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The world of voiceovers is a vast, impenetrable mystery to most actors, but why?  Surely, you say to yourself, the only thing I need is…a voice.  I have one of those.  What’s the big deal? The big deal might make ...

This is one of those “there are no excuses for this” posts. How long would you allow mail to pile up in your home’s mailbox before emptying the box and retrieving it? Most intelligent people empty their mailboxes EVERY DAY, ...

10/23/14   Once upon a time… Actors changed their surnames if they were too “ethnic” or if they were unpronounceable. Actresses did not change their names every time they got married. Things change. Ethnic-sounding names are no longer considered death ...

REALITY SOMETIMES STINKS. BEWARE! Acting October 26, 2011 Ohmygawd. October is almost over and you still aren’t a star?! More to the point, you haven’t booked anything at all, even after living in Hollywood for what? six months? a year? ...

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 ...

Casting director FRANCENE SELKIRK-ACKERMAN comes by her interest and enthusiasm for the casting process naturally.  Originally from Astoria, New York, Francene’s father was a ukulele player in the heyday of vaudeville and her mother was pretty and talented enough to ...