THE Most VITAL AUDITION Tip You will EVER Need to Know!

My dearest fellow Thespians and Entertainers in General hello!
Its been a while since I wrote because I have been having some techy issues, so I thought I would gift you with The Number 1 VITAL Audition Tip, the most important of all Audition Tips you will ever need to know.
Why?
Because it will alter your perception of the entire experience!
By the Way, if you haven’t read The Secret of Your Success as an Actor ebook yet, Just Do It! its only $9.95 and will introduce you to your very Own Secret Weapon!
Ok, so you’ve got an Audition, the Stakes are High, you really want it, the Competition is fierce, blah blah blah

The one thing I keep hearing from Actors and Professionals alike is that they “Dread” Auditions. The word out there is that Auditions are something to be feared and lets face it, when you really want something, when it means everything to you, of course it will make you a little anxious to say the least!

So how can we go from Dreading Audtions to Loving Them?
As Actors, Entertainers we LOVE our Work, otherwise why would we do it right?
So here it is are you READY?

What if you had an audition for something you would die and go to heaven for and instead of going into panic and dread you changed your mindset?
To What you may ask?
The trick to LOVING Auditions is simple: Try going to your Audition with the Perception that You are actually doing the Job! So if its Theatre, picture yourself in front of the Audience, if its Stage, likewise, if its TV or Film, in front of the Camera knowing there are millions of viewers watching you.
You LOVE Performing! Can you imagine a better experience?

So that’s it, simple isn’t it? Imagine your Audition to be Your Awarding Winning Performance in the actual Role.
Guess what? That also sends a message to the Universe to make it happen for you, so its a double whammy!
I’ll let you chew over that one,
wishing you amazing success!
Tula

News for Actors

My dearest fellow Thespians,
You have my sincerest apologies for neglecting you. I have had some technical difficulties, not to mention been crazy busy.
By now I hope you have read my e-book and are well on your way creating your career and life as an Actor according to your desires! You can download it instantly The Secret of Your Success as an Actor, just $9.95 for over 100 pages! www.actorssecretweapon.com

Now, on other news I here is some info on Rowena Balos from LA. I mention her in my ebook, she is truly amazing!

Hope you all had a fantastic holiday season with sun, fun and lots of partying and are now back into working on your personal and artistic growth!!

I'm well into the pilot season with lots of teaching here in LA.

I've also made great headway on my book--my philosophy and technique in great detail--a mammoth feat!

I'm also in the middle of doing a giant revision and update of my Human Instrument Workbook, which will be ready for purchase as a pdf file ($25) in the next month, or so, or as a hard copy ($35) when I'm in Australia--July through October.

Next, I will revise and update my Workbook on The Standard American Accent for Australian Actors--ready in July, if not before.

I will be in and out of Brisbane, Melbourne, Byron Bay and Sydney during my midyear stay, teaching at various theatre schools and companies.
In between those engagements, I'll be conducting workshops open to the acting community:
Voice/Acting Connection
Shakespeare Connection
Standard American Accent Connection
On-Camera Voice/Acting Connection

I will give you an update when we're closer to the time.
However, if you have a particular interest in a workshop or private instruction, it will be VERY helpful in my planning.

Look forward to connecting, some time during my visit, for a workshop, a private session, a cup of tea or maybe a glass of wine!!??

Would love to hear from you with any questions, revelations, confusions or successes with the work.

All the very best, Rowena

2012! Journey to Independence and Sustainability for All!

Actors! Scholarship and Masterclasses not to miss!

Dearest Actors Hello!
I hope that you have read The Secret of Your Success as an Actor ebook by now, if not you will receive a free download when you enrol in the truly transformative Event Kari Harris and I are putting together on the 18/19 Feb, 2012 at Fox Studios Sydney.

16th Street / Showcast Scholarship – APPLY
2012 ELLEN BURSTYN MASTERCLASS
February 24-27

We have again teamed up with 16th Street Actors Studio to present another great opportunity for our members, the 2012 Ellen Burstyn Scholarship.
This scholarship offers an experienced actor the opportunity to further their craft with the Co-President and Artistic Director of The Actors Studio, New York, and one of the most celebrated and awarded actresses of our time, Ellen Burstyn.

