Auditions
With auditions coming up for our next three shows, it's worth mentioning that it's helpful - indeed vital - for people coming to the auditions to know the piece for which they are auditioning. All three shows are based on published books and in two cases the adapations have also been published.
I've always felt the people who get the job are the people who have decided in advance that they are going to make it impossible for us to cast anyone else, by dint of their preparation for the role. Too often British actors (myself included) think their task is to present themselves and let the employer decide whether they are suitable for the job. In fact the opposite is true: the task of the actor is to prepare sufficiently for the audition that they present the employer with no choice at all!
posted by Neal Foster @ 11:32 AM
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6 Comments:
Great advice! That is exactly what i plan on doing!Thank you :-)
Hi,
I was just wondering if all the audition places had been given out for Why the Whales Came?
Thank you
The first round is now booked up I am afraid.
Thank you for your reply, It's really refreshing to see someone who'll take the time to answer your questions, it really put your mind at ease.It is Katy again I have just forgotten my password, whoops! I wondered if you may be able to give me a little insight into upping your chance of getting auditions and where you think I may be going off track.
I applied for Why the Whales Came? In my covering letter I wrote about my knowledge of the book, how I felt I could portray the character and which roles I have played before that would compliment my performance in ages and style. I also wrote about my familiarity with your companies work and how I felt I would be suited to that. This was alongside what skills I could bring to the role and my acting training. Is there any other major things you would want to see?
Does not having an agent have any influence on your decision, or could it be simply not looking right for the role?Or a lack of experience.
Thank you for your time
Katy
Thank you for your reply, It's really refreshing to see someone who'll take the time to answer your questions, it really put your mind at ease.It is Katy again I have just forgotten my password, whoops! I wondered if you may be able to give me a little insight into upping your chance of getting auditions and where you think I may be going off track.
I applied for Why the Whales Came? In my covering letter I wrote about my knowledge of the book, how I felt I could portray the character and which roles I have played before that would compliment my performance in ages and style. I also wrote about my familiarity with your companies work and how I felt I would be suited to that. This was alongside what skills I could bring to the role and my acting training. Is there any other major things you would want to see?
Does not having an agent have any influence on your decision, or could it be simply not looking right for the role?Or a lack of experience.
Thank you for your time
Katy
You seem to have written everything necessary to give you the best chance of getting an audition.
So it is most likely that you didn't look right for the role, or there was something about your photo that made us think you weren't someone we wanted to see. This can be an apparent lack of confidence, a strange attitude, or simply a bad photo.
The process of choosing who we see is largely based on instinct. In the end, it's almost impossible know what someone will be like purely based on their CV, photo and letter. So when you are looking through 300-500 CV's for each role, your decision is often instinctual.
I personally don't care if you've got an agent or not, have just started in the profession or possess a long CV: my job is to try and find the right actors for the show, and I will see anyone who I think might be able to solve that problem.
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