Annie Tyson Livres

Focusing on the integration of Stanislavsky's techniques with Shakespearean texts, this guide offers practical insights for actors, directors, and students. Annie Tyson dispels the misconception that these two greats are incompatible, illustrating how Shakespeare's works provide essential clues for character and action. With a blend of humor and extensive experience from her time at the Drama Centre London and RADA, Tyson includes interviews with industry professionals, enriching the exploration of these methods in rehearsal and performance.

Auditions remain a constant requirement in an actor's life, whether beginner or seasoned professional, and the attendant nerves and pressure to succeed in an intensely competitive industry is something that all actors need to learn to negotiate. This guide is aimed at those wishing to undertake in-depth training to develop the physical, vocal, imaginative and emotional skills necessary for a varied career in stage or screen. Offering practical advice, it takes readers through the audition process to the moment of acceptance at a drama school. The second section looks at first steps into the profession and how to prepare confidently for auditions and meetings, whether live or by self-tape, so that actors can meet the professional environment with confident ownership of their skills. Topics covered choosing your school; selecting audition material and preparing it; an analysis of a contemporary and a classical speech; the audition cycle and self-taping for video auditions. It also features practical and honest insights from casting directors, industry professionals and recent graduates, as well as up-to-date guidance for online auditions.