Los Angeles, CA / June 3rd, 2025: Emmy Award-winning former casting director and audition coach Holly Powell is proud to announce the release of the Second Edition of her popular book, The Audition Bible: Secrets Every Actor Needs to Know.
The Audition Bible has become an essential resource for actors seeking to master the art of auditioning. The original book has been used in several drama schools and university drama departments such as: The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (New York), University of Southern California, Pepperdine University, California State Fullerton, Redlands University, Emerson College, and Huntington Beach High School, among many others.
Drawing on decades of experience in casting for major television networks and studios, Powell shares both foundational audition tools and protocols for nailing auditions—from preparation and mindset to in-the-room auditions, self-taping skills, and mastering virtual auditions.
Powell approaches audition prep as a physical and mental exercise in this useful tome, walking actors through each step of the process including the psychological warzone she terms “The Lobby Sabotage.” She also outlines her Six Audition Tools Method for successful in-the-moment performance. – Backstage (www.backstage.com)
An Audition Studio for Actors
Holly Powell Studios Audition Workshops guide professional actors or those studying to be professional actors through the audition process, from Pre-Reading/Self-Taping for the casting director, tips and tools for a successful Callback experience, and the unique protocol needs of Studios and Networks when “testing” for Series Regular roles on television. The Business of Acting has also been a popular workshop in the past.
In addition to teaching her workshops at Holly Powell Studios for the last 15 years, Holly brought her workshops to Drama Schools, Universities, and Colleges around the country, both in person and on Zoom to such institutions as The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York; Pepperdine University; Redlands University; USC; California State University, Fullerton; Emerson College.
Holly Powell Studios Audition Workshops have morphed to coincide with the “new normal” of the self-tape audition experience. No longer a brick-and-mortar studio, Zoom classes allow for an expanded class room, reaching anywhere around the globe.
Please visit the Audition Workshops page to view current class scenarios, both in person and on Zoom, in bringing Holly Powell to your organization.
