THE AUDITION PROCESS?

The audition process is especially designed and led by our tutors to get the best out of you.  All participants who audition for the Ignite or Accelerate Saturday courses will be invited to join a courses – the audition helps us to place you in the group that is going to be best for you.  Auditioning is a process actors go through on a regular basis so this will help prepare you for the future.  If you feel a bit nervous about auditioning don’t panic! We are there to support you and teach you how to be an actor, not judge how good you are.  If you need any advice before the audition please contact our studioQ coordinator Tricia Ryan via email or phone (02) 4723 7606.

Starting Out and Stepping Up: 
There is no audition process for these two course levels.

Ignite and Accelerate:  
The audition starts with a group workshop.  You will then perform a monologue of 2-3 minutes in length.

Auditions for these courses will be held during your regular class time on Saturday February 11 2012.  Just enroll in the class you want to join and come along to the first session with your prepared audition piece.

We have put together a list of example monologues you can use for your studioQ audition.  These are just examples, you are welcome to use your own however it must be no longer than 3 min in length.  There are some guidelines about choosing a monologue on the first page of the examples below.  If you don’t use a suggested monologue, we strongly advise you read these guidelines before choosing your own.  Just click on the link below suitable for your age group.

We have a small selection of alternative monologues in the studioQ office.  If you would like to look at these alternatives, please make a time to see Tricia, she works at the Joan on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

Contact Tricia Ryan on 4723 7606 or email Tricia for more details.

Example monologues for studio auditions:

Girls 12-15
Boys 12-15
Girls 15-18
Boys 15-18

Q Youth Company:

Entry to the Q Youth Company is by audition only, not everyone who auditions is guaranteed a place in QYC.

QYC are currently looking for young performers aged 17-25 to join QYC and version 1.0 in the creative development phase of All That Glitters... We're not just looking for actors, but also multi-media artists, musicians, visual artists- anyone who might be interested to bring their particular artistic skill to a performance project with QYC. We would also like to hear from people who are interested in the project subject matter and are keen to develop their artistic skills, rather than necessarily seeking out people who already excel in their craft (although they are welcome too). 

Auditions: Wednesday 18 April (last week of DEC school holidays) 6pm-9pm. The audition will include a 4 minute presentation of your chosen art form, a group workshop style audition and an interview in which we will ask you to tell us why you want to be involved in this project and what interest you have in the subject matter. For example: you might like to use your 4 minute audition time with a 2 minute monologue and a 2 minute presentation about your story writing skills. You might like to sing a song or showcase some of your film work.

Please note that you must book an audition time in order to secure a place in the audition process. To book your audition contact Tricia Ryan via phone on (02) 4723 7606 or via email. 

What is an Objective?

An objective is the thing your character wants to achieve most.  In real life you move towards achieving objectives every day.  Your daily objective might be ‘get to school or work on time’, ‘take action against the bully’, or ‘get great marks in my Maths exam’.  Simply, an objective is something you clearly want and make an effort to move towards getting.

Actors commonly investigate two types of objective when researching a character, a Scene Objective and a Super Objective. 

A Scene Objective relates specifically to the scene that the character is in.   The Scene Objective is usually obvious and related to another character in the scene or a physical object. 

A Super Objective is the thing a character wants most out of life.  This is usually something like ‘I want to be the best football player in the world’ or ‘I want to have a family’. 

There are some examples of Super Objectives and Scene Objectives below.  These examples are quite simplified and are by no means exhaustive.  For your studioQ audition, simply ask yourself the question

‘What is it that my character wants to achieve most in this scene?’

Examples: 

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The story of Pinocchio is about a little boy who is made of wood.  Pinocchio does everything in his power to prove himself brave, truthful and unselfish enough to become a real boy. Pinocchio’s Super Objective is ‘to become a real boy’.
 

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In the 2011 film Black Swan starring Natalie Portman, Nina is a very dedicated ballet dancer and does everything she can to become the lead dancer in the ballet.  Nina’s Super Objective might be ‘to be the best ballet dancer in the world’. 

In Black Swan, there is a scene between Natalie Portman’s character Nina and the Ballet Director Thomas Leroy.   While Nina’s Super Objective in the story might be ‘to be the best ballet dancer in the world’, Nina’s  Scene Objective in this particular scene might be more like ‘to convince the director that she has the ability  to play the role of the Black Swan’. 

 

 

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