Archive for March 2024

The Question: “Would love some posts on life-work balance when you are growing your acting career but are still having to work another job to pay the bills. Can be a lot to juggle!” -Jessica The Answer: Even if you are a working, professional Actor, you may still be juggling full or part-time work. This…

#1: Expect a wild ride! This is a wild business! It’s wild in the sense that there are no hard-and-fast rules for how to become successful. What works for one Actor may not work for you, and vice versa. Knowing this should be a little discouraging. But it should also be exciting because it means…

Over the next month, can you be 5% more authentic? #1 Being more authentic in your life will lead to more authenticity in your acting work First of all, cultivate authenticity in every aspect of your life. Can you be more truthful and authentic in your relationships? Your hobbies? Your friendships, fashion, social media –…

#1 Instantly Print Your Script Most Actors see they have an audition and put it off until the last minute. But you’re going to print out the script they sent you, straight away. A physical copy is so helpful. It means you can take it to your day job, to dinner, or on the bus…

Recently Monika Dalman, a Freelance Casting Director from Vancouver shared some wisdom based on her experience watching hours of self-tape submissions. A very self-tape watching heavy day today and I have some “tips” to share. This is based on watching LOTS of the same scenes performed by different people, and what things made certain tapes…