10 Hollywood Stars Share Advice to Aspiring Actors
2020-10-23
Hollywood A-Listers offer advice to new and aspiring actors. Read the quotes, watch the clips!Read More →
Casting Conversations: Interview with Casting Director Katie Griffin, CSA
2020-10-20
You guys are in for a treat! I was able to catch up with veteran Casting Director, Katie Griffin, who generously shared her insights on a wide range of topics including do’s and don’t for audition, headshots and resumes, and even voiceovers. You might know Katie from the #hellomynameis challengeRead More →
7 Ways to Get In Front of Casting Directors
2020-10-04
** This post was originally published in December 2019 but has been completely updated for January 2021 Audition: as actors we often wait, hope and pray for them. Auditions are our lifeblood. They mean getting in front of a casting director, which means getting a shot at a job, whichRead More →
5 Ways to Create Unshakable Self-Worth for Actors
2020-09-29
In this business, we’re almost conditioned to accept grueling hardship as a part of life; a right of passage or “paying your dues”. There seems to be a prevailing view that you don’t deserve to be a successful working professional unless you’ve gone without food, without sleep, and moved acrossRead More →
Casting Conversations: Interview with Brette Goldstein, CSA
2020-09-14
Join me for wonderful, informative and heartwarming interview with NYC Casting Director, the amazing Brette Goldstein, CSA. Brette gives us the inside scoop on a new platform casting directors are using for virtual auditions. You don’t want to miss this! A little bit about Brette… Brette has cast five televisionRead More →
Simply the BEST Self Tape Advice I’ve Ever Found
2020-08-20
UPDATE JANUARY 2022 In the last 2 years I have sat in more than 100 combined casting conversations via Zoom interviews, Facebook and Instagram Live events, Clubhouse and workshops and these are STILL some of the biggest things they talk about. This video is from a casting associate who hasRead More →
How To Act Realistically and Not Look Like You’re Acting
2020-08-03
One of the things that I get asked most frequently by new actors and one of the biggest points of frustration is how to act realistically – how to do it, go through the motions and say your lines without it feeling stiff or rehearsed? I’m not going to lie toRead More →
10 Genius Tips for Actors to Memorize Lines for Any Audition
2020-07-25
For some actors, memorization is naturally easy. For others, it is a point of panic every single time. No matter where you fall on that scale, memorizing lines is, and will always be, an essential component of single audition you do and every project you work on throughout your career, so you might just as well get good at it.Read More →
Top Hollywood Casting Directors Offer Their Best Audition Advice
2020-07-22
As actors, we often think of casting directors as being the gatekeepers in this business; somewhat unaccessible and trying to keep us at arms length. But the truth is, casting is generally on our side. They truly want actors to succeed! Yes, it is also their job is to collaborateRead More →
How to Have a Survival Job You Love
2020-07-21
Day job. Side hustle. Survival job. No matter what you call it, pretty much every actor is going to need this at one time or another, and maybe many times over the course of your career. It’s that thing that you do that keeps the lights on, allows you toRead More →