Audition guides.
Practical, specific help for the audition in front of you.
How to prepare a self-tape.How to prepare and film a self-tape: reading the brief, making choices, framing, light, sound, your reader, the slate and sending it on time.What to do at a recall.How to prepare for a recall (callback): keeping what worked, taking direction, meeting the director, reading with other actors, and what to wear.16 bars: choosing and cutting your audition song.How to choose and cut a 16-bar or 32-bar audition song for musical theatre: matching the show and role, finding the cut, marking the music for the pianist.
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The Half turns your casting email and sides into a brief: who you're playing, the choices the scene turns on, your song, what to wear, and a plan to the deadline.
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