Margie Haber - How to Get the Part...Without Falling Apart!: Featuring the Haber Phrase Technique for Actors

There are so many acting teachers out there, and Ive studied with some of the best, but for auditioning, theres only Margie.

HEATHER LOCKLEAR (Melrose Place,Spin City)

Margie understands actors and is wonderful with them. She has developed a fabulous technique for auditioning and getting the job in a limited amount of time.

KELLY PRESTON (Jerry Maguire,Twins,Spellbinder)

I wish I could say that after I saw Margie Haber, I went back and I got the job. But what I think is even funnier is that I did the worst audition of my life, came to see Margie, worked with her, got a whole bunch of great ideas and was so prepared to go back. I was going to go get this job and I was gonna knock their socks off because I was so ready and then they cancelled the movie!

HALLE BERRY (Bulworth,Losing Isaiah)

Margie met me with a big smile and wisdom in her eyes. I listened. I learned. I smiled in return. Thank you, Margie.

JENNIFER LEWIS (The Preachers Wife,Whats Love Got to Do With It)

I think that auditioning is the hardest, most nerve-wracking part of being an actor. You could have all the talent in the world, but if you dont shine in your audition, you dont get the part. Margies class really helped me relax, be comfortable and confident about my audition process.

JOSIE BISSETT (Melrose Place,Book of Love)

Margies class made my auditions the best they have ever been and gave me the consistency that I couldnt get from an acting class alone. Now, I just love going on auditions!

MICHAEL EASTON (Total Recall,Ally McBeal)

Margies technique helps you get your focus off of what youre going to say next, and onto the other person. Then, you naturally begin reacting and staying in the moment, and all the other things youve always known acting, at its best, is about. Margie makes it fun and easy to learn with her good-hearted sense of humor and her terrific ability to clearly communicate her ideas. Shes as entertaining as she is didactic.

CRYSTAL CARSON (General Hospital)

Margie Haber took me from being a poor auditioner to actually enjoying the process. Her technique is like a life raft to me.

TRAYLOR HOWARD (Two Guys and a Girl,Boston Commons)

Using Margies technique for an audition gives you an edge, by giving you the license to do the material and be free.

MICHAEL BRANDON (Presumed Dangerous,JAG)

While doing Margies session, I got workusing her marvelous, focused, skillfull device called The Margie Haber Technique. Its foolproof and direct, especially for any type of TV/film audition, because as an actor, it grounds you. It gets the actors mind involved in the work. Margie explains the key things one should remember and put out there to get the job. I am so grateful that she has designed this Actors Bible.

JODI THELEN (Staying Afloat,Duet)

I used to go into an audition and wing it. Now I have a concrete, tried and proven method for connecting with the material and presenting myself in the best possible light. Margies technique works. Her approach enabled me to put back the fun into auditioning. What I used to dread, I now look forward to. I cant wait to get in there and start reading.

GARY GRAHAM (Alien Nation)

Margies technique gives you toolsso that instead of going into an audition and flying by the seat of your pants, you have something to rely on that you can put to work constructively. There are lots of talented actors, but sometimes skill gets the job!

EILEEN DAVIDSON (The Young and the Restless,One Life to Live)

With cold script in hand and Margies method in heart and soul, you are freer to sell the only thing you got: you!

STEVEN MACHT (Knots Landing,Cagney & Lacey)

Thank you. I had a block in booking prior to your class and I fundamentally attribute what has happened to what youve taught me. I got a couple of callbacks using your technique and then I booked the lead in the play, Ah, Wilderness. It is actually okay to use the sides! I dont have to fully memorize and it keeps me in the moment. I beat out a whole load of people!

MICHAEL REISZ (Ah,Wilderness)

Margie has a sure-fire formula for finding the core of the character youre portraying. Her technique gave me the confidence to make choices, take risks and to enjoy the process.

RENEE JONES (Days of our Lives,LA Law,Bodies of Evidence)

Im just calling to thank you and acknowledge you. I got a series. Ive got the lead in a series and its a wonderful character. All that work has paid off. Im starting to really feel myself in auditions and get through the barrier and let the talent out. So it works. Thank you. Thanks, Margie.

DAVID BROOKS (Crusade)

Margie takes the fear out of the unknown and teaches a solid, timeless technique that will never go out of style. Its the most effective Basic Training an actor can master.

LAR PARK LINCOLN (Knots Landing)

Getting the job today in film or television most often depends on how well you read in the producers or casting directors office. Unlike acting before a camera or on a stage, office acting is a totally different animal, and Margie Haber has that particular animal well under control. You might say shes the Seigfried & Roy of cold-reading technique.

EARL HOLLIMAN (Sharkys Machine,Police Woman)

Margie Haber has changed the way I feel about auditions. She has improved my skills and also, she smells good.

LORRAINE NEWMAN (The Coneheads,Perfect,Saturday Night Live)

Margie helped me tremendously with the audition/cold reading process. Much of my work had been in theatre, so Margie helped pare down my performance to fit TV and film. Since then, I have had continued success not only in theatre, but also on the screen, thanks to her wonderful training and the care she has for the artist.

AMICK BYRAM (Sunset Boulevard,Phantom of the Opera)

With Margies sensitivity and positive outlook, she encourages you to take risks and learn from your mistakes, not be ashamed of them. With that in mind, shes turned this Vanilla ice cream cone into Jamoca Almond Fudge!

CHERYL RICHARDSON (General Hospital,Nightmare on Elm Street IV)

HOW TO GET THE PART without falling apart!
Copyright 1999 by Margie Haber and Barbara Babchick