Questions & Actors

by Karen Pavlick To judge or not to judge…why is it even an option? I am not sure why we are a society that loves to judge others. Is it because those that judge are not happy with their lives? Perhaps, those that judge are jealous or envious? Perhaps, putting...

The Conscious Actor

by Bonnie Katz, MA Are you headed down the red carpet or the green carpet? Hollywood transforms into a smorgasbord of emotional highs and lows during Oscar week.  Breathtaking beauties dripping with baubles prance down the red carpet waiting to be gobbled up by...

Inside The Industry Seminar

Synopsis by Erin Jennings We were fortunate to have a guest from across the pond for not one, but TWO Inside the Industry Seminars in January. Casting Director Mark Summers brought his energy and enthusiasm to Hollywood for back-to-back “Master Classes,” the first for...

The Competitive Edge

by Casting Director, Terry Berland Does the responsibility of acting scare you? The other day I walked into the audition room while my session director was in the process of directing someone.  The actor was charming, loose, and funny and said, “now I’m nervous that...

Whats The Deal?

by Adam Lieblein Agents Behaving Badly Or If It Looks Like A Duck, and Quacks Like a Duck… In a previous article for this column, I mentioned certain bad behaviors by actors that could cause an actor to lose his agent. Today we look at the opposite side of that issue....