Cast It Talent is holding an online search for an actor to appear “Goosebumps”, the new feature film starring Jack Black. The role being cast is DWAYNE, an African-American male age 16-mid 20s, who is a “naturally funny high school student whose size is that of a football star.” Those interested and who meet the …
This spring I will be playing Young Sala in Arlene Hutton’s Letters to Sala. In addition to much of the play being set in a very specific place and time in history (Nazi labor camps), this show is also based on a book—a book which recounts the true events in the life of a real …
One of my favorite tools for auditioning is VISUALIZATION. This two-part blog will cover this topic as I consider it invaluable to both the auditioning and the acting process as a whole. VISUALIZATION There are many books written on the subject of visualization. The concept of visualizing what you want in your life goes as …
**MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS** Her is arguably the quirkiest and most original story amongst all the films this award season. From the creative mind of Spike Jonze – the director that brought you Where the Wild Things Are and Being John Malkovich, Her is a different kind of love story, and touches upon themes that speak …
Connected to the “Moment Before”, and where you are coming from, is the issue of your state of physical being. Are you hot? Are you cold? Wet from the rain? Out of breath from running? Are you “tired”–as in beaten down–from a long shift at the factory? Or “tired”–as in sleepy–just waking up from a …
Once, while working as a teacher for a local theatre company’s educational outreach program, a couple other instructors and I were holding a Q&A session. When prompted for questions regarding the lives of professional actors, a student asked the group at large, “are you rich?” and I laughed out loud. While this was not my …
What leads you into the scene? Consider, not only the “Moment Before”, but the “Hour before”, the “Event Before” and the “trip” to where you have arrived: Was it hard? Was it easy? Are you late? Rushed? Or have you been waiting? Is it raining outside? Or cold? Or hot, humid and muggy? Did I …
