Todayβs #MondayMythDebunker is more of a “it depends.”β
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The short, go-to answer: πππ©ππ£π > π‘ππ£π π₯ππ§ππππ©ππ€π£.β
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There are some writers/showrunners/directors out there who like their lines to be spoken exactly as they are on the page. β
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And they notice. β
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Usually if this is the case, we know about it. And weβll do our best to relay this note ahead of time (hence why reading everything on your cmail audition is extremely important). β
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But what we donβt want is for you to be thinking more about the lines than the thoughts of the character. β
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Absolutely do your best to be off-book (there are dozens of savvy tricks to help memorization be less of a chore. Check our blog for a post about some actor-favorites). β
But once youβre on your way to the audition, or sitting in the virtual waiting room, or minutes from self-taping – ππππ ππππππππ πππππ πππ πππππ. β
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Does that thought scare you?β
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It shouldnβt.β
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Because you can ALWAYS have your sides in front of you. β
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So if you need to glance down for a moment, please, glance away!β
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But donβt get caught up in the lines. β
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Hereβs the thing to remember:β
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If at that point, you realize you donβt know the material as well as you would have liked, π΄π’πΊπͺπ―π¨ π΅π©π¦ ππͺπ―π¦π΄ π±π¦π³π§π¦π€π΅ππΊ πͺπ΄π―βπ΅ π¨π°πͺπ―π¨ π΅π° π©π¦ππ± πΊπ°πΆπ³ π€π©π’π―π€π¦π΄. β
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Reacting authentically, knowing who youβre talking to, raising the stakes, immersing yourself in the environment: these are all things you should prioritize once youβre in the audition room. β
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TLDR version:β
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Do your absolute best to as off-book as possible. β
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But once youβre in your audition space, πͺπ π¦π£ ππ π π π πππ π¨πππ π₯ππ πππππ€ π‘ππ£ππππ₯ππͺ ππ πππ€ π€πππ ππ. πΌπππ ππͺπππ π₯ππ π£π ππ ππ€ ππ π¨ πππ£π€π₯.β
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