Whether it’s to apply to an acting school, a play or submit a self-tape audition to a casting director or agent, actors need monologues. In this article I will help you not only find the best monologues for acting, but specifically help you find the best acting...
Why Actors Need to Learn the Business of Acting Some of the most common questions that those of us in entertainment hear from aspiring actors are ‘How do I become an actor?’ or ‘How do I start an acting career?’. But not nearly enough of them take time to consider how...
Your state of mind can affect you in many ways. Your mood, your appetite, how well you sleep, the whole shebang. Where your life goes is tied together with where your head’s at. It should come as no surprise that your creativity and creative energy is influenced by...
When a creator is dissatisfied with how the final product turned out, it’s not uncommon for them to use a pseudonym rather than their real name. It happens everywhere- movies, TV shows, music videos, even video games. Writers, directors, special effects artists, even...
Something I’ve often heard is that actors need to be active on social media, and to gain a huge following. This is supposed to help them create a more intimate connection with their fanbase, to feel more like a real person than ‘just a pretty face’ that they see in...
The film industry is nothing like, well, what you see in the movies. No longer can young, fresh talent come to Hollywood with nothing but grit and a dream if they want to establish a stable acting career. And the market has become so heavily saturated with beginning...
There’s no such thing as an actor who is comfortable with anything and everything. Anyone who tells you that they are is lying, probably because they’re afraid of what might happen if they say no. I want to preface this by saying that I’m not blaming actors here, this...
Content warning- this blog post talks about mental health struggles, which may be distressing or triggering for some people. May is Mental Health Awareness month here in the US. Mental health is an extremely important topic that doesn’t receive nearly as much...
Before sites like LinkedIn existed, finding a good job meant going door-to-door and asking every store or restaurant for an application. For all you Gen Zs out there, this was called ‘pounding the pavement’. After filling out every application and handing each one in...
Finding a talent agent is usually one of the first things that new actors do. But how do you know if you’ve found a good agent for your acting career? What are some red flags, or general indicators that they’re just not a good fit for you? I put together this list of...