Ellen Burstyn holds the rare honour of wining the triple-crown of acting (the Academy, Emmy and Tony Awards) from her numerous nominations in a career that has spanned over 50 years. Her performances are regarded as some of the finest in cinematic history. This, combined with her tenure at the legendary Actors Studio, ensures this will be a once-in-a lifetime experience. As this is a professional development program, a decision on the place will be determined according to the strength of application (credits, showreel/video and previous training).

All information on the masterclass is available at www.16thstreet.com.au.
Applications will be accepted until 5pm, February 3rd, 2012

The Scholarship
• One place in the 4-day masterclass to work with Ellen Burstyn
• Return airfare to Melbourne (for interstate recipients)
• Accommodation (for interstate recipients)

Scholarship Judges
• Nathan Lloyd (Casting Consultant, Mullinars)
• Kim Krejus (Creative Director, 16th Street)
• Robyn Nevin (Actor, former Artistic Director of Sydney Theatre Company)
• Danelle D’Costa (Showcast)

Selection Criteria
Applicants must:
• be a current Showcast member
• be available to be in Melbourne from February 24-27 2012 for rehearsal and the masterclass
• supply a CV, headshot and showreel
• have professional acting credits (feature film, television or main stage theatre)

Your Brand as an Actor

Dearest Actors,
Happy 2012 and its looking like a Big one! If you haven't booked into the Must Attend Actor's Workshop with myself and Kari Harris, make sure you do pronto, places are filling up and you don't want to miss this, its unlike any workshop you have done before! Here's the link to the Facebook event:
http://www.facebook.com/events/292901454080402/

Meanwhile, of course we are a brand and with that we need to be in top form in all areas. I hope you are looking after your instrument, ie your body, your voice, your diet, your emotional and spiritual lives as well as looking after business, promoting your brand with photos, videos, online etc. If you are not working, you can attend classes to keep your craft honed and if you can't afford that, team up with friends and work on scenes together or audition for some co op theatre! That's a great way to be seen by your peers and the industry.

I have been finding going to the beach, walking, swimming, getting close to nature highly creative. The best thing about being an Actor is stimulating and using our imagination, so let yourselves go, focus within and you will be amazed the ideas you come up with.
That happens to me daily!

I have been listening to Dr Deepak Chopra's lectures daily, a practice that ultimately infiltrates your cellular body and I thoroughly recommend it. I can vouch the changes occur automatically, without any effort on our part. Listen to the 7 Spiritual Laws of Success, put them into practice and watch as every day becomes a miracle for you!

That's all I have for today,
Always here to help,
Tula Tzoras,
Author of THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS AS AN ACTOR ebook available now for Instant Download

Live to Air and Improvised!

Happy 2012 dearest Thespians!

This year is just beginning and like sleepy children we slowly warm up to it. Well time to get serious! Sounds boring doesn’t it? Not when you love what you do. I don’t know about you, but I have never been able to betray my soul’s purpose and for that I am grateful.

I was doing a one hour Live to Air Show on TVSN a few days ago on the Aire Bra and it occurred to me that everything happens for a reason, concepts I introduce you to in my e-book, The Secret of Your Success as an Actor (must read).

Let me explain. I spent the last 3 years in Melbourne spruiking different products between acting jobs. It was really hard work. When I look back in retrospect however, I realise that my Acting training and spruiking experience gave me the perfect skills to perform in my currenct TV Presenting role with Danoz Direct!

Moral of the story? Trust!

Powerful! Kari Harris and Tula Tzoras join together for YOU!

Happy 2012 fellow Thespians!
Make sure you start the year off on the right foot and book into this unmissable workshop:

  

  

THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS AS AN ACTOR TWO DAY INTENSIVE WORKSHOP  

  

In this exclusive two day workshop actors will gain unique knowledge that will empower and  

inspire them to gain a brand new actor’s perspective that they can apply to their career and life!  

  

Unlike any other course actors will have the opportunity to practice using their secret weapon  

from the e‐book and learn to LOVE auditions as much as they love performance. They will  

acquire unique tools to transform their careers and lives and help them achieve success as  

actors.  

