Pricey Program, Hostage to Housing
Last year I auditioned for a New York acting conservatory program that was on an audition tour. The feedback I received was that I am very talented, but because I did not have a strong enough résumé they were not going to accept me. More »

Visitation Rights, Streaking Craze
Last year I got Abrams to be my agent. I've booked with them, but over the last five months I've had no calls. I am frustrated but don't want to burn a bridge, and she has not told me to get another agent. More »

Baby Blues
A few days later I found out I'm pregnant. Should I just give up acting altogether and find a different career that pays a regular salary? What will happen to my dream? More »

Short-Term Memory
How important is memorization of sides if they were given within 24 hours or less? I can understand if I had the sides for a week, but less than 24 hours? More »

Independent Worries, Looking Ahead
I submitted myself for this commercial that I thought really fit me. They called me up today letting me know they might use me for it, but it's nothing for sure. What do you think I should do? More »

Crappy New Year
For actors, there's something outright cruel about the timing of the holidays. To be asked to be thankful just as career opportunities are dwindling really rubs salt in the wound. More »

Haven't Got a Prayer
I am moving to New York City from Oman to start an acting career. I am a devout Muslim, and I was wondering what forums and opportunities there are for Muslims in the New York theater. More »

Freelancer Commission, Manager Decision
Like the majority of actors in New York City, I do not have an agent, but I freelance with a couple of them, which, in the overall, has been a good arrangement for me. More »

Follicle Failure, Reel Long Ago
Is being bald a big issue when you're just "another actor in the city"? I know that if you're the next Marlon Brando, maybe people won't care about your lost hair, but let's not kid ourselves. More »

Practical Core, Tricky Interview
Now that Actors' Equity jobs are in decline, I've been doing some research on "financial core." I know it's a touchy subject, and no one seems to want to talk about it. More »

Price Line, Screen Door
My goal is to make a living as an actor. Would it make sense to just make the decision that I will no longer work for free? More »

Managing Your Man
Although I'm an actress at heart, I've decided to put aside my own career to embark on a new journey—becoming my husband's manager. More »

Hire Education, Out of Character
Why is it that actors tend to book work when they don't care about the audition, don't need the work, or are sick or tired during the audition? More »

Facebook Formalities, 'Tired' Tirade
I've managed to add some top casting directors as friends on Facebook. I haven't met them; I took a chance and just added them and they accepted me. However, I have been waiting to message them. More »

Such a Deal, Too Weary for Words
Not that I'll be offered one of these any time soon, but what exactly is a "holding deal"? I've heard that term several times recently in conversations, and I don't want to look like I don't know what it is. More »

Dialoguing Down Memory Lane
Working Actor columnists Jackie Apodaca and Michael Kostroff chat about ink-stained good times gone by. More »

Change for a Dollar, This Week Only
A couple of months ago, my agent there moved on to another company, so I feel even less loyal now. So, obviously, I'm thinking about looking for new reps. More »

Sneaky Students? Calling Comment
I wish that student filmmakers would stop trying to disguise their little student projects as something other than what they are: a student project. More »

Better Letters, Plane Talk
Can you please stop wasting valuable newspaper space on questions like "I'm new and want to get into acting; what do I do?" More »

Maryland Meltdown, Wardrobe Worry
What advice can you give a 30-something mother from Maryland who has spent half her life dreaming of working as an actress in New York? More »

Swinging Lessons
I recently landed a role as a swing at the only Equity theater in town.  I overlooked the notes about the swings also doing stage crew work. More »

Bicoastal Uncertainty, Indie Opportunity
To bi-coast or not to bi-coast! I was compelled to write after reading your article about moving from L.A. to New York. More »

Sweating and Swearing
I actually have two questions, one of which is medical and the other ethical. I'm a 60-year-old man who returned to acting three years ago after a career in an unrelated field. More »

Audition Questions
I resent directors and other auditors who make you audition in front of, or even with, other actors auditioning for a production More »

The Top 10 Acting Myths
Many studios and schools pride themselves on training their actors to be able to "play anything." As if casting directors are going to consider all actors equally for all roles. More »