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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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in The Actors Voice on August 9, 2004 August 12, 2025

In my year and a half as a casting director, I’ve received tens of thousands of headshots. This doesn’t include the postcards, electronic submissions, and photo business cards I’ve also received. I’m talking tens of…

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“Each Box Is a Surprise.”

in Archive The Latest on August 8, 2004 November 7, 2020

Ah, the wisdom of the Keith. He mentions how smoothly some of the boxes-into-the-right rooms thing is going as he brings over another load (the final load) of “stuff” we had stored during this move…

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Dial-Up Bites

in Archive The Latest on August 7, 2004 December 9, 2016

I’m so spoiled. Three years ago, Keith tried to convince me to get DSL. I told him I did NOT need DSL, couldn’t imagine why I would be so greedy as to think I had…

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TiVo Makes Me Late

in Archive Geeky Stuff on August 4, 2004 December 9, 2016

So, I forget I’ve paused live TV and think I’m watching in real time and say to myself, “Oh, I have time. I’ll leave when this show is over, which will be 11am.” And when…

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X Aus Ted

in Archive The Latest on August 4, 2004 December 9, 2016

I have so much to say… but can’t seem to keep my eyes open long enough to say any of it. I’m sooooooo worn out.

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When Is Pilot Season?

in The Actors Voice on August 2, 2004 August 12, 2025

While closing one of your previous articles, you mentioned “the onset of hiatus or the start of pilot season.” Could you please spell out what those times are? For example, when do they start shooting…

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The Flake Factor

in The Actors Voice on August 2, 2004 August 12, 2025

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…

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Truly Wonderful

in Mindset on July 29, 2004 April 29, 2017

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…

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Packed It

in Archive Ramblings on July 26, 2004 December 9, 2016

I think… I finally… packed… my brain. I’ve been joking about that for a week or so, but I believe it has happened. I am officially fried. FRIED. But I think we’re now actually very…

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Time to Drop My Agent?

in The Actors Voice on July 26, 2004 August 12, 2025

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…

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