  

COURSE BREAKDOWN  

  

DAY 1  

  

THE BIZ OF ACTING  

  

‐ Career focus: working smart not hard  

‐ The basics: necessary tools and resources  

‐ Enabling the business mind: how to build your brand  

‐ Increasing your profile  

‐ Industry dos and don’ts  

  

LIFE SKILLS FOR ACTORS  

  

‐ Introduction: first impressions  

‐ Exercise: the experience of connection  

‐ Identifying patterns and limiting beliefs  

‐ Perceptions: how to change them   

‐ Successful relationship building  

‐ The actor’s secret weapon  

  

PRACTICAL SKILLS FOR AUDITIONING  

  

‐ Auditioning fundamentals  

‐ The power of risk taking  

‐ The ‘magic bag’  

‐ Increasing motivation  

‐ The decision makers: who they are and what they’re looking for  

‐ Techniques for increasing confidence and releasing nerves  

  

  

  

  

  

DAY 2  

  

HOW TO LOVE AUDITIONS  

  

‐ Actors prepare audition pieces in pairs using their secret weapon and practical  

auditioning skills learned on Day 1  

‐ Scenes are performed on camera  

‐ Playback: actors review their auditions as a group, give personal feedback on the  

process and experience and receive feedback from the group and instructors  

  

  

MEET THE INTRUCTORS  

  

Tula Tzoras, author of The Secret of Your Success as an Actor (now on reading lists at major  

drama institutions such as NIDA, ACTT, MAA and VIC Drama), is an actress with over twenty  

years of film, television and theatre experience. Her television credits include Water Rats, Police  

Rescue, A Country Practice, Neighbours and Offspring. Her extensive film and theatre credits  

include The Venus Factory and The Vagina Monologues.  Tula’s passion and energy are limitless  

and she is dedicated to empowering actors to fulfil their dreams and achieve success.  

  

Kari Harris of Kari Harris Casting (KHC) and more recently, i4 Casting, has over twenty years of  

film and television experience. She was a senior casting director at Prototype Casting (Chopper,  

Mission: Impossible II, The Interview) for over seven years and established her boutique  

consultancy in 2004 attracting prestigious clientele such as Oscar winning director and  

screenwriter, Stephen Gaghan (Syriana, Traffic), and multi award winning advertising director  

David Denneen of FG Entertainment. She has worked on a multitude of national and  

international film, television and advertising projects since 1989. Kari is a natural collaborator  

and her passion is to inspire, educate, empower, entertain and motivate others to pursue and  

develop their ideas and talents into something that people everywhere can respond to.  

  

  

ACTOR TESTIMONIALS  

  

“Just wanted to let you know how fabulous the workshop was. I found it thoroughly helpful and  

enjoyable. In fact, I got an ad at the next audition I went for after the workshop! So there you  

go!” – Jackie Loeb  

  

“Just thought you would like to know that I landed the first TVC I went for after your class,  

another success story for your workshop.” – Chris Radburn  

  

“I scored two call‐backs after attending the workshop!” – Chris Galletti  

  

  

  

COURSE REQUIREMENTS  

  

Reading: The Secret of Your Success as an Actor E‐book (to be completed prior to Day 1)  

  

Actors will be required to prepare a short scene of the instructor’s choice for the Day 2 audition  

  

  

DATES & TIMES (2012)  

  

Day 1  

Saturday February 18tt 10am‐6pm   

  

Day 2  

Sunday February 19th 10am‐6pm  

  

  

BOOKINGS & PAYMENT  

  

To book and pay for this course securely via Pay Pal or with a credit card please visit   

  

www.kariharriscasting.com/events/  

  

and select ‘The Secret of Your Success as an Actor – Two Day Intensive Workshop’  

  

  

LOCATION & PARKING  

  

The Audition Room  

Building 11 Driver Avenue  

Fox Studios Australia  

Moore Park  NSW  

  

Street parking is available on Driver Avenue or behind Building 11  

  

Important: do not drive through to the security booth or you will be asked to turn around  

  

  

COST  

  

Two Day Intensive Workshop fee at $299 including GST per participant (maximum 20  

participants)  

  

Fee includes The Secret of Your Success as an Actor E‐book download 

A Not to Miss Event! Book now!

