23rd April 2008
3 Year ‘Home and Away’ Contract
When
ESTHER ANDERSON got a call back for a three-year contract on Home
and Away she came to The Rehearsal Room to prepare for this big
audition. ESTHER had previously attended Rehearsal Room Workshops
and had a clear understanding of the practicalities of this view
of process. So, when the big opportunity arrived she came back to
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The
First Step
Perhaps a contributing factor in ESTER’s
success was that she went to the first audition not expecting to get it.
Her plan was to be seen and get the practice in the hope that she might
get another opportunity later. How often does it happen to actors that
the audition they don’t see as important is the one they get!
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The
Second Step The Rehearsal Room approach to preparing an audition is not to settle on a definitive way of doing the scene. The meaning and context of the story is thoroughly explored; active listening is expanded; factors that add to the complexity of the character are tested and the ability to change all these ingredients swiftly and efficiently is practiced. After two sessions ESTHER was equipped to make her own choice as to which one of the variety of versions of her two audition scenes she would first present. |
The aim in preparing is not to have a perfect version of the scene but to have an open and flexible process based on truthful active listening so that the producers can see the actor’s skill. Esther stopped short of ‘nailing it’. She was quite happy with feeling that the choices were effective. There is no point in the best performance of an audition scene being the one the actor gave two days before the audition while practicing. The aim is to complete the journey at the audition itself. The actor should go to the audition confident in the belief that they have covered a wide range of possibilities and that they are ready to comfortably adapt to any new suggestions that they hadn’t previously considered. They should also go to the audition with the intention of enjoying it and having fun.
Two
days later the following text message was received at The Rehearsal
Room. “Hello, Richard. The audition went
well … I had fun! Thanks very much for your help. Have to
wait and see now. Esther.” |
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Getting
the Gig Congratulations and good luck, ESTHER. |
Hobson’s
Choice
The Rehearsal Room/3 Big Men Production of ‘Hobson’s
Choice’ is now cast and rehearsals have commenced.
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cast is – Maggie - CAROLINE LLOYD; Willie - PETER DAVENPORT; Henry Hobson - IAN ROONEY; Alice Hobson - AMI-LOUISE SHARPE; Vickey Hobson - KATE DROUGAS; Tubby Wadlow - MICHAEL COLLINS; Albert Prosser - EZRA BIX; Freddy Beanstalk - TOBIAS MANDERSON-GALVIN; Ada Figgins - KARLA HILLAM Mrs Hepworth - MAGGIE MANDELERT Jim Heeler - SEAN SCULLY Doctor McFarlane - IAN SMITH |
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Assistant Director - CHRISTINE DIXON
IAN SMITH (Harold in Neighbours) is playing Doctor McFarlane. “All the cast are very excited about IAN playing this cameo role in the production. And audiences will really enjoy seeing IAN in a uniquely different role,” Producer, Darren Mort said.
| Hobson’s Choice Auditions |
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The qualities he was searching for were actors who could “Listen actively, move story forward because they were always listening for difficulties the character was experiencing and actors who played real surprises,” Richard said.
TICKETS NOW ON SALE |
Audition
Workshop Round 2
The next Round of Audition Workshops is on Sunday afternoons commencing
on Sunday 27th April. This change is to accommodate the Hobson’s
Choice Rehearsals which will happen on Saturdays. The Casting Directors
Lou Mitchell and Jo Rippon will be here on Sunday 18th and 25th May.
The Round 3 Workshop will be back to Saturday morning sessions and Jan Russ (Neighbours) will be one of the casting directors. (For details)
TV Presenters Queue
The next TV Presenters Workshop which starts on 31st May was booked out
halfway through March. The popularity of this workshop has grown steadily
because of its very practical qualities and because it is a good fun experience.
The next TV Presenter’s Workshop is already filling. It is scheduled to start on Saturday July 26th. For more...
Exciting work in the MASTER CLASS The standard of work in Rehearsal Room workshops is going up and up. It is very exciting to see actors making huge gains in performance skill and confidence as a result of the effort they have put into the classes. The significant difference about Rehearsal Room workshops is the clear progress actors make because of the practical nature of this unique view of process. |
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Keeping Head Shots Current.
