How to hold auditions for The Miracle Worker
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Topic: How to hold auditions for The Miracle Worker
Posted By: Bleenie
Subject: How to hold auditions for The Miracle Worker
Date Posted: 4/13/11 at 9:12am
| Hi - I'm new to this forum - this is AWESOME! I'm hoping to get suggestions on how to hold auditions for our upcoming production of 'The Miracle Worker' - this will be a pretty ambitious production for our group, as we normally produce comedies and a small musical here or there. We've also dabbled in mysteries, but we wanted to try something new. Does anyone have any ideas for auditioning the role of Helen? How would you audition for a role that doesn't speak, particularly since it would be a child actor? Perhaps I'm overthinking it, but I thought there might be some good suggestions out there. Thanks so much!!! |
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Posted By: Eric.Brandt
Date Posted: 4/14/11 at 2:16pm
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Good morning! In the interest of full disclosure, I've never worked on The Miracle Worker. But, in general, with kids, whether they speak or not, I think it's more important to focus on what else they bring to the part. If I were you, I'd have the kids do some improv games - nothing at all to do with the show, just stuff that makes them stretch their imaginations and encourages them to relax their inhibitions. Poke around on http://improvencyclopedia.org/ - http://improvencyclopedia.org/ and find four or five games that sound like fun, but focus on physicality rather than verbal expression, since your actress won't have lines to carry her. Then watch them. The one that's not afraid to put it all out there, the one that everybody else stops and watches...that's your Helen. Good luck! ------------- Eric Brandt http://TheTheaterCommunity.com - The Theater Community 
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