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November 18, 2007
The Actors Voice, 11/19/07
Hi Everyone!
Here's how tomorrow's The Actors Voice starts out.
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Audition Ad-Libs
Last month, I spoke to a group of actors down at UC Irvine. (Have I mentioned that this most recent graduating MFA class blew me away at the April showcase they put on with Harvard/ART? Just, wow. There's some major talent, there. So, when Richard Brestoff asked me to come chat to the current crop of students, I was happy to do so). After a little Q&A, I watched the actors do some sides I brought with me, then gave feedback to each actor, plus advised them on how I saw their "primary type" based on the work they'd just done. (Believe me, this last thing is something I could build an entire career around doing, if I wanted to. Actors really crave knowing how "their type" comes across to casting directors.)
Okay, so one pair of actors deviated from the script during the read. Actually, two pairs of actors did this. One pair did it to great success. The other pair, I had to redirect back to what was on the page, as their deviations didn't work.
So, the question came: "During auditions, when can we stray from what is written on the page and when should we stay married to the text?"
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Continue reading this column shortly, along with a Your Turn follow-up on last week's "The Strike" piece at Showfax.com.
And!!
Be sure to visit The Actors Voice: POV for a POV from Philly-based CD Susan Gish.
As always, THANK YOU for reading!
Woo hoo!
Cheers,
-Bon.
Live your dreams! If you don't, someone else will.
Posted by bonnie at November 18, 2007 11:45 PM