The Excellent Audition Guide by Johnson, Andy -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Contents Dedication Introduction

Mantras

Part One – Application Process

Which Drama School?

Research Where and how to find things out

How to Apply

What’s the process?

When Do I Apply? Photos Costs The Personal Statement

Dos and don’ts for writing your statement

The CV Applying for the Second Time

Part Two – Preparation and Attitude

Choosing Your Speeches

Making a smart choice Dos and don’ts when making a choice Making a dynamic contrast Accents and dialects

Preparing and Working on Your Monologues

Starting out – early thinking Bookwork More questions Tackling your speech Exercises

It’s All About the Words Vital Edges

Positive actions to take while you are working Delivery tips Performance and delivery – honing your edges Performance and delivery no-nos Later in rehearsals, and into the auditions

Part Three – Practical Practice

Dealing With Shakespeare Your Song Exercises Explained

The Wall The Mirror Other things to fix Use another body Get physical Give yourself another focus ‘Dances’ One-word build-up

Part Four – The Auditions: Winning Ways and Knowledge

Mantras Revisited What Happens at an Audition

Group auditions

The Interview

Vital prep approaching the audition day The night before The audition day Just before you go in

In the Room: Individual Auditions

What to do and how to be

After the Audition Between Auditions Recall Stages On Recall Days After the Auditions

End well…

Appendices

Likely Questions at Your Interview Some Suitable Audition Songs

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