Chapter 9Auditions and Casting
It may seem strange at first to think of an actor’s audition as a collaboration. After all, the actor is trying out for a job: a role in your production. Think of the audition as your first “test” collaboration. It is in your interest to create an environment in which every actor does his or her best work, so that you can choose the best actors for your ensemble. Yet the pressures of most audition situations frequently hinder actors from doing their best work, and their desire to please directors might prevent them from collaborating to the best of their abilities during an audition. What can you do to help actors do their best work and show you the ways in which they might collaborate? The answer lies in a combination ...
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