Niccolo D’Agruma ’30 works a scene with actor Meghan Leathers ’14 during his mock audition with showrunner Shawn Ryan ’88.
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Roby Sickles ’30 acts a scene with professional actor Meghan Leathers ’13.5. Leathers is teaching in the Middlebury Theatre Department this term.
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Students selected scenes from a variety of comedy and drama television shows.
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Lia Gheorghe works on a scene with theatre professor Alex Draper ’88. Getting an authentic feel for what it’s like to audition for a television producer is invaluable experience for theater students.
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Meghan Leathers ’13.5, a professional actor who teaches audition techniques, served as a reader during the mock audition session.
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Shawn Ryan ’88 offered students many valuable nuggets of advice during his mock audition session, including the fact that being “off book” is the way to go whenever possible.
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Middlebury student Annalise Houghton ’28 took her turn in the audition seat during a mock audition session with television producer and screenwriter Shawn Ryan ’88.
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Mariah Gunnison ’29 preps for a mock audition with Shawn Ryan ’88 at the Mahaney Arts Center.
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Shawn Ryan ’88 offers feedback to a student in a mock audition. Ryan is a screenwriter and showrunner for many popular productions, including The Shield and The Night Agent.
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Xavi Josil ’29 works a scene during the mock auditions. Students chose their audition material from a variety of different scenes from actual television programs.
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Mariah Gunnison ’29, Naomi Fitzpatrick ’29, and exchange student Lia Gheorghe watch their fellow classmates perform before taking a turn to audition.
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