Enraged Accompanist's Guide to the Perfect Audition

I am your accompanist. You do not know me. I am the guy who sits behind the upright in the unflattering fluorescent light of the dance studio a bottle of water on the floor a half-eaten Power Bar on the bench and your audition in my hands. THAward-winning New York theatre composer and pianist Andrew Gerle pulls no punches in this irreverent fly-on-the-wall guide to everything you've never been taught about auditioning for musical theatre. From the unique perspective of the pianist's bench he demystifies the audition process from how to put together your book and speak to an accompanist to the healthiest and savviest ways to approach the audition marketplace and your career. By better understanding the dynamics of professional auditions you will learn to present yourself in the strongest most castable way while remaining true to your own special voice a the one that in the end will get you the job.