casting directors

New Movies Starring Will Ferrell, Natalie Portman, Get Casting

Allison Jones will cast "Anchorman 2" with Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, et al., while Laray Mayfield will cast Western "Jane Got a Gun," starring Natalie Portman and Michael Fassbender.

I'm Pregnant. Is My Career Over?

First, congratulations! Please note that since our last census childbirth in the U.S. is down by three percent, so that makes you a rarity! Embrace it and have fun!

Tyler Perry’s 2 OWN Series Get CDs

Southern California casting directors Shaunda Grace Jones and Kim Coleman will cast ”Love Thy Neighbor” and “The Haves and Have Nots,” respectively.

Make Choices in the Audition Room

You can't rest on the laurels of basic preparation. Acting is storytelling, and it's possible the story can change during your audition. Who knows? Perhaps your look inspired them to make a revision specific to YOU.

Why Technology Is the New Casting Industry Standard

Since I'm involved with actors worldwide, I've seen a shift lately in terms of an abundance of "too-good-to-be-true" casting notices, i.e. sites that claim that if you pay their membership fee they will introduce you to casting directors.

Disney XD Pilot 'Mighty Med,' Hercules Film Starring Dwayne Johnson, Get Casting

Sheryl Levine will cast Disney XD pilot "Mighty Med," while Cathy Sandrich will cast "Hercules: The Thracian Wars" starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

Why Actors Act Against Their Best Interest

We all, at various detours of our journeys, pull ourselves into these destructive weigh-stations of negative reflection. Yet when that nagging inner-voice routes its phantom calling to our cranium, we sometimes have the tendency to wallow in the false comfort of empty self-pity.

15 Ways to Be Happy in 2013

In the tradition of New Year’s resolutions, here are a few things that might just make it a little easier, even a little more fun, as you create your practice.

5 Rules For Recovering From Losing a Role

In thinking about my experience of loss and recovery, I wanted to relate it to an actor’s experience in losing a role. Below are five rules of recovery.

The Secret About Demo Reels That Nobody Told You

The secret about demo reels. The SECRET. It just evokes an air of mystery, doesn’t it? But a secret is just a piece of information that YOU don’t know yet. So I’m gonna just spill it. And then you’ll know it and that will be that.