Acting by Mistake

A practical guide to auditioning, rehearsing, and performance that leads actors to trust themselves, utilize their fears, create from their mistakes and head toward a more positive process.

William Roudebush: (AEA, SAG, SSDC)

Bill has been teaching and directing for thirty years now.

He has taught acting for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, The University of Memphis, Virginia Commonwealth University, The Mint Theatre Company, Cleveland Play House, and was the Theatre School Director for the Walnut Street Theatre from 1995-1999. He has directed well over two-hundred productions at such theatres as Syracuse Stage Company, Actors' Theatre of Louisville, The Cleveland Play House, The Hanna Theatre, Theatre Virginia, The GeVa Theatre, and Walnut Street Theatre.

In New York, he was artistic director for the "Ten More By Noonan" reading series at the John Housman Theatre. He also directed for the Ensemble Studio Theatre, Mint Theatre Company, Pulse Ensemble, and the American Folk Theatre. He is the author of the yet unpublished musical revue, entitled "The Village Gate Follies", that is due for production in the near future.