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I work with the stars. I'm an Emmy-honored casting director, the author of "Self-Management for Actors," and the creator of Chart Harmony.

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I Hate Being a Nonunion Actor

in The Actors Voice on September 13, 2004 August 12, 2025

I wish more than anything on Earth that this were not me writing this right now. But lo and behold, here I am five years after arriving in this wonderful facade of a town, still…

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Submitting on Everything

in The Actors Voice on September 13, 2004 August 12, 2025

I’ve often heard actors say, “I submit on everything I’m right for — and even the stuff I’m not right for!” That statement gets a laugh, but it’s not the best submission policy to follow….

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Big Brother

in Archive The Latest on September 8, 2004 December 9, 2016

Kenneth came through town on a transport run yesterday. We got to hang out for most of the day (him watching me try to schedule actors for callbacks and going nuts juggling all the different…

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This Is One of the Things We’ll Remember

in Mindset on September 6, 2004 April 29, 2017

I said that to Keith yesterday, as we were lying on the floor of the kitchen with the AC on the counter, a handtowel in place to direct the air as downward on us as…

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How Do I Get an Agent?

in The Actors Voice on September 6, 2004 August 12, 2025

As a beginning actor, what is the best way to get an agent? Is it all in your headshots? Is it all in your cover letter? Your resumé? If you have experience in TV? Plays?…

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When to Say NO

in The Actors Voice on September 6, 2004 August 12, 2025

Actors become so accustomed to saying YES to every offer (that’s what happens when gigs are few and far between, starting out), that they often forget the importance of knowing when to say NO. Some…

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Friend Over

in Archive Ramblings on September 5, 2004 December 9, 2016

Just had many hours of a good friend over… a good friend who is not a fan of Keith. That’s the weird part. But, I guess not everyone you love can love everyone you love,…

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Lots To Share…

in Archive The Latest on September 2, 2004 December 9, 2016

…but I gotta be quick about it. Took Thwok on her first errand run today. It was a hoot. She pretty much stayed on my shoulders, around my neck, or on my head the whole…

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Brown Bread

in Ramblings on September 1, 2004 August 12, 2025

Did any of you use the term “brown bread” to refer to whole wheat bread, growing up? Keith bought white bread the other day and I was telling him that I preferred wheat, but instead…

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Is It Wrong?

in Archive Funnies on August 31, 2004 December 9, 2016

Is it wrong that I cried when Cowboy got to talk to his fiancée and her son on BB5 tonight? (BTW, if you know what that question means… it wasn’t THAT wrong, since you watched…

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