A friend who founded a non-profit organization recently did some research on the average percentage of no-shows for fundraising events. She shared with me, when I was lamenting the fact that many actors no-show their…
Truly Wonderful
Y’know what’s truly wonderful? Just having an average day (certainly, there were many very cool things that happened today, so I don’t want to discount that, but really it was just an average day, by…
Time to Drop My Agent?
My agency hasn’t gotten me any auditions since I signed with them in January. I’m thinking about changing agencies, but I really like my agency and I don’t want to leave them. However, for my…
Do You Have Any Questions?
There are several schools of thought about what an actor should do when asked, “Do you have any questions?” just before an audition officially begins. You’re in the room; you’ve reviewed your sides; you did…
Pet-sitting
Weirdness at the pet-sitting corral… Today a neighbor knocked on the inside-of-the-garage door to let me know the garage had been open for a few hours. WHAT?!? I tried to figure out what combination of…
What is WRONG with me?!?
Okay, so I’m spending every spare moment packing and purging (man, is it EVER liberating to toss YEARS-in-the-making collections, stacks, and STUFF!) and I come across my 377-page Getting Interactive with Authorware manual by Lloyd…
Well, thank goodness!
You know you’re a blog addict when… …the server is down for a few days and you find yourself STILL stopping by the site, trying to log in, checking to see if comment posting randomly…
Separate Resumes?
I do print work as a model and acting as an actor. Should I have separate resumes for each or can I keep it all together in one resume? Definitely have separate resumes. This is…
The Power of the Kit
You know the kit. You’ve seen it. You’ve attended a show (or showcase) and seen people here and there clutching folders filled with headshots after the show (or you’ve watched them writing on resumés during…