DRA 221 - Audition Technique

1. Break down typical industry expectations for actors at auditions
   1. Establish the procedures utilized by the majority of casting professionals
   2. Determine what casting professionals deem minimum standards of actor preparation details
   3. Develop an ability to consistently arrive at audition settings with comprehensive preparation
2. Distinguish effective attributes of monologues in audition settings
   1. Examine selected monologues from effective playwrights with focus on performance qualities in an audition setting
   2. Characterize aspects of the monologue as either effective or ineffective within an audition setting
3. Perform monologues with effective audition techniques
   1. Select effective audition monologues for one’s own repertoire
   2. Incorporate truthful behavior into solo performances
   3. Integrate dynamic choices into audition material
   4. Demonstrate an ability to effectively transition into, between, and out of audition material
4. Organize industry standard audition material efficiently
   1. Produce industry ready headshots and resumes for audition submissions
   2. Construct an easily accessed audition book
   3. Design an actor’s website using a free service
5. Classify industry expectations in callback settings
   1. Outline the process of typical callback processes
   2. Generate ability to consistently share truthful and dynamic acting in callback settings
   3. Establish tools for effectively analyzing a scene in a short time period
6. Integrate effective audition skills into online audition settings
   1. Demonstrate an ability to effectively self-tape audition material
   2. Perform callback material via video call
7. Assess how effective performances are in the context of the audition process
   1. Evaluate one’s own performances
   2. Develop an ability to constructively receive feedback