So, first thing’s first: I’m not an actor.
I’ve never taken an acting class. Never written myself into a scene. Never planted myself at the end of the bar in a scene to look cool for my friends. (They already know I’m not cool.) Don’t get me wrong, I love actors! I have the utmost respect for the craft, and I’d be dead in the water without them. But I’m not one of them.
And yet, when you come in to audition for “Snowfall,” I’m the one who decides whether or not you’ll be on a show your parents can brag about or at home making another self-tape wondering what went wrong. (The answer to that, by the way, is almost certainly “nothing,” but I’m getting ahead of myself.)
Is this unfair? You betcha. But here’s what I can give you: some thoughts, rules, and whatevers on the audition process that may demystify the perspective of those of us on the other side. My goal is to help make you more comfortable and better suited to continually do your best work so you can make my show better while getting you cash-money, a scene for your reel, and creative fulfillment.
OK, here it goes:
1. I’m just as uncomfortable as you are.Like most
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