Contents
Introduction
Acknowledgements
PART 1 BEFORE
1 How a Production is Cast
2 Where to find Auditions
3 Preparation and Research
4 Submitting Yourself for Work
5 Showreels
6 Showcases
7 Networking
8 Agents
9 Audition Log
10 Audition Wardrobe
11 Perceptions
12 The Power of Positive Thinking
13 Gatecrashing
PART 2 DURING
14 Entrances and Exits
15 Nerves
16 Drama and Theatre Schools
17 Amateur vs Professional
18 Theatre
19 Musical Theatre
20 Actor/Musicians
21 Recalls and Workshop Auditions
22 Television
23 Films and Screen Tests
24 Self Taping
25 Commercial Castings
26 Roleplay
27 Corporate Training Films
28 Radio Drama
29 Voice Work
30 Presenting
31 Interview Technique
32 Awkward Questions
33 Is Timing Everything?
34 In the Mood
35 Friend or Foe?
36 Actors Who Know Too Much
37 Same Old Faces
38 Recasts
39 The Casting Couch
PART 3 AFTER
40 Red Letter Days
41 Success
42 Negotiation
43 Rejection
44 Follow Ups
45 Turning Down Work
46 Help! What if . . . ?
47 A Diary of an Audition
48 Final Thoughts
Index
Biography
Richard Evans CDG