  

  

THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS AS AN ACTOR TWO DAY INTENSIVE WORKSHOP  

  

In this exclusive two day workshop actors will gain unique knowledge that will empower and  

inspire them to gain a brand new actor’s perspective that they can apply to their career and life!  

  

Unlike any other course actors will have the opportunity to practice using their secret weapon  

from the e‐book and learn to LOVE auditions as much as they love performance. They will  

acquire unique tools to transform their careers and lives and help them achieve success as  

actors.  

  

COURSE BREAKDOWN  

  

DAY 1  

  

THE BIZ OF ACTING  

  

‐ Career focus: working smart not hard  

‐ The basics: necessary tools and resources  

‐ Enabling the business mind: how to build your brand  

‐ Increasing your profile  

‐ Industry dos and don’ts  

  

LIFE SKILLS FOR ACTORS  

  

‐ Introduction: first impressions  

‐ Exercise: the experience of connection  

‐ Identifying patterns and limiting beliefs  

‐ Perceptions: how to change them   

‐ Successful relationship building  

‐ The actor’s secret weapon  

  

PRACTICAL SKILLS FOR AUDITIONING  

  

‐ Auditioning fundamentals  

‐ The power of risk taking  

‐ The ‘magic bag’  

‐ Increasing motivation  

‐ The decision makers: who they are and what they’re looking for  

‐ Techniques for increasing confidence and releasing nerves  

  

  

  

  

  

DAY 2  

  

HOW TO LOVE AUDITIONS  

  

‐ Actors prepare audition pieces in pairs using their secret weapon and practical  

auditioning skills learned on Day 1  

‐ Scenes are performed on camera  

‐ Playback: actors review their auditions as a group, give personal feedback on the  

process and experience and receive feedback from the group and instructors  

  

  

MEET THE INTRUCTORS  

  

Tula Tzoras, author of The Secret of Your Success as an Actor (now on reading lists at major  

drama institutions such as NIDA, ACTT, MAA and VIC Drama), is an actress with over twenty  

years of film, television and theatre experience. Her television credits include Water Rats, Police  

Rescue, A Country Practice, Neighbours and Offspring. Her extensive film and theatre credits  

include The Venus Factory and The Vagina Monologues.  Tula’s passion and energy are limitless  

and she is dedicated to empowering actors to fulfil their dreams and achieve success.  

  

Kari Harris of Kari Harris Casting (KHC) and more recently, i4 Casting, has over twenty years of  

film and television experience. She was a senior casting director at Prototype Casting (Chopper,  

Mission: Impossible II, The Interview) for over seven years and established her boutique  

consultancy in 2004 attracting prestigious clientele such as Oscar winning director and  

screenwriter, Stephen Gaghan (Syriana, Traffic), and multi award winning advertising director  

David Denneen of FG Entertainment. She has worked on a multitude of national and  

international film, television and advertising projects since 1989. Kari is a natural collaborator  

and her passion is to inspire, educate, empower, entertain and motivate others to pursue and  

develop their ideas and talents into something that people everywhere can respond to.  

  

  

ACTOR TESTIMONIALS  

  

“Just wanted to let you know how fabulous the workshop was. I found it thoroughly helpful and  

enjoyable. In fact, I got an ad at the next audition I went for after the workshop! So there you  

go!” – Jackie Loeb  

  

“Just thought you would like to know that I landed the first TVC I went for after your class,  

another success story for your workshop.” – Chris Radburn  

  

“I scored two call‐backs after attending the workshop!” – Chris Galletti  

  

  

  

COURSE REQUIREMENTS  

  

Reading: The Secret of Your Success as an Actor E‐book (to be completed prior to Day 1)  

  

Actors will be required to prepare a short scene of the instructor’s choice for the Day 2 audition  

  

  

DATES & TIMES (2012)  

  

Day 1  

Saturday February 18tt 10am‐6pm   

  

Day 2  

Sunday February 19th 10am‐6pm  

  

  

BOOKINGS & PAYMENT  

  

