Casting Directors Will Fight For You If They Trust You
“Kelly, I wanted to send a thank you note for last week’s coaching. I deeply appreciate your talent, patience, and support for getting to that last take. Thank you for putting so much care into our session. Wish I could work like that every week!” - Tina D
I work with actors who are playing the long game.
Auditioning is never about getting the job.
Whether or not you fit into the creative vision isn’t up to you.
Your job is to show casting directors who you are and what you would do with the role.
It’s about:
Building your reputation
Gaining their trust
Turning them into fans of your work - so even if you’re not right for the project, they want to find something for you.
Once you release the need to get the job, the energy shifts. You’re no longer trying to impress them. You’re allowing them to watch you do your work.
You become a solution to their problem, instead of a desperate actor hoping to impress them.
This shift is what changes the game.
Every audition becomes an opportunity to become this person, in this circumstance - not to be “right”.
A great coach will help you find what to act in the text, and how to find yourself inside that person.