Actor Q&A: Get Your Acting and Career Questions Answered
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2022-05-31
Get your questions answered about how to find an agent, become an actor and moreRead More →
17 of the Best Books on Acting that Every Actor Needs to Read
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2022-02-18
Originally published March 12, 2020 and is continually updated If you look at professionals in any industry, they are constantly honing their skills. As actors, we are told to “always be in class”, and while this is vitally important, it’s only one piece of the puzzle in being at theRead More →
Social Media for Actors: Why You Need It, and 5 Golden Rules to Ace Your Profiles and Book More Work
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2021-06-01
*This post was originally published in October 2020 and has been updated June 2021 Let’s start with why actors need to be on social media….. It’s no longer a question of whether social media is important or not for actors – it is. Like it or not, it’s an essentialRead More →
Where To Download Scenes, Monologues and Scripts for Practice, Classes and Auditions
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2021-05-17
** Originally posted April 2020. Updated June 2022 As actors, we are always going to need practice scenes and monologues for auditions and workshops. Right now however with so many virtual open calls, generals and self tape challenges going on, actor are scrambling for scenes more than ever. To helpRead More →
How To Stand Out To An Agent or Manager and Actually Get Signed
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2020-08-31
“Getting an agent” is not like getting a dentist or hairstylist; you can’t just walk into an agency, or call them up and tell them that you want to be represented and actually have them sign you. Keep in mind, that when they “represent” you, their butt is on theRead More →
7 Easy Tricks to Memorize Lines Fast
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2020-03-19
How To Learn Your Lines in 30 Minutes or Less Have 15 minutes? Do Steps 1, 2 and 3 + 15 Minutes for One Other Thing So, you’ve landing a sweet audition with a major casting office. You’re super stoked, but also super nervous – you’ve gotta be off-book, butRead More →
10 Audition Tips for Actors Who Want to Work
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2020-02-19
Auditions: it always seems like there is so much riding on them. They are the key to us getting work as an actor, and also seem to be the gateway to unlocking our dreams. If they go well, we have a shot! And if not, then, at least temporarily ourRead More →
Things Actors Need To Ask About Before Saying Yes To an Acting Job
2022-06-28
What should actors know before accepting a job? What questions should actors ask about contracts?Read More →
How I Became an Actor… With No Experience
2022-06-13
This week I decided to share something a little different… how I got started in the biz. It’s not a vanity piece (I hope!), but sometimes I just find it so discouraging to read another interview with a celebrity – the newest, hottest 21 year old, who had showbiz parents, went toRead More →
Should I Do Unpaid Acting Work?
2022-06-06
Should new actors do unpaid acting work? And what does copy, credit and meals mean?Read More →
Overcoming the Post-Oscar Blues
2022-03-28
The Oscars can leave aspiring actors feeling like a failure – that’s just not true! Find out. how to deal with post-Oscar depression.Read More →
7 Things Actors Need to Update Regularly
2022-03-14
Actors can get into a booking slump if they don’t keep updating these key things.Read More →
No experience. No credits. One BIG Break
2022-03-07
I don’t usually share this kind of stuff, but this is just too good not to share! I came across a 1 minute video clip where Jeff Daniels talk about booking his first on-camera role which just which just happened to be a LEAD ROLE in a major feature film with Jack Nicholson. HeRead More →
Home Recording Studio for Voiceovers: The Essential Equipment You Need to Get Started
2022-02-14
The VoiceOver industry has really taken off in the last 10 years. Partially due to demand and the high volume of internet projects, but also because of the ease of setting up a home recording studio and to be able to deliver high-quality audio quickly and cost effectively. If you’reRead More →