To book and pay for this course securely via Pay Pal or with a credit card please visit   

  

www.kariharriscasting.com/events/  

  

and select ‘The Secret of Your Success as an Actor – Two Day Intensive Workshop’  

  

  

LOCATION & PARKING  

  

The Audition Room  

Building 11 Driver Avenue  

Fox Studios Australia  

Moore Park  NSW  

  

Street parking is available on Driver Avenue or behind Building 11  

  

Important: do not drive through to the security booth or you will be asked to turn around  

  

  

COST  

  

Two Day Intensive Workshop fee at $299 including GST per participant (maximum 20  

participants)  

  

Fee includes The Secret of Your Success as an Actor E‐book download 

Season's Greetings Actors!

Hello Dearest Actors!
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a fabulous 2012!

I am so sorry I have neglected you lately, between relocating and moving to my own creative space (which I adore) and working its been flat out!

That's what we want though isn't it? To be busy doing what we love! Well I have been recording advertorials for Danoz Direct for Summer and going to castings, while 3 companies have approached me to instruct teenagers and Actors alike based on my ebook, The Secret of Your Success as an Actor, available for Instant Download for $9.95 at www.actorssecretweapon.com!

I am proof that Your Secret Weapon in my ebook works!
So don't waste time, download it Now!

love T

iModel Program

Dearest fellow Actors,
I am sorry I have been so absent, I have been crazy busy, but I am always thinking of you and how your life and career as an Actor is progressing.

I am now on every commercial TV Network, Presenting on Daytime TV for Danoz and having a ball!
It is truly amazing though, when you use Your Secret Weapon (from my ebook The Secret of Your Success as an Actor) , how things simply fall in your lap.

My purpose is to Empower others through Entertainment and there I was at dinner with friends, when an indigenous friend of mine who runs the iModel Program for Teenage Indigenous girls found out that his Instructor had fallen through at  the last minute. I happened to be free on those two days and offered my help and before I knew it, we were driving to Bathurst!

The funniest thing was we had booked a hotel on the famous Bathurst Race Track and missing the sign for it, we happened on the Actual Track, doing it in a little Ford Festiva, 10.30 at night in the rain! It was exhilarating!

I can't tell you what a gift I received instilling self Esteem to those girls over the period of two days. To watch them blossom to the point of walking down the Catwalk in Make up they had done in their workshop and walking tall and proud, was so rewarding!

As Actors, we have so much we can share with our training. How good is it to share that with others?
So today I write to you with Gratitude, in the Field of All Possibility!

Always here to help,
Tula

TV Presenting

My dearest Actors,

I am sorry I have neglected you lately, I have been so busy, presenting on daytime TV! I tell you, that is a world on its own. I have been demonstrating products whilst reading the Autocue and a converstion up with my co host! Meanwhile, we only have 45 mins to film these 4 minute advertorials ! I am having so much fun!

If you wish to get into the world of Presenting, its good to do a course to learn how to work with Autocue and the dos and don’ts. When you are in a studio at a Television Network, you must be familiar with working with the floor staff, time restraints etc while the Control Room is watching. It is an Art in itself.

In other news, after 7 years of coming up with concepts for TV shows with the aim of empowering people in developing nations to no avail, I am now teaming up with The Venus Project, who have developed an amazing solution for humanity and our planet! Check it out!

I hope your career and life as an Actor is blossoming and you are using the tools I share with you in my e-book THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS AS AN ACTOR! You can download it now for only $9.95!

Always here to help,

Tula

For the Human Race!

