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BYU Theatre Education

Auditions For The Beginner

by Briana Shipley

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Auditions For The Beginner

Lesson 1: Choosing and Cutting a Script

February 18, 2015 12:00 AM
Educational Objective: Students will demonstrate their understanding of the process of selecting and cutting (if necessary) a monologue. Students will also read-through and time their scene to make sure it is under the 1 minute time limit.
5 Min Read
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Lesson 2: Character Analysis

February 18, 2015 12:00 AM
Educational Objective: Students will demonstrate their abilities to analyze a script by completing a Character Analysis Worksheet.
2 Min Read
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Lesson 3: Tactics and Objectives

February 18, 2015 12:00 AM
Educational Objective: Students will demonstrate their knowledge of objectives and tactics by mapping out their tactics to obtain their objective in their monologues.
5 Min Read
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Lesson 4: Basic Acting Method

February 18, 2015 12:00 AM
Educational Objective: Students will demonstrate their ability to apply basic acting technique to their monologues by performing in front of a peer, and then writing a paragraph about their experience
3 Min Read
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Lesson 5: Listening

February 18, 2015 12:00 AM
Educational Objective: Students will practice listening, relationships, and building character by rehearsing their monologue with a partner without movement or props – merely focusing on listening.
3 Min Read
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Lesson 6: Resumes and The Moment Before

February 18, 2015 12:00 AM
Educational Objective: Students will demonstrate their ability to create a professional quality resume by turning in a resume for the mock audition. Students will also be able to establish the moment before in their monologue by performing and checking it off with a partner.
4 Min Read
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Lesson 7: The Mechanics of an Audition

February 18, 2015 12:00 AM
Educational Objective: Students will demonstrate their ability to walk into a room, introduce themselves, slate, properly use the fourth wall, and end their monologue by checking these items off with the class.
2 Min Read
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Lesson 8 – Previews

February 18, 2015 12:00 AM
Educational Objective: Students will practice performance and performance analysis by performing their monologues in front of the class and evaluating each other.
1 Min Read
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