Virus update June 2021:  I am vaccinated.  So I am available for in-person coaching.  However, I will also continue video conferencing as it has proven to be an effective means of coaching.   Click to see the VIDEO CONFERENCING  page.

AUDITION COACHING

Do you have a big audition coming up?  Auditioning is a skill unto itself.   There are hundreds of books devoted to the subject.  Professional and university acting programs have semester-long classes devoted entirely to “how to get the acting job.”  

​I have taught special audition classes at the University of Oregon and Gonzaga University.  I have incorporated audition skills into all of my acting classes everywhere I have taught acting.  I have served as evaluator of Irene Ryan auditions at the Northwest College Drama Festival and coached many students on University/Resident Theatre Association (URTA) auditions, and auditions for particular universities or colleges that require the same type of audition (two-contrasting monologues within a precise time limit, one of which is usually classical).  

​Audition coaching can be done in-person, or via VIDEO CONFERENCING (see note above regarding Coronavirus).    Rate:  $130/hr
SUMMARY OF SERVICE

Choose the help you need:
  • Common pitfalls 
  • Material selection
                 Types of monologues to avoid
                 Characteristics of good monologues
  • Cold reading technique
  • Callbacks for particular plays and roles
  • Reading with a partner
  • How to dress (and not dress) for an audition
  • Text work – how to get the most out of the material
  • Coaching of your audition performance with notes on how to make improvements.
  • Audition etiquette
Work is conducted by video conference or in-person coaching is available for those in the SF Bay area.    $130/hr.

 Note:  For individual coaching in-studio, those under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. ​
707-536-6276
​rustan50@hotmail.com​
189 Webster St. Petaluma CA 94952
Audition Coach, John Rustan
John Rustan coaches Auditions, Dialects, Accent Reduction, and Public Speaking.  
SUCCESS STORY:   Audition coaching client, Caroline Edmundson, has been auditioning for several prestigious high school programs.  She applied to:
  •  Marin School for the Arts, California  
  • Sylvia Young Theatre School, London
  • Arts Ed, London 
  • Italia Cont, London 
She was accepted to all four schools and has chosen Arts Ed.  Congratulations Caroline.
PREPARED MONOLOGUE AUDITIONS
URTA - University and Resident Theatre Association Auditions.  An Audition requiring two-contrasting monologues (usually one classical verse and one contemporary.  This style of prepared audition is used for many acting programs at all levels. 
Irene Ryan Scholarship Auditions