On a fairly regular basis Casting Directors, Producers and Directors approach
The Rehearsal Room to see if we know an actor who might be suitable for
their needs. On the last occasion this happened three of the actors Richard
Sarell wanted to recommend didn’t have headshots on The Rehearsal
Room file. These actors still had their names put forward, however, it
is probable that actors who had a headshot included would have attracted
more attention. If you are an actor or TV Presenter who has done classes
at The Rehearsal Room it would be very sensible to make sure your headshot
is on file. Jpeg files are the most flexible. Send or update your file
NOW.
ANNOUNCE YOUR SHOWS
The Rehearsal Room now has a new bulletin board and you can publish details
of your new show on it, for FREE. A number of Theatre Companies and Co-op
Productions have enquired about such a possibility and it
is now available.
New
Audition Bulletin Board
A new bulletin board for auditions is now also available. The old board
had received over 1000 auditions for Victorian shows but was also experiencing
difficulties with spammers. The new board should be relatively trouble
free. If you are in search of actors with a good skill level then The
Rehearsal Room is a great place to start. Advertise
your auditions here.
If you are a young actor and want to announce your availability then there is also a special bulletin board for you.
- 28th January 2008
Hobson's Choice is casting - The Rehearsal Room changes your view - Sunday Workshops - TV Presenting class filling fast - Professional Presenters seek Rehearsal Room advice.- 10th December 2007
Two actors on NIDA short list - MTV opportunity for TV Presenter - Summer Intensive - What's The Rehearsal Room difference??- 30th October 2007
It's time to ACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE - Evening Monologue Workshop for the first time - A new Show Reel edit- 12th September 2007 One year for Forrest Blogs - Jan Russ (Neighbours) and Independent Melanie Mackintosh in Round 3 Audition Workshop - TV Presenting Workshop dates - Professional Voice Over Classes
- 5th August 2007
Strong impression made by actors in Audition Workshop - Weekend workshops commence soon - 'There Are Only Three Stories' - One more TV Presenters Workshop for the year.- 18th June 2007
Rehearsal Room Theory Tested - Tom McSweeney and Cameron Harris are the casting directors for Round 3 - Kristin Sargent and Patrick Constantinou attracting attention - Jackie Rae Lythgo gets a good review with STC - Forrest's Blog 14 'Love???' - NEW Director's Notes.- 1st May 2007
Can Forrest be a Feature Film - Monologue Workshop - Australian Screen Test postponed - Missing Manual Auditions Up-date- 8th April 2007
Auditions for "Missing Manual" - Monologue class size reduced to 6 - Forrest's Video Blog now more than a RR exercise - Performance Perspectives on "The Lives of Others" - Chapell Off Chapel Playwright Forums - Australian Screen Tests.- 9th March 2007
Why Rehearsal Room process works - First Voice Over Class up and running - 1st Audition Workshop has casting directors who are currently casting a series - Forrest gets the sack.- 3rd February 2007
TVC success for ELIZABETH SHINGLETON – 'Hobsons Choice' postponed – The Rehearsl Room on MySpace - Forrest's Video Blog 7 & 8 – 1st Voice Over Workshop - 'Autobahn' - The Object of Desire - Career Commonsense (Bob Fraser)- 27th January 2007
The Summer Intensive Workshop – 'Hobsons Choice' Auditions – Forrest's Video Blog and its techinical difficulties – VIRGINIA BOWERS in 'The King' - "Listening - The Key to Everything." article.- 4th November 2006
The Rehearsal Room is about working at building skill. PAUL COUSINS is beginning to reap some rewards for his labours.- 28th October 2006
“Little Miss Sunshine” – actor gets presenting gig – hope of Jules Lund workshop – meetings good value.- 11th October 2006
US actor and director Brian Drillinger visits – Summer Intensive – independent feature film for Samantha Hird.- 24th September 2006
US actor/director at The Rehearsal Room - NEW MP3 file "The Path to Realism"- 18th September 2006
Audition Workshops - Veronica Taylor from Mullinars comments on the consistency of Rehearsal Room actors - new website for The Rehearsal Room - Audition reading a way to build skill.- 22 June 2006
