casting directors

Count Your Blessings This Holiday Season

The holiday season is classically a time of high and low emotions. If things in your life and/or career are challenging right now, then perhaps this can be a time to make some internal changes that will resonate in a very positive way.

The 5 Acts of Your Audition

Every actor has a story to tell, and when you walk into the audition room, you need to be prepared to tell it.

7 Rules To Live By When Making Your Demo Reel

When I started teaching actors about the business and how they can empower themselves, it was common to see demo reels that ran between 5-10 minutes long! Now it's more common to see 30/60/90 second reels.

26 Reasons Why You Didn’t Get The Part

Since this is one of the most frequently asked questions I receive and the one that hangs you up the most and twists you into knots as an actor and a creative being, let’s get into it.

12 Easy Secrets To Audition Success

Actors coming in for a commercial audition should arrive on-time, with copy memorized or as close to memorized as possible, and with the wardrobe that was written on the breakdown.

How To Keep Your Balance in the Audition Room

Casting Director Marci Liroff shares advice for how to stay focused and balanced in the audition room.

‘Community’ Casting Director Seeks Character Actors with Improv Skills

Josh Einsohn, a casting director with Juel Bestrop, on what makes a good "Community" guest star.

How To Transition From Stage Auditions to On-Camera Auditions

Whether you have plays or musicals on your resume, there are some gear shifts that need to be made when auditioning for an on-camera role.

Two Film Comedies Land Casting Directors

Terri Taylor will cast the horror comedy "Cooties" starring Elijah Wood, while Rachel Tenner will cast "Brother from Another Mother," from the writer/director of "I Love You, Man."

How To Not Doubt Yourself After An Audition

Amy Jo Berman, former Vice President of Casting at HBO, share advice for how actors can stay positive after auditions.