Instructor: Tara DeFrancisco & Rick Prouty (CSz Chicago)
Date Taken: July 2009
Every year,: ComedySportz: has a tournament where all of the city teams get together to play, take workshops and hang out. This workshop was part of: ComedySportz Tournament 2009 and covers tips on auditioning, for both shortform and longform improv.
Workshop Notes
- Many auditions generally aren’t “warm”:
- Generally about 10 people per audition:
- Your audition starts well before your audition:
- Your biggest demon in your audition is yourself:
- 2 biggest things::
- (1) Make someone else look good:
- (2) Do something for yourself (give assists and score goals):
- Annoyance Theater style:: : Improv is like a plane crash—put your mask on first, then the child’s:
- Audition Notes::
- Step forward, wave and say fact about you. In your “intro”:
- A. Project and Confidence:
- B. Have strong Vocal Quality:
- C. The more real you are the better; don’t be “bit focused”:
- The key is to be genuine:
- “Psych out” tricks auditioners do:: Not laughing;: Calling out 1 person at a time;: “Please hold” and then whispers;: “We’d like to see ___ again.”:
- Biggest keys: Confidence, projection, acting ability, make your scene partner look good, commitment to scenework:
- ALWAYS Warm up before your audition
