The Coach’s Corner – Part 7: My Name Is…
BY JOSHUA FINKEL I coach actors to say their name as a statement, not a question. Use a "down glide" or period after it, not a question mark, which is…
Coach’s Corner: Part 6 – Tempo Tantrums
BY JOSHUA FINKEL Fixing a tempo mid song. Let’s say that even though you set your tempo correctly, the accompanist did not interpret it as such. NEVER glare at the…
The Coach’s Corner: Part 5 – Tempo & the Accompanist
BY JOSHUA FINKEL Here are a few pieces of advice regarding you and your accompanist at an audition. Remember to always tell the accompanist everything you need him or her…
The Coach’s Corner – Part 4: Visualize Success
BY JOSHUA FINKEL After you state what you want to accomplish in positive terms, see yourself from the audition table's perspective doing your perfect audition from entering the room to…
The Coach’s Corner – Part 3: The Audition Checklist
BY JOSHUA FINKEL Before going into the audition room, and actually before every rehearsal of your number, declare what you want to accomplish in positively phrased goals. Don't write something…
The Coach’s Corner: Great Auditions, Part 2
This is the second in a series of audition hints presented by Joshua Finkel of the Creative Combustion Acting Studio in Studio City. RULE #2. Do consistently great auditions. That is…
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The Coach’s Corner: Top 10 Things to Remember in the Audition Process
Today we begin a series by Joshua Finkel called "The Coach's Corner." Finkel is an acting coach, director, and performer. He runs the Creative Combustion Acting Studio in Studio City.…