Audition by Michael Shurtleff

Audition by Michael Shurtleff

Harness your passion and nail your next audition with this "immensely useful" (Variety) playbook from the legendary casting director for Chicago, The Sound of Music, Gypsy, and Jesus Christ Superstar--featuring an introduction from Bob Fosse

"A bible for aspiring actors."--The New York Times

When Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford, Ben Vereen, Lily Tomlin, Bette Midler, and Dustin Hoffman got their first breaks, Michael Shurtleff was there. In Audition, the renowned casting director shares twelve vital guideposts for how to succeed in any audition and offers advice on:
* style
* pacing
* distractions
* risks
* seduction
* drama
* musical theater
* comedy
* self-rescue
* eye contact
* and more!

Audition is a seminal guide to finding victory in all the auditions we face in life.

Michael Shurtleff finds time to write plays and novels, direct films, teach his famous auditioning course, and attend at least a dozen plays and films every week in addition to working as a casting director with Joshua Logan, Bob Fosse, Tom O'Horgan, Mike Nichols, Jerome Robbins, Gower Champion, Stuart Ostrow, David Merrick, and others. He does exactly what he urges his readers to do: he learns every day. Learn enough to be able to perform well in the theater.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780553272956
ISBN 10	0553272950
Title	Audition
Author	Michael Shurtleff
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Year published	1979-12-02
Number of pages	288
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.