Even the best, professionally-trained actors and singers have mental blocks, issues, worries, hangups, excitements, and passionately discordant thoughts in my/their minds when I/they walk into and out of an audition room. Even Tyne Daly had nerves going into auditions; one day, the assistant casting director told her in the waiting room, “Tyne, it’s a chance to act on a Thursday…”
It’s this type of reality-checking advice that Michael Kostroff gives to actors in his “Audition Psych 101” Workshops. Michael Kostroff uses the Tyne Daly quote to illustrate how actors can get out of the mental merry-go-round we/they experience and just do what I’m/they’re there to do – perform a role and tell a story. “Audition Psych. 101” is an actors’ workshop that addresses the mental challenges of auditioning, offering new ways to approach the dreaded process. It’s been presented all over the U.S., receiving raves from actors at all levels. I went to one at the Actor’s Equity Association a number of years back, and re-took it last week for a refresher.
He’s got a few more dates coming up: Friday, May 18th and Thursday, June 7th from 6-10pm at Shetler Studios, 244 W. 44th Street, Room 1208. Because Michael is a working actor and knows the financial deal, the fee is pay-what-you-can (with a suggested amount of $45).
For more information you can email Michael at info@auditionpsych101.com or visit the Audition Psych 101 Facebook page.
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