The reasons actors book work or don’t go way past assessing whether they are good or bad. That’s rarely the discussion. The vast majority of actors being brought into the audition room by casting are good, well-trained, experienced performers.
So, if you start from the premise that the actors being called in to audition for a role are more or less equally qualified, it’s fair to wonder if there’s anything more to be done than simply do as good a job as you can and hope for the best.
There is. Actors can up set themselves apart by applying intentions in a smart, strategic way. Not all actors are taught the power of utilizing intentions (actions) to create a stronger, more dynamic performance. Many others who are trained in this regard ignore exploring intentions as part of their actor homework when prepping.
I see this in private auditions a lot when I work with actors who audition at the network level for series regular roles. The work is already so good, there are few ways I can enhance it. Clever intentions underneath the lines for each sentence is one way I can make an audition performance stronger 100 percent of the time.
At the end of the day, the story is the story. That’s not
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