For the person holding the sides

You're reading the other lines.
Here's how to do it right.

You are not the actor. You are the parent holding the script. Your job is not to give a great performance—it's to stop ruining theirs.

Get a simple, physical Reader Card that tells you exactly what to say, when to pause, and what not to do. Works in 60 seconds. No acting experience required.

Upload your sides. Get a Parent Card in seconds. → See how it works

01 What's Happening

Ben is spiraling about the test. Gary thinks he's overreacting.

02 Who You're Playing

GARY — overly confident friend

03 How To Say It

"Look man, it's just a test" — Say it completely flat.

04 Pause Here

After "I can't do this" — stop. Wait one full beat.

WHAT YOU GET

The anti-complication device.

Tells you what to say.

No guesswork. We tell you exactly how to deliver your specific lines without overpowering the actor.

Shows you where to pause.

Most readers ruin the tape by stepping on the actor's silent moments. We highlight exactly where to stop talking.

Tells you what goes wrong.

If you improvise or add "helpful" reactions, you hurt the tape. We tell you exactly what not to do.

Works in 60 seconds.

No acting experience required. Just read the card before you press record.

WHY IT WORKS

Most reader advice looks like this.
Reader101 looks like this.

Generic advice

"Don't rush the lines."
"Be supportive."
"Match the actor's energy."
"Don't read ahead."

Reader101

"At the honeymoon spiral, freeze. Don't laugh. Your stillness is the scene."
"When Ben rewrites your nickname to 'Gare With No Hair' — take the hit. Don't laugh it off."
"This is a pull scene until line 14, then it flips. If you stay soft, the turn never lands."
"Hold brief eye contact on 'Do not poo-poo the poof.' This is real wisdom being dispensed."

How it works

Three steps.
One better self-tape.

Give us the scene.

Drop in the PDF or paste the scene text. That's it — no account setup, no complicated forms.

We break it down the way casting does.

Genre, tone, push/pull dynamics, key beats, timing windows — all extracted from the actual sides, not generic templates.

You know exactly how to read it.

A complete, scannable guide written for you — not the actor. Read it in 2 minutes. Apply it in the first take.

ABOUT THE WORK

This system comes from real auditions.

Corey Ralston trains actors while seeing exactly what actually works on tape.

The pattern is consistent:

most auditions don't fall apart because of talent.
They fall apart in the choices, the preparation, or the read.

These tools exist to fix that.

This isn't theory.
It's a repeatable audition process.

Pricing

Simple. Scene-specific.
Worth every dollar.

One audition gone wrong costs more than a year of this. Fix the part most actors never think about.

Add-On to Prep101

For parents already running Prep101

$6.99

per guide

✓Add a Reader Card to any Prep101 guide
✓Scene-specific reader coaching
✓All 6 Parent Card sections
✓Instant delivery

One Guide

For the occasional audition

$11.99

per guide

✓Full standalone Reader Card
✓PDF upload or paste sides
✓All 6 Parent Card sections
✓Simple, behavioral instructions
✓No subscription needed

You're reading the other lines.
Here's how to do it right.

Free guides for parents running the tape.

Set up your self-tape right.

Memorize lines fast.
Without the burnout.

Zoom callbacks are a different game.

The anti-complication device.

Tells you what to say.

Shows you where to pause.

Tells you what goes wrong.

Works in 60 seconds.

Most reader advice looks like this.
Reader101 looks like this.

Three steps.
One better self-tape.

Real guides. Real audition scenarios.

Prestige Drama Series

Multi-Cam Comedy Lead

Teen Drama — Sensitive Material

Genre Series (Sci-Fi / Adventure)

Feature Comedy

Indie Drama

This system comes from real auditions.

Simple. Scene-specific.
Worth every dollar.

The tape is about to roll.

You're reading the other lines. Here's how to do it right.

Free guides for parents running the tape.

Set up your self-tape right.

Memorize lines fast.Without the burnout.

Zoom callbacks are a different game.

The anti-complication device.

Tells you what to say.

Shows you where to pause.

Tells you what goes wrong.

Works in 60 seconds.

Most reader advice looks like this.Reader101 looks like this.

Three steps.One better self-tape.

Real guides. Real audition scenarios.

Prestige Drama Series

Multi-Cam Comedy Lead

Teen Drama — Sensitive Material

Genre Series (Sci-Fi / Adventure)

Feature Comedy

Indie Drama

This system comes from real auditions.

Simple. Scene-specific.Worth every dollar.

The tape is about to roll.

You're reading the other lines.
Here's how to do it right.

Memorize lines fast.
Without the burnout.

Most reader advice looks like this.
Reader101 looks like this.

Three steps.
One better self-tape.

Simple. Scene-specific.
Worth every dollar.