AEA's Eastern Region Membership Education Presents:
AUDITION PSYCH. 101

A Refreshing New Approach To The Dreaded Process With Michael Kostroff

Free Seminar - Thursday, August 7, 2008 - 6:30 PM

Subjects covered:

• Surviving the Waiting Room
• Why You Should Never Go to an Audition to Get a Job
• Answering the Voices in your Head - The Importance of Dignity for the Actor
• How to Approach Call-Backs
• Kostroff's Golden Rule of Auditions

De-terrorize the audition process - the workshop is designed to help performers at every level deal with insecurities & nerves and learn to love auditioning.

When: Thursday, August 7th, 2008 - 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Where: AEA Audition Center, 165 West 46th Street, 2nd Floor
Cost: Free - Open to AEA members and EMC's

RSVP: outreach@actorsequity.org

Student Comments:
"Thanks for the remarkable class. I feel I can embrace my nutty humanity as an actor. I am raring to go put on a 3 minute show."

"…The sense of empowerment that emerged in that room was palpable…"

About the Instructor

Michael Kostroff

Formerly the world's worst auditioner, Michael Kostroff now appears frequently on TV. He's been a series regular on HBO's The Wire, recurred on Wedding Bells, Veronica Mars, The Geena Davis Show, King of Queens and others, guest starred on Life, Studio 60, Without a Trace, The Closer, In Case of Emergency, West Wing, Boston Legal, ER and so on, and toured with both THE PRODUCERS and LES MISÉRABLES. He's also a freelance writer, the author of the popular book, Letters from Backstage: The Adventures of a Touring Stage Actor, and a guest advice columnist for Backstage West. He stars in the upcoming series Dan's Detour, and recurs on the upcoming Disney Series, Mollywood.