mentioned not…
The Audition Redirect
You’ve scored the audition. Yippee! You’ve re-read the breakdown to be sure you understand what they’re looking for, in casting this character for this project. Good job! You’ve downloaded the sides and begun making choices…
Making Magic
The third and final column in the series about the 21 May 2005 CD and talent agent panel produced by the ATAS (links to event details and panelist information here) will cover “magic” and DIY…
Running Late for an Audition
I left on time for my audition. I gave myself time to get there and park. Well, there was so much traffic, I wound up sitting and sitting and at about 16 minutes after I…