It’s time for callbacks. Breathe. Breathe again, more deeply. You can do this.

You rocked your general audition. You have your eye on a role (or several roles) you are passionate about playing.

Or, you’re dying for an acting job because retail income merely fills in the gaps while you wait to practice your craft and authentically express yourself onstage.

Or, you’re trying out for a show, and the post states, “No need to prepare. Audition is simply cold readings from the script.”

AUGHHHHH!

And, breathe. Face your fear. Conquer cold readings. Get the job.

What is it About Cold Readings?

Do cold readings terrify you? or exhilarate you? or a little of both?

Talk about live theatre in its rawest, basic, most freefall form: cold readings. Very little prep. You are flying blind, trusting your instincts, totally not knowing what will happen next.

It’s not like a play you’ve rehearsed, where you’ve got an idea of where you are in the arc, the action, the staging, the give-and-take to expect between yourself and the other players. Once you have rehearsed a play, your job is to execute the action in performance, night after night, with commitment and freshness moment by moment.

In cold readings, though, there is no predictability, no external direction, no practiced plan. However, commitment is built in. You want this role, this gig, this job. You channel your intensity and wholehearted wishing into the character in the scene. The stakes are high for you and the character — and you discover that you and the character are in fact, one and the same. It’s not ACTING, it’s merely being, and gosh what’s so hard about that?

Well, enter the freshness aspect. It can be unnerving to be your natural, relaxed self, while trying to figure out the scene, and what to do, and how to do it. It takes practice to simply be under audition conditions. Cold readings are fresh, all right. They are one hundred percent here-I-am-what-the-heck-is-going-to-happen-will-my-partner-catch-me-and-play-hard-and-lord-help-me-stay-focused-on-the-present-moment-cuz-that’s-all-I-can-do-here. In cold readings, your only hope is to stay mindful, listen, try something and respond authentically.

And I’m here to help you accomplish all this. And more.

It’s simultaneously simple yet not easy to be yourself, focus your action, commit your being, make a strong choice, fire the judge, reveal yourself, connect authentically, have fun (are you kidding me? This is excruciating!) and get the job.

We will conquer this together. And have a blast in the process.

The Secret to Cold Readings

The secret is in the preparation. Yes! There are steps you can take beforehand!

Join me for this 6-week cold reading workshop. I will guide you through the process of preparing, discovering and experiencing what will become the joy and success of cold readings.

We will focus on a different play each week. After you register you will be sent the list of plays you’ll need. They are all available on Amazon.com and may even be in your library. You will be asked to read the play in its entirety before each class. Then, in class, you will be given a scene from the play (you won’t know which scene in advance) to cold read. You will be coached through preparing the scene. As we add to your toolbox each week, you will gain the skills, confidence and practice to ultimately tackle the final scene on your own at the end of six weeks.

Sundays, 7-9 p.m.
June 10, 17, 24; July 1, 8, (no class July 15), and July 22.

Carrie Jay Studio
7570 2nd Street
Dexter, MI 48130

Bring on those cold readings! You can do this! The creative process is limited only by fear. Come to this class, conquer your fear, rock your next audition. Get the job. Click the button below to register and pay $197 for this career changing workshop!

I can’t wait to see you!

P.S. The class is limited to 15 students. Sign up now.