Audition Preparation

Online Audition Preparation
Suitable for Solo Classes

About the Course
Planning to audition for Drama Schools is really exciting, but can also be a little scary. This course will help you navigate your way through the requirements and support you with advice, knowledge and direction.

It is vital to be properly prepared in order for you to feel confident and happy in your performances, your knowledge and your ability to respond spontaneously to audition requirements and questions.

You will prepare for all aspects of your Auditions. You will be fully engaged with the rehearsal process, challenged to experiment and to make choices, asked to respond to direction and encouraged to explore the text in detail.

You will be able to choose your scenes with confidence and receive valuable insights, feedback and direction in your rehearsals.

You will learn acting skills which you will be able to apply to any role.

You will be able to perform your Shakespeare selections with a deeper understanding and bring the characters to life.

Content
This can be tailored to individual Drama School requirements, but typically would contain professional guidance with:

• Choosing the right Drama Schools for your applications
• Choosing suitable scenes for performance
• Shakespeare tuition: language, Iambic pentameter and more
• Understanding the monologues in depth – text and context
• Using and building on Stanislavski’s techniques
• Finding the questions of the plays and developing the characters and their roles within the play
• Performance – the Rehearsal Process– learning to interpret and make creative choices in rehearsal
• Creating a believable character through voice and physicality
• Experimenting and taking risks
• Voice work and breathing techniques
• Acting Techniques
• Rehearsing for filming
• Rehearsing for stage
• Timing and cutting scenes effectively and precisely
• Considering and preparing for the Audition stages: the video application and the in-person auditions
• Considering and Preparing for Audition Questions and Activities