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Audition: Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part

Michael Shurtleff has been casting director for Broadway shows like Chicagoand Becketand for films like The Graduateand Jesus Christ Superstar. His legendary course on auditioning has launched hundreds of successful careers. Now in this book he tells the all-important HOW for all aspiring actors, from the beginning student of acting to the proven talent trying out for that chance-in-a-million role!

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 288 pages

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