ABSTRACT

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 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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part 1|118 pages

Before

chapter 1|3 pages

How a Production is Cast

chapter 2|8 pages

Where to find Auditions

chapter 3|23 pages

Preparation and Research

chapter 4|22 pages

Submitting Yourself for Work

chapter 5|3 pages

Showreels

chapter 6|11 pages

Showcases

chapter 7|5 pages

Networking

chapter 8|13 pages

Agent

chapter 9|4 pages

Audition Log

chapter 10|10 pages

Audition Wardrobe

chapter 11|5 pages

Perceptions

chapter 12|4 pages

The Power of Positive Thinking

chapter 13|5 pages

Gatecrashing

part 2|168 pages

During

chapter 14|3 pages

Entrances and Exits

chapter 15|4 pages

Nerves

chapter 16|15 pages

Drama and Theatre Schools

chapter 17|5 pages

Amateur vs Professional

chapter 18|23 pages

Theatre

chapter 19|16 pages

Musical Theatre

chapter 20|4 pages

Actor Musicians

chapter 21|5 pages

Recalls and Workshop Auditions

chapter 22|7 pages

Television

chapter 23|6 pages

Films and Screen Tests

chapter 24|6 pages

Self Taping

chapter 25|11 pages

Commercial Castings

chapter 26|3 pages

Roleplay

chapter 27|3 pages

Corporate Training Films

chapter 28|4 pages

Radio Drama

chapter 29|10 pages

Voice Work

chapter 30|5 pages

Presenting

chapter 31|14 pages

Interview Technique

chapter 32|3 pages

Awkward Questions

chapter 33|2 pages

Is Timing Everything?

chapter 34|2 pages

In The Mood

chapter 35|4 pages

Friend or Foe?

chapter 36|2 pages

Actors Who Know Too Much

chapter 37|4 pages

Same Old Faces

chapter 38|2 pages

Recasts

chapter 39|3 pages

The Casting Couch

part 3|37 pages

After

chapter 40|3 pages

Red Letter Days

chapter 41|4 pages

Success

chapter 42|5 pages

Negotiation

chapter 43|5 pages

Rejection

chapter 44|3 pages

Follow Ups

chapter 45|3 pages

Turning Down Work

chapter 46|4 pages

Help! What if…?

chapter 47|4 pages

A Diary of an Audition

chapter 48|5 pages

Final Thoughts