Dec 2023 Commercial Actors Should Never Forget Their Self Tape Job List By now, you should be familiar with all that is involved in the shooting of a great commercial self… Read More
Apr 2023 Commercial Actors Should Never Disparage the “Silly Asks” of Their Auditions Let’s be real about commercials. They can be epic, funny, touching, odd, stupid, and downright terrible. They are celebrated… Read More
Mar 2023 Commercial Actors Should Never Fail to Get the Self Tape Done I believe there is some anxiety in the air over the expectations for commercial self tapes. Although the self… Read More
Feb 2023 Commercial Actors Should Never Break Simple Callback Rules The commercial industry is a little bit hard right now. Generally, everything for commercial actors (and agents, and casting… Read More
Dec 2022 Commercial Actors Should Never Neglect the Easy Stuff For Self Tape Requests Let’s be honest. It’s a self tape world. Self tapes have been in the mix for film and television… Read More
Mar 2020 Health and Safety Tips for Commercial Actors If it feels like the industry has come to a screeching halt over the COVID-19 situation, it has. We… Read More
Feb 2020 Commercial Audition Basics From Casting Director Laurie Records An on-camera audition, is an audition, is an audition, right? While there are similarities between all types of auditions,… Read More
Nov 2019 Theatre Review: ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ “Oh, Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind …” —Kris Kringle, Miracle on 34th Street While… Read More
Nov 2019 When to Say “Yes” and When to Say “No” in Commercial Acting The power of no is an important topic in the industry. There has been plenty of discussion on when… Read More
Oct 2019 Performance Review: ‘Latin History for Morons’ I had mixed feelings about attending a performance of Latin History for Morons. Prior to my decision, I weighed… Read More
Oct 2019 Trust (Not Talent) Can Make or Break a Commercial Career Trust. It’s a big word. It’s widely known that the commercial industry is all about relationships. A casting office… Read More
Aug 2019 Commercial Actors Should Never… Be Without Confidence in the Audition Room I’ll just come out and say it. A consistent issue I see when actors come in for an audition… Read More
