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Auditioning — What To… and What Not To… by Jim Christian • August 7, 2024


Michael Shurtleff’s 12 Guideposts for Auditioning, from the book “Audition” (Coming Soon)

These guideposts will be bare-bones, synopsized concepts on this blog. I urge you to find a copy of the book and purchase it to really dig into the marvelous acting/auditioning method! 

1. Relationships (August 7, 2024)

2. Conflict

3. The Moment Before 

4. Humor 

5. Opposites 

6. Discoveries 

7. Communication & Competition 

8. Importance 

9. Find the Events 

10. Place 

11. Game Playing & Role Playing 

12. Mystery & Secret 

The book “AUDITION” by Michael Shurtleff is full of great techniques not only for auditioning, but for acting in general. I urge you to find a copy.

The paperback is published by Bantam Books-Drama, ©1978 by Michael Shurtleff– ISBN: 978-0-553-27295-6 (Drama Book Shop in NYC should have copies.)


Stella Adler Method– Objective, Obstacle, Tactic (Coming Soon)


Stanislavski’s NINE Elements of an Action (The Original Method)  (Coming Soon)