The Venus Project

Casting News from AT2

My dearest Actors, This is to keep you in the loop if you are not registered with AT2 and you are in Australia. I hope this finds you well and powering in your life and Career as an Actor, using the knowledge I share with you in my ebook, THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS AS AN ACTOR, available for Instant download now at only $9.95! Welcome to the latest newsletter from AT2 Casting. We've got tickets to give away to the fantastic new feature Anonymous, plus the most up to date news on what's being cast in Australia at the moment. We're often asked by our members what they can do to increase their chances of getting work in this industry if you're just starting out. Really, the most important thing to do is to keep practicing your craft. Whether that's through taking classes or participating in student or independent work (the icast briefs that get sent directly to artists), you've just got to keep doing what it is that you love to do. As much as you can! Keep your AT2 profile up to date - particularly headshots and resumes. These are the two items that casting consultants will look at first when they're viewing submissions to a particular brief. And fill in as much of the details in your profile as you can, as the more information listed, the more searches you'll appear in. Thanks for reading and have a great month. CLICK HERE TO READ ONLINE AND TO COMMENT         October casting news Some good acting jobs came through the site this month - a new television series, two telemovies, plus more casting for productions already underway. Dungoona is a new series about Gemma, a teen mum who lives in the middle of nowhere, and her love-hate relationship with her home town. Bad Debts and Black Tide are two new telemovies for the ABC, based on the Jack Irish series of novels by Peter Temple. Casting also also continues for feature film The Great Gatsby and stage production Love Never Dies. In other work, there was a call for singers and dancers for the Royal Caribbean production of Chicago - what a great way to see the world and get paid for it! And plenty of work in TVC's - we know summer's around the corner when the products include Mortein, mangoes and suntan lotion.......bring it on! CLICK HERE TO COMMENT       Tickets to Anonymous   Was Shakespeare a fraud? Anonymous is set in the political snake-pit of Elizabethan England and speculates on this very issue, namely: who actually created the body of work credited to William Shakespeare?     Anonymous poses one possible answer, focusing on a time when scandalous political intrigue, illicit romances in the Royal Court, and the schemes of greedy nobles lusting for the power of the throne were brought to light in the most unlikely of places: the London stage.   Anonymous stars Vanessa Redgrave, Rhys Ifans, Xavier Samuel, Joely Richardson, David Thewlis, and Derek Jacobi   Only at the movies November 3rd     CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE COMPETITION           Speak to You Soon! The Team @ AT2

Kerri -Anne ch 9 and 2 Day Workshop with Kari Harris

Hi dearest Actors,
I am sorry if I have been absent in the last few days! I have been busy presenting for Danoz Direct on the Kerri Anne show on Ch 9! Although I am primarily an Actor, I have to tell you I loved presenting this product as myself. I owned the product I was presenting for sale and was absolutely Authentic. It was great to allow my own personality to come out, instead of playing a character. The messages kept coming from the Control room that I was doing really well and they were really happy. It was fantastic!

The next 2 Day Actors Workshop based on THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS AS AN ACTOR ebook I strongly recommend you download straight away from www.actorssecretweapon.com, is to be held with Kari Harris Casting on February 4/5, 2012 in Sydney, so keep those dates free if you are in Australia!

Wishing you the most amazing success using Your Secret Weapon from my ebook!
Always here to help,
Tula

Your Fee as an Actor

Dear Actors Hello!
I am writing from my new Headquarters in North Bondi Sydney!
The Sun is shining and I feel like I have come home!

I hope you are putting Your Secret Weapon to good use and building your Brand as an Actor, because apart from our creativity as Artists, we need to be well rounded business people too! For more, download THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS AS AN ACTOR , only $9.95 NOW!

In the spirit of Working Smart not Hard, as I advise in my ebook, I was welcomed to Sydney with a great new job as a Daytime TV Presenter. This has brought up an issue I want to discuss with you about your Fee!

What do you think you are worth as an Actor? Do you do a lot of co op theatre or many short films free of charge or do you command a certain rate? Of course it all depends on the stage of your Career, however, as I experienced recently, I want to stress to you that you can negotiate what you are comfortable with. In my ebook I emphasise building a strong sense of self and this is what its all about!

I don't mean for you to be unreasonable and if there is no room for negotiation, you can decide whether the role is worth accepting. Weigh everything up, will it enhance your career, how long will it air, is it a role you would love to play etc etc. Then the fee. You are your Brand. What is your Brand Worth?

Always Here to Help,
Best,
Tula Tzoras

My new TV Presenting Job for Danoz Direct

Hi dear Actors! Great news, I have a new presenting job for Daytime television! 

