Audition Note . . . take the time to find the wind and turn my sails into them

Don't just leave work or the loft and run off to a monologue audition (cold readings are a different matter): spend a good 30-40-60 minutes thinking, feeling, getting into it, looking for further connections, insights, and then . . . just relax and go.

post-note: Feeling (again) overwhelmed with trying to master monologues, cold readings, learning to audition (by going on actual auditions). First, I'm good with exercise -- I've got a good weekly routine that easy to follow (it's now a habit), and it's really paying off. I need to develop the same routine for nightly work and going out on auditions. Working 4-5 nights or days/week, 1-2 hours, and 3-4 times a week, 15-20min voice. Set a schedule.

Monologues, cold-reading, sight-reading: Monday, Tuesday, (Thursday or Friday), Saturday and Sunday: Week nights: start 9, 9:30pm. Weekends, afternoons, 1-2 hours.

(Right now, preparing for the showcase [scene work] and 13th Street Rep [monologue] is setting my weekly schedule -- but if I can keep to the MT,T or F, SS schedule, I should be well prepared)

Voice work: Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, 20mins

Auditions: at least once a week -- experience, Experience, EXPERIENCE!!!! GET IT (IT'S FREE!):

        Do you rehearse? Do you memorize it and fake that you're reading? How do you study for the part? Do you develop a character? Do you make specific choices? Do you give a film performance? Do you give a stage performance? Do you get coached? What approach will work best for this particular audition? You have plenty of options, but what's the answer? Experience is the answer. For each audition you will eventually learn how to produce results.

           - Jeremiah Comey, The Art Of Film Acting (p. 215)