by Cast It Admin | Oct 21, 2015 | AU, Paul Barry, UK, US
Over the years, I have heard many directors, teachers, and casting directors instruct actors to ‘bring more colour’ to their performances in auditions and on screen. Though we as actors think we have some kind of understanding of what this generalised direction may...
by Cast It Admin | Oct 18, 2015 | AU, Kym Jackson, US
Oh, those feelings we have when we head forth into The Room: the pressure, the anxiety, the nerves! So how do most actors defend against these? There’s “talk as little as possible” (deer in headlights), “keep smiling” (usually becomes...
by Cast It Admin | Oct 12, 2015 | Tough Love for Actors, US
“Comparison is the thief of joy.” – Theodore Roosevelt Every artist shares a demon. When will you slay the beast? An actor’s journey can be a self-imposed hell if the actor eyes the successes of peers with envy. Sound familiar? You look over...
by Cast It Admin | Oct 8, 2015 | Seminar Recap, US
Casting director Arlene Schuster-Goss of ASG Casting came to distribute pearls of wisdom at our August seminar. Having been in Los Angeles since the ’80s and starting ASG Casting in the early ’90s (have you guessed what ASG stands for yet?), she had a ton...
by Cast It Admin | Oct 8, 2015 | Theatre Review, US
These Paper Bullets, a “modish ripoff of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing,” is on stage now at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. It’s delightful. Plain and simple. There are plenty of reasons to gather your pals and get yourself in a seat. And I’ll...
by Cast It Admin | Oct 8, 2015 | Questions & Actors, US
Remembering Al LoCasale; the man behind the Raiderettes It takes just one person to say something to change your life, just one person to cheer you on to the finish line, just one “I love you” to get to “I do,” just one number to be called out in a room filled with...
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