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If you had some time to take a marketing or business minor while studying at a university drama program, good for you, you’re ahead of the game. For the rest of us, myself included, marketing one’s self as an actor is a crash course in real life. It begins with research. It’s not enough to [...]

Blake Whyte grew up in Portage, Michigan.  The first time he stepped on stage was at a talent show while he was in kindergarten. “I sang the song ‘Davy Crockett’, and said the word ‘Shit’ in front of all of my fellow elementary schoolers. I became a legend.  It was hard on my mom though who [...]

We have picked a career that has no long-term stability. What does this mean besides perhaps a sharper eye to our bank accounts and the apparent need to obsess over finding our next jobs?  Well, faithful readers, it means having the power to adapt quickly to new conditions, and, oftentimes, be ready to shed our [...]

The moments before an audition begins can sometimes be more nerve wracking than the actual audition itself.  There are so many factors that come into play: should I slate? Should I shake hands with the people behind the table? Should I announce my material?    While there is no exact formula for entering the room and [...]

TALES OF THE CITY – A NEW MUSICAL Director: Jason Moore Book: Jeff Whitty Music: Jason Sellards and John Garden Casting: MelCap Casting American Conservatory Theatre – San Francisco, CA 1st Rehearsal: 4/11/11 1st Performance: 5/17/11 Closes: 7/31/11 OPEN CALL for the role of BRIAN: [BRIAN] Male, mid 20s-late 30s. Attractive, sexy, terrifically likeable; the [...]

This week they announced the possibility of two musical movie remakes. Clint Eastwood may be directing Beyoncé Knowles in A Star Is Born (a part previously played by Janet Gaynor, Judy Garland and Barbara Streisand). Will Smith is hoping to remake Annie, starring his daughter Willow Smith. What do you think about these casting choices? [...]

Submissions Only is an online sitcom by Andrew Keenan-Bolger and Kate Wetherhead that follows the life of Penny (a struggling actress/part-time reader) and Steven (her casting director best friend.)  In episode 3, Penny gets cast as an angry meter maid in a reading of a new musical, and Steven must find  a new reader.

As award season approaches, director David Fincher dismisses all the buzz from his critically acclaimed ‘The Social Network,’ and puts his energy into the upcoming film “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” based on the first book in the best-selling Millenium Trilogy by Steig Larsson.  Fincher discusses the back story of the movie, and the [...]

Each week, [my broadway break] brings you the personal story of a Broadway performer…and how they made it. Hopefully their story will inspire you or guide you to your own success. Janine DiVita was destined to be a star from the day she won the lead in Cinderella performed in her neighbor’s garage at the [...]

Your audition is your interview. Your acting skills may be the main act, but don’t overlook the importance of your presentation – your style, confidence and body language. What you wear becomes part of the first impression you leave with the casting directors. So your goal is to leave a memorable impression with your performance [...]