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WHAT DO YOU READ? Every so often, I remind my clients that if they don’t read, they can’t participate: In conversation, in character development, in life in general. I’m embarrassed on their behalf when I casually ask if they read ...

ALTERNATE ROUTES TO YOUR CAREER I don’t care if you just arrived in L.A. or have been here your entire life. If you haven’t figured out that the traffic is horrendous and only getting worse every year, well, you just ...

STOP THAT SCREAMING!!! This will be a short one. There is a big difference on stage between projecting and SCREAMING to be heard. You will probably only learn the proper placement of your voice by studying with a pro who ...

ACTORS’ NO-BRAINER #3: MAKE TV YOUR FRIEND ALL serious actors MUST watch each of the new TV shows at least once. Why? Are you kidding me? So you understand the style if and when you’re fortunate enough to audition for ...

ACTORS’ NO-BRAINER #1: LABEL YOURSELF Every so often, I clean up my computer’s desk top (a job I hate almost as much as I hate filing – yech!). In the process of dragging “stuff” to the trash, I invariably come ...

There is a tiger in the ruins of the Baghdad Zoo when the play opens – a tiger played to his grumpy hilt by the only semi-name actor in the piece, Kenneth Tighe.

Michael Donovan is one of a tiny handful of casting directors in Hollywood who specialize in live theater and as such, he is a very, very busy man.

THE FINALE! THE ENTIRE JOURNAL IS AVAILABLE, BELOW. When we found out that an actress we know from the mid-west was planning a trip to Hollywood in preparation for a move here, we asked if she’d be open to keeping ...

What’s all this talk about improv? It’s the buzz nowadays in the acting community. It’s a must-have for auditions and something every casting director is looking for on your resume. Just listen to what Cynthia Szigeti (Improv Guru) says: “It’s ...

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER…ON ACTORS 4/6/16 What is your competition doing that you might not be…? And why. . . SAG-AFTRA POLITICS – IMPORTANT FOR YOU! 7/4/15 Tired of politics?  So are we, but this election and its issues will affect you, ...