Mastering the Audition

How to Perform under Pressure

Donna Soto-Morettini (Edinburgh Napier University, UK)

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Arden Shakespeare
01 November 2012

Theatre Studies; Acting techniques

Frustrating, nerve-wracking, job-winning or job-losing, flawed yet necessary - auditioning is a maddening business for everyone involved. The people behind the audition desk are looking for a killer audition (often under tremendous pressure), but most of the auditionees walk into the room feeling nervous, unprepared, and unable to control their own performance.

Although the idea of creating 'winning performance strategies' is common in business and sports studies, no one has ever really attempted to bring the psychology of creating a winning performance to a book on auditioning.

Drawing on some fascinating, cutting-edge research into how the brain copes and responds in high-stress situations, Mastering the Audition looks closely at the effects of fear, at our flawed ability to assess or really know ourselves, at what really drives us, and at what it really takes to master the audition experience.

Applicable to all areas of performing, including reality television, musicals, stage, film and commercials, this book helps you hone your performing skills and develop the mental toughness that can keep you going through the inevitable ups and downs of the audition process. Where other books advise you to 'be confident' and 'be prepared', Mastering the Audition tells you exactly HOW.

By: Donna Soto-Morettini (Edinburgh Napier University UK)
Imprint: Arden Shakespeare
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 249g
ISBN: 9781408160619
ISBN 10: 1408160617
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 November 2012
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Part One What Can We Know? Metaphorical Weight Gain and Other Side Effects of Auditioning The Hard Work of Genius What's My Motivation? Part Two Introduction to The Toolkit Developing Your Skill Set Developing Your Mental Game Just Do It

Donna Soto-Morettini has been auditioning and training performers for over two decades. She has served as Director of Drama for the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Head of Acting and Dance for Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, and Head of Acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama. She also has extensive television experience, having worked as a Casting Director and Performance Coach for How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria, Any Dream Will Do, I'd Do Anything, and Over the Rainbow for BBC; as Performance Coach for ITV's Pop Star to Opera Star and as Casting Director for BBC's The Voice.

Reviews for Mastering the Audition: How to Perform under Pressure

This would be a very useful book for any student going for an audition and I will recommend it to those specific students. -- Ashley Barnes, Sheffield Hallam University, UK