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What is the right monologue for you? Kids and teens are often faced with this question. Whether you are auditioning for a school or community play, a job, an agent or manager or even a Performing Arts College your choice of monologue will have a lot to do with how successful you will be.Not too long ago, my son was auditioning for several Performing Arts Colleges and although he had participated in many theater productions as a kid, now that he was a teenager, we were advised to have him work with a monologue coach. After calling several theater professionals, whose opinion I trusted, I came up with the name of a person that seemed to fit our needs. I proceeded to call him, to check his availability, and to conduct a phone interview. The phone call went well and, consequently, we set up the initial meeting. What follows is the process that they went through in order to determine the perfect monologue for my teenage son. Before the first meeting the monologue coach asked me to describe my son's physical characteristics, training, and what roles (if any) he had played over the years. The coach chose six monologues ... [more..]

Keeping in touch with acting industry contactsHow to keep in touch is something I learned from Brian O'Neil's seminar and book. I completely transformed the way I approached my business of being an actor, after having taken several forums, during which I met with casting directors and agents. Brian O'Neil's book Acting As A Business is full of tips and valuable info. It's easy to see why it's one of the most read books in the Drama Book Shop in New York. I read it twice!After putting together my mail, it's shower time and off to the first commercial audition of the day, which usually isn't before 11 - 11:30am. The first could be an on-camera commercial audition at House Productions downtown. The next one is around 2pm, for an industrial at Don Case Casting and then another around 3:30pm for an on-camera commercial down at Liz Lewis Casting. There's no rhyme or reason to what types of auditions. Could be three or four auditions usually either commercials, film, industrial or go-see (term used for commercial print auditions/castings) for print work.In between all that, there is usually a buffet lunch, dropping off the mail I prepared that morning and the ... [more..]

Millions of young people share the dream of achieving success on the stage but each year only a select few secure places to undertake performing arts training at theatre and drama schools. Each week, I receive emails from aspiring performers who are dedicated to pursuing a career in the performing arts. How do I find the best training opportunity? How do I submit a good application to a drama school? and How do I achieve success at audition?These are just some of the questions you may be asking. The first major stage of making a successful application to drama school is finding the performing arts training programme which is best suited to you at this time. Focus on your current performance skills and your career aspirations. For example, if you can sing and act but not dance and you want to be a 'triple-threat' musical theatre performer, don't apply for a course which has a crucial dance component. Instead, I would recommend finding a one-year foundation level course which will help you to develop your dance skills or focussing on your singing and acting skills and finding a courses which just focuses on these disciplines.Once you have done your homework ... [more..]