Other side of the table

Performink is not my favorite trade magazine for articles or insight on acting. However, Joe Wycoff has a great article online right now.

It basically gives 6 tips for the audition-ers. As Wycoff mentions, there are hundreds of books about how audition-ees should act, perform, ect. But there is not to my knowledge one for audition-er. Those sitting on the other side of the table with a stack of very expensive headshots and resumes, painfully cut to size and stapled to resumes (printed on paper and the printer from work).

The one thing I would add is, make a general a general and a callback a callback. If you want to see a bunch of people because they don't really know what they want. That is fine. But have a show general. But, if you know what you want (even if it isn't me) don't callback 20 people for one role. A callback is because you have a specific idea in mind and you think you have about 5 people you could get it from. Bring in those 5 people and really see what they can do. Don't send me 3 sets of sides and then have me read only once.

It all comes back to respect. Again - lattes are not needed, but common curtsies and a mutual understanding. Yes, actors can be idiots, thoughtless, and disrespectful. But I'm not. Give me the benefit of the doubt that I am not going to be a total f-nut.

Anywho - check out the article. He said a lot of what I have been feeling over the past few months.