Monologues for Youngsters
A book of monologues that’s equally concerned with helping young actors understand theory and develop characters, Private Stories is often right on the mark, but at times it’s too simplistic and confused about its thesis. Though most of the information in the preface and the “Notes to the Actor” seems old hat, it’s easily digestible and a good starting point for young actors with no clue how to begin. › Continue reading
A New Time for Film
It was bound to happen, I suppose. YouTube has a video up that is a Choose Your Own Adventure movie. Do you remember those fun choose your own adventure game books when you were little? Well now you can do the same except on YouTube. The video I watched this go around was The Time Machine: “Get In!”. The project conceived by Chad Villella, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Rob Polonsky, is sort of an amateurish production. › Continue reading
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Casting Call News
Peter and Bobby Farrelly will conduct an American Idol–like search for an actor to play Curley in their feature film about the early days of the Three Stooges. Auditions will be held in three or four cities, and finalists will be chosen in L.A. A second contest will be held to find several comedy shorts to precede the film. › Continue reading
Keeping track of Auditions
So did you keep track of all your auditions, callbacks and bookings in 2008? If not, it’s probably a good idea to start this in 2009, not only to track your progress but also to keep track of all your new casting contacts and hopefully fans. If you did keep track, you get a gold star! So now’s a good time to go over any trends you may notice. › Continue reading
