He had plays published in The Best Short Plays Series, of which the 1979 edition includes his popular "Sailing." Death Shurtleff wrote the play Call Me By My Rightful Name. The book has become somewhat of a "bible for aspiring actors." In his book Audition, he addressed common problems for actors during the audition process, problems he had witnessed many times over in his casting sessions. He served as casting director on such films as The Graduate and The Sound of Music.
Among the Broadway productions on which he acted as casting director were the original productions of 1776, The Apple Tree and Chicago. His legendary course on auditioning has launched hundreds of successful careers.
Shurtleff went on to form his own casting service, Casting Consultants, in 1962. Duration of the summary (audio): 24M7S (6.4 MB) Description or summary of the audiobook: Michael Shurtleff has been casting director for Broadway shows like Chicago and Becket and for films like The Graduate and Jesus Christ Superstar. Shurtleff worked with Bob Fosse on Pippin and Chicago, and Andrew Lloyd Webber on Jesus Christ Superstar. During the casting process he would bring in to audition for the play's director such new names as Elliott Gould, Barbra Streisand, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Bette Midler and Jerry Orbach. Shurtleff was the major casting director for producer David Merrick. He moved to New York City after graduation and changed his first name to Michael. Being seen and being heard are essential in an audition. Read eBook on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android.
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Charles Gordon Shurtleff was born in Oak Park, Illinois and attended Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin and the Yale School of Drama, where he received his MFA in playwriting in 1952. Read Audition by Michael Shurtleff by Michael Shurtleff by Michael Shurtleff for free with a 30 day free trial.