#2 Quiz-Wksht - AUDITIONS (THAR 10B)

THAR 10B: Quiz-Worksheet #2 - AUDITIONS (10 pts.) 

(excerpts from Ch. 8 & 9 + Reading on Auditions/Monologues Package Guide on CANVAS)  

INSTRUCTIONS

Click "Start Assignment."  Select Text Entry submission option.  Then, highlight the quiz heading and all the questions, including the spaces between them, and paste directly into your text entry box.  Then, type your answers directly after each question as you read the chapter.  When done, click "Submit Assignment." 

NOTE:  I will also post a PDF of the Worksheet Quiz below if you'd like to refer to the questions first, then insert your answers on Canvas after you've read the chapter OR if you'd prefer to insert all your answers on the PDF.

10B Wksht Quiz-Auditions (S25).pdf  Download 10B Wksht Quiz-Auditions (S25).pdf 

WHAT TO READ for the QUIZ-WORKSHEEt

6th Edition:  Ch. 8 - Pg. 226-232; Ch. 9 - Pg. 271-289   (Total of 26 pages)

7th Edition:  Ch. 8 - Pg. 231-238; Ch. 9 - Pg. 276-294   (Total of 28 pages)

And the eight pages of the Contrasting Package Guide posted on Canvas

These questions will work regardless of whether you have the 6th edition or 7th edition of the textbook.  Chapter 8 - Start at the beginning and read through "Callbacks", stopping when you reach the section entitled "Rehearsal."  Then, go to Chapter 9; jump to the middle of the chapter entitled "Post-Audition Mortem" and read through to the end of the chapter.  Notice the underlined words that start most of the questions in this quiz-worksheet; those correspond to sub-headings within your textbook in Chapters 8 and 9.  

1.  Read the opening paragraphs of Ch. 8.  Summarize the key point in your own words below.

 

 

 

 

2.  Taking Time:  While the general terms might vary, this list of 20 elements of a rehearsal pattern are common.  Select one that you were less familiar with and summarize it below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.  Auditions:  Read the section marked "Auditions" in Ch. 8.  (Stop when you get to the next section marked "Rehearsals")  In this section the text provides some basic questions to consider at each stage of the performance process.  In each of these three sections, select one or more questions that you found particularly helpful.  Note each below and explain why it was helpful.

Audition Preparation: 

 

 

 

 

Audition Behavior:

 

 

 

 

Audition Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

4. Callbacks:  If you have any reservations about accepting a role in a show, this is the time to get out (to withdraw from consideration).  Why not wait until after you are cast?

 

 

 

 

Chapter 9:  Jump to mid-chapter; find the section entitled “Post-Audition Mortem”.  Start there and read the rest of the chapter.

5.  Post-Audition Mortem and Constant Reminders:  Select two pieces of advice and/or food for thought that you found beneficial in this section and explain below:

 

 

 

 

 

6.  General Casting:  What is the difference between a “specific” audition and a “general” audition?

 

 

 

 

7.  Audition Observation: Choose two sentences from each of the following sections and briefly explain why they would be most significant for auditions for you.

Appearance/Attire

a)

 

b)

 

 

Selection of Material

a)

 

b)

 

 

Control of material

a)

 

b)

 

 

Use of Voice/Speech

a)

 

b)

 

 

Use of Body/Space

a)

 

b)

 

 

Dynamics

a)

 

b)

 

 

Flow

a)

 

b)

 

 

 

8.  Post-Application Mortem: Read this section, then focus on “The invaluable Thirteen”

     A.  What are your three words you would like your interviewer to use to describe you later?

 

 

 

 

    B.  Other than #3, select one of the 13 tips that you found particularly valuable and explain below.

 

 

 

 

 

9.  Favorite Quote: Select your favorite quote from Chapter 8 or 9 and record it below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

CANVAS READING:  The Art of Auditioning & Contrasting Monologue Package

This last section of the Quiz-Worksheet focuses on the assigned pages posted on Canvas.

Reading on Canvas:  THAR 10B MONOLOGUE PACKAGE GUIDE & All Links on that page.

10.  What is a Contrasting Monologue Package? Put this into your own words.

 

 

 

 

11.  [From "Presenting a Monologue Package"]  What is the order of events when presenting a contrasting monologue?  How is an introduction (“slate”) for a contrasting monologue package different than for a single monologue audition?

 

 

 

 

 12.  After reading the pages on "Presenting...”, and "What to Wear...", what is one detail that you read that you found particularly interesting or you didn’t know before?

 

 

 

 

13.  After reading the pages on “What Makes a Good Audition Monologue” and "Preparing a Monologue Package - Tips", what is one detail that you read that you found particularly interesting or you didn’t know before?

 

 

 

 

14.  [From "Where to Find Monologues"] With the exception of password-protected databases, why should actors avoid using the internet to find good audition monologues?

 

 

 

 

15.  After reading these eight pages, describe one additional detail that you learned that may help you when finding and preparing good audition material.