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Audition Techniques- Developing Your Unique Technique

Aspiring actors studying the Mesiner acting technique must develop and learn a unique auditioning technique as well. Learning how to audition will make the most threatening aspect of acting, a life of auditioning and constant rejection, not only manageable but, a worthwhile, necessary part of the process.  Consistently turning in your very best, deepest, most thoughtful performances when you audition is part of the craft and developing an auditioning technique that highlights your strengths as an actor is critical.



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Audition Techniques- Staying Vulnerable

Acting is an art that elevates the most human aspects of the story and reminds us all of who we are. That is a very tall order but, if you aspire to be a successful actor that will be your job every rehearsal, every performance, every time onstage. Why not start with the audition?



The next practical consideration is to expect the unexpected. There are as many scenarios as their are auditions. While some commonalities occur each production is extremely unique and each creative approaches their audition expectations differently. Whatever you are guided to do, do it. Directors and producers have a long list of challenges ahead of them as far as getting a production up and running. Adding a "difficult to work with" actor is probably NOT something they want to add to the list. Be open to direction, easygoing with the process and vulnerable in your performances.



Want to find out more about audition techniques, then visit the Maggie Flanigan Studio site. Maggie Flanigan was nominated as the Favorite Audition Technique Teacher in New York City.

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Auditioning Techniques- Deaing with Jaded Directors

Jaded behavior on the part of those conducting the auditions is an opportunity for the Meisner trained actor, not a hindrance. When you see auditors in this condition one aspect of your auditioning technique should be to see this as your chance to wake up the room and remind everyone why they are there. They are there to find a true artist, that one talented individual that will make their production a wildly successful hit. It is your job to guide them into seeing the words on the page as so much more than mere words. Part of your auditioning technique must be to remind them that what is happening in the silence between lines is as important as the dialogue. Remind them that the dialogue is the tip of the iceberg in terms of the complexity of the character. Remind them that acting is an art that elevates the most human aspects of the story and reminds us all of who we are. Your auditioning technique should be to remind them of all of this in a few short pages.



Want to find out more about audition techniques, then visit the Maggie Flanigan Studio site. Maggie Flanigan was nominated as the Favorite Audition Technique Teacher in New York City.

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Acting to Act- Meisner Acting Technique

Actors must develop an effective auditioning technique if they are to be successful at finding work as an actor.  Even the most well known actors are called in to "read" for roles. Auditions are a fact of life for actors and and learning how to audition can be as critical as learning the craft of acting. The art of auditioning is a distinct skill but, it is a skill that a student of the Miesner technique masters more readily. Every aspiring or working actor must  accept that an effective audition technique will help them with through the never ending process of "acting to act." which is what auditioning really is.



Want to find out more about audition techniques, then visit the Maggie Flanigan Studio site. Maggie Flanigan was nominated as the Favorite Audition Technique Teacher in New York City.

Audition Techniques- Focus on the Auditors

Many actors make the mistake of focusing too much on the role and how they will play the role, how they will wow the auditors and how jazzed they will be if they get the part or disheartened if they don't.



Wise, more experienced actors, especially those that study Meisner acting technique, will focus on the auditors as well. This is an effective auditioning technique for many important reasons. First of all, aside from yourself (and a waiting room full of other auditioning actors) the people involved are likely to be casting directors, directors, producers and a cameraperson (if it is being taped). In addition to these key players commercial auditions may have representatives from the agency or advertiser, musicals will likely involve musical directors and choreographers and in many instances you may even see a stage director.



Want to find out more about audition techniques, then visit the Maggie Flanigan Studio site. Maggie Flanigan was nominated as the Favorite Audition Technique Teacher in New York City.

Faith and Acting with the Meisner Technique

Faith and Acting with the Meisner Technique



The Meisner acting technique allows that there are many levels of faith required to be an actor. First, of course, one must have faith in their own instincts and talent. Beyond that there are years of hard work required, day after day and one must have faith in the process. Mastering the craft of acting is a process, not a means to an end, and no one believed this more than Sanford Meisner, the originator of the Meisner acting technique. It is his legacy that has brought some of the highest caliber of acting to the American Stage and which has made Meisner acting classes that teach this technique so popular.



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