Does the Web World have a Pilot Season?
According to my brilliant and knowledgeable New Media agent, Brandon Martinez at Abrams Artists…
My sugar high after Halloween!
I hope I’m not typing too fast before I crash from all the sugar I’ve had the last few days! You know, those ‘sugar blues’ a few hours after binging on all those sweets.
Being fit isn’t just to look h-o-t naked!
This is going to sound a bit like I’m a braggart, but I swear there is a point to it all. OK?
Move Your Career Up That Industry Ladder
It doesn’t take a math whiz to tell us in the acting biz that the top rungs in Hollywood are where we want to be. Now for the math: with over 95,000 SAG actors in L.A. and surrounding area, that would make for a lot weight on those top rungs.
Self-Producing IV: Creating a Budget
Money, honey! Your art is sacred and priceless, but alas, producing it requires some dough. In this blog I’ve made a list of most of the potential costs associated with a theater production. The range of possible spending is wiiiiide and depends on
How To Get Out Of A Commitment
The unabridged title of this post is: How To Get Out Of A Commitment Without Seeming Like A Flaky Actor Yes, your schedule can be unpredictably unpredictable. It’s very likely that there will be times when you will agree to do something only to have another opportunity pop up that you need or want to […]
Shocker: Don’t always listen to me.
A few weeks back I told you to always “feel free to make it your own.” Remember? I said that hosting auditions mostly want to see YOU not necessarily their copy. Well, I am eating crow right now because I was SO wrong, at a recent audition.
No More Summertime Blues!
Wow, where has this year been going? Have you heard that question around town about this time of the year? I’ve heard it alot! We work, play, carouse, dream, set goals and even find time to sleep and rest in this life we’re living. Did I say ‘LIVING’?
How To Say “No”: part 3
In the previous post, I gave you some examples of exactly how to firmly but genuinely decline a request. Well, there’s one little thing you can add to your communication that will help the person accept your answer. When you say something like this: “I truly appreciate that you thought of me for this – […]
Self-Producing III: Initial Planning
Hi everyone. In previous blogs I’ve discussed the challenges and rewards of self-producing a theater run of your one-person show. Now let’s get down to some of the details of HOW to do it. We’ll start with the Initial Planning.