The Competitive Edge

by Casting Director, Terry Berland Happy New Year. Starting 2012 on a positive note, let’s examine how all you wonderful actors don’t take “no” as a rejection. It is logical, and easy to say, you can’t be right for and book every job. But when you are in the throws of...

Inside The Industry Seminar

Synopsis by Tracy Weisert Casting Networks does not have repeat guest speakers for our monthly free member Inside the Industry Seminars annually but as I wrote here earlier in the year- “Our seminar May 21 started with some excitement when a new employee at the...

Theatre Review

Theatre Review I’m not a fan of surprises… the last thing I was anticipating from my evening at the Ahmanson Theatre, watching Bring it On the Musical, was a surprise. I thought I had it all figured out before I walked in the door. Not because I’d seen the movie. I...

Movie Review

Movie review Jack and Jill There’s a scene in Jack and Jill in which the title characters jump rope to the beat of Run DMC’s hit 1980s tune It’s Tricky. That’s a really good song. Okay, now that we’ve talked about what was good about the...

Recipe of the Month

CNIRecipe of the month Chris Godwin, is a member of the Casting Billboard Department, and has worked with Casting Networks in both San Francisco and Los Angeles.Born in San Francisco and raised in Washington D.C., Chris feels right at home on both the East and West...