INTRODUCTION

Where should you move to after graduation? Where can you find additional training? How can you prepare a showcase if your school doesn’t have one? What is your best chance of finding an agent? How can you get better at auditioning? What is it like to be part of a national tour? How can you get work in corporate entertainment? How can you use your acting talents and skills to do more than just entertain?

You’ll find answers to all of these questions in this book. The conversations and essays in the pages that follow will address the most common concerns actors have, as well as little known secrets about the business and topics that are often considered taboo—for instance, can you “take a break” from acting, or does that make you ...

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