Tough Love for Actors

by Paul Russell How to Successfully Accept Criticism & Praise Everyone has got a f-ing position. …And I’m not talking about in the bedroom. But everyone does have a position—an opinion—on something. Too often the subjective observations are fished from Snide...

The Competitive Edge

by Casting Director, Terry Berland What Energy Suckers Do You Have? What is stopping you from moving forward with your creativity? For a couple of days before Michelle Obama’s birthday I watched early film of her giving speeches.  She looked kind of dowdy, her posture...

Inside The Industry Seminar

Synopsis by Tracy Weisert What a treat it was to have the dynamic and warm casting director Jakki Fink as our year-end Inside the Industry Seminar guest speaker.  It was a terrific way to say farewell to 2013! This is Jakki’s bio- Jakki started casting in New York and...

The Conscious Actor

by Bonnie Katz, MA Like Is Not Love My heart is aching.  I just put my sister on a plane headed back to New York after a wonderful 10-day visit with me. It’s tough when 3,000 miles separates you from your family.  Actors understand this heartache very well.  They...