by Cast It Admin | Feb 3, 2017 | Questions & Actors, US
QUESTION: My daughter loves to act and I want to encourage her, but I also would love for her to stay humble; is that even possible in the world of acting? ACTOR: Not only is this possible in the world of acting, but also in a world that is often tainted with big egos...
by Cast It Admin | Feb 3, 2017 | Tough Love for Actors, US
An actor isn’t successful unless famous. A musician isn’t successful unless they have a bountiful bank account. The anachronistic movie musical La La Land, filmed in the style of a late 1940s/early 1950s movie musical set in modern day, demonstrates how Hollywood...
by Cast It Admin | Feb 2, 2017 | The Conscious Actor
No, it’s not that you’re unlucky or that you deserve what’s happening to you right now—hitting hard times is just a normal part of existing. Rather than wasting energy whining, “Why me?” get hold of yourself, find your feet, stand up, and move through it. Sometimes...
by Cast It Admin | Feb 1, 2017 | Theatre Review, US
Storytelling is hot. I think it’s been hot now for quite some time, so maybe I should say hotter? But that doesn’t sound quite right. You get the idea. I had a terrific plan to follow the heat and catch The Moth GrandSLAM in downtown Los Angeles and share my...
by Cast It Admin | Feb 1, 2017 | Commercial Actors Should Never..., US
I spend a lot of time talking about actor tools and how they play an essential role in commercial success. There’s training, headshots, special skills, the resume, and agents (to name a few) that should be consistently razor sharp. I’m also a big advocate of extreme...