90% of the Job: Surviving Auditions as a Working Actor

Ruffin Prentiss: Guard Your Heart

Ruffin Prentiss (Watch Dogs 2, SEAL Team, Power, Insecure, and a whole lot more) talks about making your own work, carrying your emotional prep into the audition room, an

Zak Stevens: You Can't Plan for Everything

Zak Stevens (Stick, Wiretap, Avenue Q, and a whole lot more) talks about treating a commercial audition like a pitch instead of a test, why them having no idea what they

Elijah Coleman: The Weather's Going to Change

Elijah Coleman (10 Minutes, The Founder's Keeper, To Us, and a whole lot more) talks about giving yourself an engine in an audition, bringing more than one choice, and al

Tyler Fauntleroy: Catching the Loose Ball

Tyler Fauntleroy (Hamilton national tour, Tambo & Bones, Succession, and a whole lot more) talks about auditioning for Hamilton 20+ times over seven years, what kept him

Mike Donovan: Own the Room

Actor and writer Mike Donovan (Cloak & Dagger, This is the Night, The Noel Diary) talks about stepping back, breathing, and relaxing into the daily practice of being an a

Eli Pauley: You Are Who You Are

Director, actor and teacher Eli Pauley joins to talk about what auditioning is like from both sides of the casting table. She shares stories of auditioning for an ASL ver

Devon Meddock: They Asked You to be There

Actor, singer, trumpet player, and NYU educator Devon Meddock talks about tough auditions, learning to trust herself, and how to stay present when things don’t go as plan

Erik Gratton: Falling Flat on Your Face

25 year veteran Erik Gratton (Elf national tour, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and a million other things) talks about the worst audition he ever had,