Danoz has turned me into a housy type, they gave me the steam mop x5 to use before I demonstrate it and I have been on a cleaning frenzy, I can't believe I am so impressed! Did you know steam kills germs and bugs? I didn't! I love that it doesn't use chemicals and you can use it on every surface in the house as a hand held or put together OMG! everything even mirrors, windows, bedding, clothes, drapes. Who would have thought me?  I will be a whiz by the time I am demonstrating it for the Audience.

How are you going my dear Actors? Are you building a strong sense of self by reading my ebook, THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS AS AN ACTOR? That Secret Weapon I introduce you to is pretty cool don't you think? I would love to hear your news too! 

Always here to help,

Tula

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Casting Call to Action asap, Sydney/Melbourne Actors

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Dear Actors Hello!

I hope you are putting Your Secret Weapon to good use, from THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS AS AN ACTOR ebook, if not, make sure you download it NOW, its only $9.95.

As usual I am here to help, so here is a casting call you should action asap if you are interested!

NIDA graduating directors are interested in meeting actors who would be interested in volunteering to perform in their graduation plays at NIDA in Nov/Dec 2011.

Following the success of the tour to Melbourne this year, all the plays will also tour in 2012 to either Melbourne or Albury in February/March.

NIDA/ Albury Season-
Frenzy for Two, Eugene Ionesco
Push Up, Roland Schimmelpfennig
The Collection, Harold Pinter

NIDA/Melbourne Season-
Electronic City, Falk Richter
Howl, Alan Ginsberg
Thirst, Eugene O’Neil

Details of the plays and roles are attached, along with further information on the final page about key dates and the 2012 tours. If you are interested in being considered, please return your preferences, bio/CV and contact details to lisa.burns@nida.edu.au as soon as possible. The directors will then be in touch with audition information where suitable.

Please feel free to contact me with any queries on (02) 96977608. Please note, these roles are unpaid, however expenses on tour in 2012 are covered by NIDA.

Kind Regards,
Lisa Burns
Postgraduate Courses and Projects Coordinator 

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF DRAMATIC ART

DIRECTING COURSE

2011

GRAD SHOW CASTING CALL

Private View (dir. Jeffrey Jay Fowler) Directors Graduation Productions 2010 

Toured to Theatre Works, Melbourne March 2011 

PARADE SPACE PROGRAM

Howl by Alan Ginsberg

Director:   Daniel Lammin (pictured) 

Designer:   Ruth Arnold 

Dramaturg:   Jack Richardson

Mentor:   Sam Strong  

Outline: A classic text of the Beat Generation, Howl will be a performance of the poem

as a 1-man monologue.  An explosion of words and ideas on masculinity, social injustice,

and the voice of a young man struggling to find his place in the world. Rhythmic, gutsy,

unapologetic and not a typical theatrical experience.

Casting:

1M:  mid- to late-20s, a disillusioned everyman, American accent

Electronic City by Falk Richter

Director:  Felicity Nicol (pictured) 

Designers:   Ally Mansell (set) &  

Genevieve Shrayer (costumes)  

Dramaturg:   Jane Bodie

Mentor:   Simon Stone  

Outline: Year? Unknown. Place? Anywhere. People? Lost. Explores our relationship with

the world, where time moves faster, people/places into the indistinguishable and reality is

a shifting quicksand. Non-specific 21stC space. An in between space (eg an airport,

limbo, waiting room.).

Casting: 

Tom: (20s-30s) Modern businessman, lost/confused, spinning out of control.

Joy: (20s) Modern temp worker, lost, daydreamer, lonely.

Chorus (between 5-15 people): Businessmen, movie executives, commentators, narrators,

provocators and audience. Bleeding between one to the other in an instant.

NB – The text is a dense, unstoppable avalanche. Interest in language and physical

expression is important.

Thirst by Eugene O’Neill

Director:   Dominic Mercer (pictured) 

Designer:   Katren Wood 

Dramaturg:   Jono Burns

Mentor:   Robyn Nevin  

Outline: Three characters; a gentleman, a coloured sailor and a dancer, are stuck on a

lifeboat. They have run out of food and water and don’t know how they will survive. Short,

punchy piece about how far people are willing to go to survive when resources become

scarce.

Casting:  2M 1F 

Gentleman - Male, 20s/30s. A first class passenger. Well-spoken, refined, rakish Caucasian.

