Get the Callback Before You Even Begin to Speak: How to Audition Like a Pro

By Tom Brooks

Acting.
You love it, the irresistible creative process.
On stage or in front of the camera, you cannot stay away.
Acting feeds your soul.

Auditioning.
How many roles have you lost to nerves?
How many times have you let it crush your spirit?
How many head games do you play — second-guessing your worth? — second-guessing what you think the director wants?
Auditioning, of course, is about the only way to get an acting job.

What would it mean if you could get the callback more frequently?

I can do better than that.
Imagine what it would be like if you could reverse the toll taken on your psyche by the audition process.
That would mean the audition process would charge you up. Not tear you down.

In this eBook is a 5-step solution, the purpose of which is to help you feel the same passion for auditioning as you do for performing.

Transform your experience of the audition from self-inflicted cruelty to soul-nurturing artistic expression.

Everyone says you must have confidence.
This book tells you how to build true confidence.

This organic approach suits you. No need to suit yourself to it.
The audition will no longer fit you like a straitjacket.
You will have control of the audition in ways you did not realize are possible.
The result will get you noticed in a professional way. You will discover how to deliver a truly captivating audition.

Is your industry segment included in this eBook?
Essentials for all 7 of the most common audition types are addressed.
You can tackle virtually any audition situation like a pro (even the kind of try-outs you used to hate).

There is no better way to audition than by leveraging your creativity and unique acting ability. The purpose is to create a compelling audition for the casting director.

Are you ready to take your acting life to a new level?

Grab your copy now.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tom Brooks
• Release date: Oct 3, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005910884

Tom Brooks

Something is wrong with Tom Brooks. It might be an illness, a syndrome, or disorder, but he finds auditioning as much of a blast as acting. He was always like this. He learned early on that most actors do not see it that way.He creates workshops so actors can discard their audition straitjacket and crash helmet. Why tolerate such restrictive garb? Instead, why not don a unique and revealing set of essential actor's headgear? Audition freedom is the subject of two eBooks he's written. Another is on the way.Each book came from workshops he developed for actors. After each, he provides ongoing support for the participants. To help handle all this, Tom started a business called The Empowered Actor Initiative. Its portal to this world is through EmpoweredActor.com. He chose that name because that's how he feels when he auditions, rehearses, and acts. He thinks you deserve to feel that way too. Tom writes the newsletter "Actor's Break" exclusively for stage actors. (All the info is on the website.)Tom has been a professional actor since 1981 and received his Master of Fine Arts Degree in 1987. He performed in Washington, D.C. for 23 months in the longest running non-musical play in American theater history, "Shear Madness." He taught budding actors for several years at Shenandoah Conservatory. He lives this life with his family in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. Next to that, coaching actors, acting, and directing are his favorite things on the planet.

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Get the Callback Before You Even Begin to Speak:

How to Audition Like a Pro

Tom Brooks

Published by The EmpoweredActor Initiative, LLC

Copyright 2022 Tom Brooks

Smashwords Edition…December 2022

Previously as Get the Callback Before You Even Begin to Speak the 1st Word of Your 1st Piece:

How to Audition Like a Pro

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Visit the Official Website at EmpoweredActor.com

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In my capacity as a professional theatre director and practicing actor, I have spent hundreds of hours in the audition room. Auditioning is an imperfect answer to the challenge of casting any entertainment project, but one all of us must come to terms with. For the actor, it can be anxiety provoking, and the hatefulness of the event often drives many a wonderful artist out of the business.

This fine book addresses the very issue the actor needs to master in order to thrive in the room. Tom's writing style is refreshing in its economy and direction. Every actor attempting to perfect their audition chops would be well served to adhere to this terrific book's tenets. And Tom is the real thing. With over 35 years of theatrical credits, he has come by his philosophy legitimately. The result is a very clear-headed guidance to the working actor.

Chris Clavelli, MFA

Resident Director

Florida Repertory Theatre

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For the actor,

that you may find the balance

between honesty in the moment and creativity,

and that your audience never know the difference.

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Table of Contents

Preface

Foreword

Introduction

Step 1. How to Enter with Confidence

How to Prepare the Foundations of Confidence

The Cold Reading

The Improv

The Cattle Call

Terms Defined

The Theatre Conference

A Theater's Season

The Single Production (Commercial, film, play, etc.)

Summary

Step 2. How to Make the Space Your Own

You Belong Here

So How Do You Get Rid of Those Awkward Moments?

Step 3. How to Draw Them In

Captivate Them

Instant Replay

Step 4. How to Give a Commanding Introduction

The Pilot's Seat

Final Thoughts

Step 5. How to Purposefully Transition

Silence is Powerful

About the Author

Preface

The content of this eBook is not about how to select audition material. It is about the power and opportunity available to you as an auditioning actor. It has always been available to you. This material is designed to expand your awareness and engage an alternative mindset.

This eBook is divided into five steps. The first three focus on you before you ever speak (which happens in the fourth step). The last step ties them all together.

Whether you are an experienced or novice actor, this book was penned to get into your head and rewire a couple of things. I do ask for an open mind, and a willingness to ingest into your psyche the methods herein as prescribed. Like getting into costume, you will make these methods your own. I have no intention of creating