When Streisand, Redford, Vereen, Tomlin, Midler, and Hoffman got their first breaks Michael Shurtleff was there.
Michael Shurtleff has been casting director for Broadway shows like Chicago and Becket and for films like The Graduate and 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!
Twelve guideposts for actors plus:
Style • Pace • Over-Acting • Distractions • Risks • Drama • Musical Theater • Comedy • Self-Rescue • Seduction • Eye Contact
. . . And more!
- ISBN10 0553272950
- ISBN13 9780553272956
- Publish Date 2 December 1979
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
- Format Paperback (US Mass Market)
- Pages 288
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780553272956