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Bad Websites, Good Websites III
For our final installment of the series on actor websites, let’s get down to it: Do casting directors, producers, directors, agents, and managers even look at actors’ websites? Well, yes and no. Nearly seven years…
Tea with Jessica Bendinger
This week’s column will be a bit different than my usual offering because I wanted to share with you some great stuff that came from my tea date with Jessica Bendinger (she wrote Bring It…
Reality TV
“As an actor, I really don’t like reality shows. As a hypocrite, I watch a couple of them.” — Bill Lippincott (SAG/AEA) A recent discussion on the Showfax Actors Access message boards sent me back…
What to Look for in an Agent
Okay, so far we’ve looked at How To Fire Your Agent and When To Fire Your Agent. Now, as we move from “later in the relationship” to “earlier in the relationship,” we’ll look at What…
Stage Names
My question is about stage names. I’m not an Equity or SAG member yet, but I’ve been getting consistent work in some fantastic theatre, and have recently been cast in a show that will be…
Character Actor: Defined
I have often heard that my type is a “character actor.” I don’t really have much idea what that means. I think it might mean that I am able to transform myself into different characters…
What IS My Type?
Well, well, well. Your emails tell me I need to spend a little more time on the issue of TYPE, after last week’s column. Good news! I have a lot more to say. For my…
Going With Your Gut
We’ve discussed the importance of knowing — and marketing — your type as an actor before. But one of the themes I’m seeing, among actors who simply do not know their type, is the inability…
You Talked Me Out of It
I’m casting a film right now for which I need someone 18 to play younger. Much younger. I need actors who look about 15 (and that’s an innocent, small-town 15 — not “Hollywood 15” by…