A 'READER' IS THE 'OTHER' PERSON READING THE OTHER REQUIRED LINES.

WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

IN MY OPINION:

A 'READER'  IS THE 'OTHER' PERSON READING THE OTHER REQUIRED LINES.

The reader didn’t give me anything. “What do I do if the reader at the audition reads the line ‘I’ve always loved you’ in a monotone voice with no expression and with the charisma and romance of a dead fish?” Well, first, every other actor is dealing with the same bad reader. They didn’t tell Meryl Streep to hide in a closet as soon as you came in only to bring her out again to read with all the other actors. You’re all reading with the same reader and one of you is going to overcome that perceived obstacle and book the job. It may as well be you. 

The truth is that with the right mindset and a focus on the work, a “bad” reader is a gift. If you’ve done your work for the audition, you probably need something very specific from the reader. If for whatever reason you’re not getting that from her (because she’s not giving you anything) then it means you have to work harder to get it. You can blame her bad acting and give up, or you can see it as a gift, rise to the occasion, and work harder to get what you need from her—or to give her what you think she needs. It’s your job to move the reader in that audition room on an emotional level. If you’re not doing that—because of you or because of her—then work harder.