Sailor – Male, mid to late 20s. A regular crewman. Well-built, powerful, dangerous,

coloured. Can sing.

Dancer – Woman, early to mid 20s. A beautiful dancer. Attractive, impulsive, fragile,

Caucasian. Can dance.

PARADE STUDIO PROGRAM

Frenzy for Two by Eugene Ionesco

Director:   Rachel Baring (pictured) 

Designer:   Lauren O’Flaherty 

Dramaturg:   Melissa Lee Speyer

Mentor:   Tom Wright  

Outline: What do you do when a war is raging, when bombs are literally tearing down the

walls around you and soldiers are abducting your neighbours? You argue if a tortoise and

a snail are the same thing. An absurd comedy.

Casting: 3M, 2F

He: 30 – 45, divorced, has been in a relationship with She for 17 years, intelligent, practical

and feisty.

She: 30 – 45, left her husband for He, fierce, quick witted, attractive.

Soldier: 16 – 25 friendly (will be used physically throughout)

Neighbor: 20 – 30, newly married, excitable (will be used physically throughout)

Neighbor’s Wife: 20 – 30 newly married, excitable (will be used physically throughout)

The Collection by Harold Pinter

Director:   Mackenzie Steele (pictured) 

Designer:   Jessica O’Neill 

Dramaturg:  Hannah Malarski

Mentor:   Richard Cottrell  

Outline: In upper middle-class London in 1961, an alleged affair

between two dress designers leads to confrontation and retaliation. We need to be

simultaneously aware of the interior of both well-to-do households, which leaves the

design open to being staged realistically or abstractly.

Casting: 3M, 1F

Bill (M) – 20′s, upcoming fashion designer, cheeky, good-looking,

British accent

Harry (M) – 30′s-40′s, distinguished, socialite, stoic, British accent James (M) – mid-20′s-30′s,

fashion designer, headstrong, dangerous,

British accent

Stella (F) – mid-20′s-30′s, fashion designer, detached, enigmatic, independent, British

accent.

Push Up by Roland Schimmelpfennig

Director:   Renato Fabretti (pictured) 

Designer:   Jenny Shepherd 

Dramaturg:   Micharne Cloughley 

Mentor:  TBC

Outline: This piece looks directly to the personal and the intimate within

the high-rise business sector. Aka, the power and the frailty of kings.

Casting: 2M, 4F

Sabine (20-30) – Up-and-coming Advertising Executive, sharp, business, solitary but

ambitious.

Angelika (25-40) – Successful Company Director, married, unsure, fears her prime slipping,

strategic yet impulsive.

Robert (25-40) – somewhere between George Clooney in Michael Criton or James

MacEvoy in Wanted. Business is not everything to him, but he’s good at it. Proud.

Patrizia (20-35) – the sharpest new talent, brilliant, but exposed. She knows her work and

stands by it, but is this what’s most important to her?

Heinrich (18-40) – a cleaner, with Maria, who looks at the company with practical eyes,

grounded, charming, rough.

Maria (18-40) – a cleaner, with Heinrich, who looks at the company with romantic eyes,

sweet, cheeky, simple, kind. (think a young Miriam Margoyles)

FURTHER INFORMATION

The key production dates to note for the NIDA season are:


Mon 7th November   Rehearsals Commence (M-F 10am-6pm)

Mon 21st November   Tech Commences

Tues 29th November   Open Dress

Wed 30th Nov- Sat 3rd Dec  Season

This year, the six shows have also been programmed to tour in March 2012 to Theatre

Works, Melbourne & HotHouse Theatre, Albury. The touring dates are:

26th Feb-4th March    Albury

The Collector, Frenzy for Two, Push Up 

4th -11th March   Melbourne 

     Thirst, Electronic City, Howl 

If you are interested in auditioning for one or more of these productions please send your

preferences along with a current CV to lisa.burns@nida.edu.au or via post:

Lisa Burns

Postgraduate Course Coordinator

NIDA

UNSW, Sydney

NSW 2052

Ph: (02) 96977608

You will be contacted by the respective director to organise an audition time. Please feel free to call or email with any queries.