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Top Ten No-Holds-Barred Audition Tips

posted by Melissa on Tue, Jan 8, 2008

[Note: this piece first ran last year, but since it was so popular, and since the TBA Generals are this weekend, we thought we'd run it again. Enjoy.]

Actors deserve to know the truth about what casting directors and directors think about their auditions. Speaking as someone who's watched hundreds (if not thousands) of actors audition over the years, I have seen a lot of great auditions and a lot of crappy ones, and despite the amount of audition workshops going on in the world, for some strange reason lots and lots and LOTS of actors make the same, easily avoided mistakes. I have no desire to be less than fully honest or to pull punches here, so here's what I think -- NO HOLDS BARRED.

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Thanks

posted by Cheshire on Thu, Nov 22, 2007

We just wanted to take a moment and thank you -- we really could not do what we do if you didn't come to see our shows. So thanks for supporting us, and please have a happy and safe holiday.

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Prince Gomolvilas needs actors!

posted by Melissa on Wed, Feb 28, 2007

And we, like all right-thinking people, want Prince to get what he wants.

Prince writes:

"ACTORS NEEDED. In the near future, I will be incorporating a new segment in my BAMBOO NATION podcast that feature actors performing fictional monologues written by me. So I need great actors with great voices (all ages, all types) who are interested in inhabiting great characters. No compensation, except for the occasional "Prince strokes one part of your body" deal that I sometimes do, but I will say on air
how great you are and mention your website if you have one, etc. Recording options: 1) Come to me in Glendale, California; 2) I come to you somewhere in the Los Angeles area or when I come to visit the East Coast in late March/early April or when I'm in San Francisco; or 3) you record yourself, and send me an MP3. Contact me if you're interested."

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Top Ten No-Holds-Barred Audition Tips

posted by Melissa on Mon, Jan 22, 2007

Actors deserve to know the truth about what casting directors and directors think about their auditions. Speaking as someone who's watched hundreds (if not thousands) of actors audition over the years, I have seen a lot of great auditions and a lot of crappy ones, and despite the amount of audition workshops going on in the world, for some strange reason lots and lots and LOTS of actors make the same, easily avoided mistakes. I have no desire to be less than fully honest or to pull punches here, so here's what I think -- NO HOLDS BARRED.

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