Grace LaRocca: Take Bigger Audition Risks

About this episode

Tj and Plaideau discuss audition techniques with guest Grace LaRocca, focusing on self-tape presentation and mindset.

Want to connect with Tj & Plaideau? Send us a text message. You can feel it the moment you hit record on a self-tape: your scene is strong, but the slate makes you stiff, your hands look weird, and suddenly you’re worried casting will click away in five seconds. We sit down with Grace LaRacca to talk through that exact spiral, and then we pull it apart piece by piece. From simple slate mindset tricks to cleaner self-tape presentation ideas, Grace shares what actually helps actors book wo...

People in this episode

Hosts: Tj Sebastian, Brian Plaideau

Guest: Grace LaRocca

Topics covered

• audition techniques
• self-tape tips
• acting advice
• performance mindset
• casting process

Keywords

• audition
• self-tape
• acting
• casting
• performance

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