Acting Career Blog Posts

An actress filing her taxes and working on determining her tax deductions.
Mar 3, 2023

Add Up Your Actor Deductions This Tax Season

If you’re one of the many actors who earn income from your acting, you’ve had the opportunity to enjoy the artistic side of an actors’ career throughout the year. But when tax season arrives, it’s time to get down to… Read More

An actress auditioning for a role.
Dec 9, 2022

Making Adjustments in the Audition Room

You’ve got an audition and it’s time to prepare. You start by memorizing your lines, getting your look together, researching the commercial or project and showing up on time. It’s important you find a way to connect with the material… Read More

A photographer taking an actor with a beard's headshots.
Nov 23, 2022

Do You Have Headshots with a Beard?

Santa Claus, Captain Jack Sparrow, Mr. T, Hagrid, Gandalf, The Man with No Name…some characters are unimaginable without a beard. And it’s hard to look at a screen these days without seeing a Hollywood celebrity sporting some amount of facial… Read More

Actress slating her name before a commercial audition.
Nov 4, 2022

Make a Good First Impression By Slating Well At Commercial Auditions

Slating at the beginning of a commercial audition seems like a simple enough task: you look at the camera in a personable manner and say your name. What’s so hard about that? Well, an actor’s style of slating has the… Read More

Two actors auditioning for roles. They both got callbacks.
Oct 28, 2022

Make the Most of Your Commercial Callbacks

Getting a callback means someone who viewed your first audition tape was convinced you had a legitimate chance in landing the role. So feel encouraged and appreciated for what you have to offer! Your work and overall essence was strong… Read More

Oct 7, 2022

The Power of Positive Self-Talk in Casting Calls

“…I can do anything good, yeah, yeah, yeah. Better than anyone! Better than anyone!” –Jessica’s Daily Affirmation (over 20 million hits) When you’re preparing for an audition, surrounded by similar types in the lobby, what messages is your mind giving… Read More

Sep 22, 2022

Your Chances of Becoming a Star

According to SAG-AFTRA, the unemployment rate for its members is about 85%. However, the 15% employed includes minor roles and even extra work. Indeed, many “working actors” collect unemployment a good chunk of their year.  Pursuing a career in the… Read More

Jul 18, 2022

What’s Your Type…in Commercial Casting?

It may be hard for you to admit this because you are a tremendously diverse, uncommonly nuanced, unpredictable, multi-talented actor who refuses to be labeled. But labeled you are. Every time you’re called in for a commercial audition, you are… Read More