Posted by: Touch of Charm on: November 24, 2011
Never have I gotten so much information, all different opinions, from different sources and it can be frustrating trying to figure out who to listen to and who to write off as a wanna-be know it all. There seem to be more of the latter, especially on message boards. The thing is the moderators, while [...]
Posted by: Touch of Charm on: November 21, 2011
As with anyone pursuing their dreams, it can be trying to keep a smile on your face when your bank account hovers at a laughingly ridiculously small amount, you have no auditions, and you need to come up with new headshots, the money to pay for reproductions and even more money to get into a decent [...]
Posted by: Touch of Charm on: November 15, 2011
So on top of trying to get my acting world organized with new headshots, actual auditions and new classes, I also have to find a survival job and that has been bizarrely unfruitful. It never takes me long to find work but for some reason this past month has been insanely and frustratingly lame. I’ve sent [...]
Posted by: Touch of Charm on: November 12, 2011
The thing about pursuing an acting career is that you don’t just stop Friday at 5pm and have a great weekend and then start all over Monday at 9am. That’s not to say you can’t have a life or not socialize. But if this is what you want, what you really want, you basically go [...]
Posted by: Touch of Charm on: November 11, 2011
So today I decided to start sending out targeted emails to some NY-based managers introducing myself and begging asking for representation. I only started with 5. I got one immediate reply saying they are not taking on any new talent. And even though it was a “no thanks” email I still appreciated at least a [...]
Posted by: Touch of Charm on: November 11, 2011
So what does (a)typical day in the life of an actress look like? Well, to give you some perspecitve, I figure I’ll share what I’m upto these days. For the past while, I’ve been researching agents and managers in the NY region. I have an agent for the Toronto region but feel in order to [...]
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