The Competitive Edge

Improv Dates Back To The 15th Century “Name Change Pending,” “God’s Been Drinking,” “Three Hole Punch” Folks, I have not gone off my rocker.  These are the names of some 21st century improv groups and there are more…”, “The Steak and Blow Job Show”, “Oui Be Negros”,...

The Competitive Edge

by Casting Director, Terry Berland Is fear stopping you from taking bold and courageous actions? As a casting director/acting coach, I know how to eliminate fear through understanding and strengthening the acting process, but fear may still be remaining for other...

The Competitive Edge

by Casting Director, Terry Berland Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead gives career changing advice: “Play For Value, Don’t Rush” On a recent NPR interview, Drummer Bill Kreutzmann conveys that the biggest lesson he learned as a musician from Jerry Garcia is “Play for...

The Competitive Edge

by Casting Director, Terry Berland Are You Clickable? Recently, I was honored to be the guest speaker at the monthly Casting Networks seminar.  Being there with all the actor folks was an electrifying experience.  In the beautiful SAG-AFTRA space housing the event,...

The Competitive Edge

by Casting Director, Terry Berland Self-Submitting?  Beware! Our ability to communicate directly to actors through the various breakdown services is a mixed bag of good and bad for agents and casting directors that comes with the territory of the progress of internet...