Your Rep Book

How to Find, Choose, and Prepare Successful Audition Songs

Adam Wachter (Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, UK)

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Methuen Drama
13 June 2024

Musicals; Drama & performing (Children's&YA)

Prepping songs for Musical Theatre auditions can be more stressful and confusing than a bad production of Sweeney Todd... but this book can help.

How do you find the right songs, and in all the various genres? Where do you get the sheet music? How do you edit it down to make your 16- or 32-bar cut? What even is a 16-bar cut?! Relax, diva: Your Rep Book has the answers to all these questions and so many more.

Adam Wachter has taught courses on audition repertoire selection at top conservatories in the US and UK and spent years accompanying and sitting “behind the table” in auditions for everything from university programs to Broadway shows. This friendly and accessible guide is designed to answer all your questions and help you stock that rep book with tight cuts of great songs so you can walk into your next audition and totally nail it.

Including a foreword by Broadway casting director Rachel Hoffman and an afterword by Broadway and West End star Caissie Levy, Your Rep Book takes its readers step-by-step through the strangely mysterious process of building your audition repertoire portfolio (or “rep book” in industry jargon). Leaving no stone – or showtune – unturned, it helps you identify what songs you need in which categories and explains where to find them, how to source and cut the sheet music, and even how to communicate effectively with the accompanist and act your song. Whether you’re a high school student auditioning for college MT programs or the ink is still wet on your recent BFA, or even if you’re a seasoned pro dusting off those old charts, Your Rep Book is here to help!

By: Adam Wachter (Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama UK)
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 189mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781350417663
ISBN 10: 1350417661
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 13 June 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Adam Wachter is a composer/lyricist, music director, and educator who has taught musical theatre performance on the faculties of Point Park University in the US and both the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama and LAMDA in the UK. The Hollywood Reporter called him a “breakout star” for his music direction (and quips) on the Disney+/ABC series “Encore!”, and his other pit experience includes MD and keyboard credits on Broadway (The Addams Family, War Paint, Allegiance, Finding Neverland), Off-Broadway (Carrie, Old Jews Telling Jokes, Unlock’d, Yank!), and regionally (The Old Globe, Barrington Stage Co., DC Shakes, Signature Theatre Co., Bay Street, PCLO, Wallis Annenberg, Weston Playhouse, La Mirada). His musical Tarrytown won the Craig Noel Award for ‘Best New Musical’ and was short-listed for the Richard Rodgers Award, and his original songs have been performed at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, 54 Below, the Hackney Empire, and the Savoy Theatre, and on CBS, Bravo, Boomerang, and the BBC. He has won the Stiles + Drewe ‘Best New Song’ Prize and the MAC Wallowitch Award, earned an MA from Goldsmiths, University of London, and received the ‘Professional Achievement’ Alumni Award from his alma mater, the University of Michigan. Visit adamwachter.com to learn (and hear) more!

Reviews for Your Rep Book: How to Find, Choose, and Prepare Successful Audition Songs

This is an essential book for every musical theatre performer. * Annaleigh Ashford * This book is full of heart, humor, and absolutely priceless advice on auditioning for musicals! Every performer should read it! * Marisha Wallace * How I wish this book was around when I was coming up in the business! Adam is so smart and helpful, and this book – filled with practical tools to really help you build your dream rep – is as funny and clever as he is in real life! * Heidi Blickenstaff * I have walked into many auditions to see Adam sitting at the piano. He is the real deal. His advice is golden. Picking and executing the right song is an art form all to itself. So glad he created this book! * Christy Altomare * One of the most common challenges faced by most students I teach is choosing the perfect audition song. One that showcases their abilities, while also standing out from the crowd. I’m so thrilled to be able to share Your Rep Book with them! It’s full of all the expert advice and encouragement every artist needs to prepare for the audition room. * Derek Klena * Your Rep Book is a masterclass in audition preparation! A must-read for anyone serious about a career in musical theatre. * Andrew Keenan-Bolger *