Audition Psych 101: A Refreshing Approach to the Dreaded Process

Based on the popular workshop of the same name Audition Psych 101 takes a detailed unvarnished look at the mental gremlins that can make auditioning stressful. With frankness humor and a pro-actor sensibility professional working actor Michael Kostroff (The Wire The Deuce Luke Cage The Blacklist Law & Order: SVU etc.) explodes commonly accepted mythologies and offers a fresh more logical and more effective approach to the whole process. Speaking directly to other professional actors Kostroff pulls each step into slow motion shining a light into the dark corners in search of those little snags that can screw us up.It has completely changed the way I view auditions. -- Chad Manuel ChicagoWant to learn why we constantly get in our own way before we even set foot in the room? Michael has made a detailed brilliant study of the most common traps and how to avoid them. -- Peter Van Norden Los AngelesMichaels expertise sense of humor and just old-fashioned good sense does the impossible: It actually makes the actor comfortable with the audition process. -- J. R. Orlando San JoseIm a psychotherapist who specializes in working with creative artists. Among many other issues we always talk about their audition anxiety. In Audition Psych 101 Michael Kostroff has validated everything I believe about the audition process. Let him save you a lot of disappointment and frustration. -- Lee D. Kassan psychotherapist/psychoanalystIt brought the joy and fun back into the audition process which ultimately has allowed for more callbacks and many more bookings. -- Mick Guire New York CityI cant wait for my next audition. (Holy mackerel did I just write that?) -- Deborah Linehan New York City