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Audition

Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part
Book • 1978
This book, written by Michael Shurtleff, provides comprehensive advice on auditioning techniques.

Drawing from his extensive experience in casting over 200 Broadway shows and various film and television productions, Shurtleff offers practical guidance for actors.

The book includes his famous '12 Guideposts' for monologue and scene work, such as 'Relationships – how to create them onstage' and 'Conflict – what are you fighting for?

' It covers every aspect of auditioning, from basic acting techniques to handling distractions and risks, and is applicable not only to actors but also to other areas of life where 'auditions' occur.

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Mentioned in 6 episodes

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David Remnick
and Jennifer Wilson in a discussion about the novel's themes of interpretation, gender roles, and female agency.
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The Writer Katie Kitamura on Autonomy, Interpretation, and “Audition”
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Klaus Brinkbäumer
empfohlen, da es ein atemberaubend gutes Buch sei, das hängen bleibt und sich mit Rollen und Performances im wahren Leben befasst.
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as a book with weird big twists.
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David Spade
as a book that might help with auditioning.
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as a new release with a unique writing style.
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Joumana Khatib
, comparing it to works by Susan Choi and Lisa Halliday.
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Mentioned by Andrew Limbong as one of the nominees for the Booker Prize.
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when discussing books she is looking forward to reading.
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Angela Garbes
as a book about middle age and the stories we tell about ourselves and family.
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Recommended by Anne as a strange, compact novel about acting and performance, with an ambiguous ending.
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Mentioned by Jordan Lauf as the Get Lit with All of It selection for the month.
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Lily Brooks-Dalton
; she is a fan of her work.
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Andrew Limbong
as a new novel that explores the idea of not knowing the people closest to you in a destabilizing way.
Katie Kitamura's 'Audition' is a puzzle, but she says it's not meant to be solved

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