New workshops with Paul O'Brien (Home and Away) and a Monologue Workshop - Jules Lund workshop postponed - speed show reels (very interesting) - "McLeod's Daughters" director takes a class.- 9 May 2006
Logies success for Paul O'Brien - Jules Lund at the Logies - 1st RR MP3 audio file on audition workshops - new casting agency - new magazine.- 15th April 2006
Rehearsal Room student, Lisa Sontag wins Green Room Award for Best Supporting Actress, Presenter students land jobs for SBS and Channel 7, and more ...- 1st January 2006
Presenter workshops a great success, Audition workshop students get the nod of approval from Casting Directors, and more ...- 16th September 2005
New TV Presenters course announced, Rehearsal Room students enjoy audition successes, in memory of the man who inspired The Rehearsal Room, Murray Hutchinson, and more ...- 12th July 2005
Rehearsal Room students get the "Japanese Experience", Paul O'Brien workshop report, Presenter Level Two announced, and more ...- 25th June 2005
Rehearsal Room students achieve video game voicing success, Casting Directors assess the Rehearsal Room process, Paul O'Brien (Home & Away) Workshop announcement, and more ...- 13th June 2005
Round Two Audition Workshop with Dina Mann report, Term three workshops announced and more ...- 31st May 2005
Rehearsal Room student Paul O'Brien lands three year contract with "Home & Away", Rehearsal Room welcomes three of the "Mama Mia" cast as students, and more ...- 11th May 2005
Rehearsal Room students, Rachel Bickerton lands a role in "Leader of the Pack", Rachel Truscott secures job of hosting the Cosmopolitan Model Search, Annabel Pemberton lands guest lead role in "Blue Heelers", and more ...- April 25th 2005
Rehearsal Room students Peter Davenport gains a guest lead role in "Blue Heelers", Alinta Chidzey lands a lead in "Leader of the Pack", David Paterson lands a role in "Lost", and more ...- 14th February 2005
Previous Rehearsal Room student, Jules Lund visits Presenters workshop, Advanced workshops announced, Rehearsal Room student Damian Andrews lands role on ABC series, and more ...- 8th February 2005
Rehearsal Room students Anne Cordiner lands role in Korean feature film, Kentaro Hara gains role on Neighbours, and more ...- 16th January 2005
Previous Rehearsal Room student Jules Lund (Getaway) to take session in upcoming Presenter's Workshop, update on Rehearsal Room website, and more ...- 4th January 2005
Casting Director, Nick Harmon takes final session of Advanced Level One workshops, "MDA" Producer, Denny Lawrence, works with Level One Masterclass students, and more ...- 4th December 2004
Rehearsal Room DVD launched, "Gorgeous Girls" (directed by Richard Sarell) finishes successful Melbourne season, and more ...- 28th September 2004
Richard Jasek (director on "Blue Heelers" & "McLeod's Daughters", amongst other credits) works with Advanced Workshop Level Two students, win a term of classes at Rehearsal Room, and more ...- 2nd September 2004
Rehearsal Room student, Samantha Hird lands role in short film, Term 4 workshops are announced and more ...- 24th August 2004
Sketch Comedy workshop announced, "Gorgeous Girls" season (directed by Richard Sarell) announced, and more ...- 11th August 2004
Next Presenter's Workshop announced, Intensive Introductory Workshop announced and more ...- 1st July 2004
TV Director Richard Jasek works with Advanced Level Two students, Casting Director Nick Hamond works with Advanced Level One students, and more ...- 7th June 2004
Sunday Advanced Workshops announcement, Teenager Holiday Workshops announcement and more ...- 28th May 2004
Rehearsal Room students, Raelene Isbester working at Tokyo Disney Land, in Los Angeles Cecelia Specht and David Paterson have great success with the world premiere of MISDIRECTED, and more ...- 6th May 2004
BLUE HEELERS Casting Director, Jodie McKenna to attend final session of the Audition Workshop, DROP-IN NIGHT update, and more ...- 8th April 2004
McLEOD'S DAUGHTERS Director, Richard Jasek, takes the final session of the Level One Masterclass, Rehearsal Room classes restructured and more ...
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