This is not an easy time of year. For everyone. And because it's not easy, actors want answers. They want to know how to crack this code, to make it less painful, less traumatic, less ulcer-inducing.
Backstage Experts
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I truly believe auditioning is a separate animal from acting. Acting is what you get to do once you get the part. Auditioning is something else entirely.
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The Secret to an Acting Career Is Not an Agent
It must be brutal knowing about all the roles you’d sell your mother to audition for but can’t, because casting directors are generally limiting themselves to “agent submissions only.”
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6 Real Auditions Gone Horribly Wrong
Casting Director Lana Veenker reveals disastrous actor choices in the audition room…and what to do instead.
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12 Questions to Determine Whether You’re Ready to Pursue Acting
Think you have the temperament and business sense to survive in the entertainment industry? Take Lana's self-evaluation quiz and see how you score.
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How to Make a Casting Director's Day
To be an actor means to play in your own sandbox, on cue, under pressure, in front of a bunch of people who need to be reminded of their own, often misplaced sandboxes.
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10 Things to Consider When Preparing Audition Material
Risa Bramon Garcia, who just started up the new acting studio The Bramon Garcia Braun Studio, shares tips for finding the best material for your auditions and meetings.
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4 Things Never To Say In An Agent Interview
Normally, I put most of my efforts into making suggestions about the things actors should do, but many actors make mistakes during an interview. Here are the most common questions to avoid asking.
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10 Tips For a Winning Audition
What separates professionals from wannabe talent show prodigies isn't inspiration. It's preparation and execution. Take control of your audition with these ten helpful tips to improve your skills.
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5 Things To Know Before Heading to Hollywood
If you’re dead set on moving to Hollywood, make sure you know the five things Casting Director Lana Veenker says actors MUST have before declaring California or Bust.
