NY actors are buzzing about the unprofesssionalism of a casting person who tweeted during an recent casting session. Real time tweets about actors being auditioned were sent out for the twit world to see. First, let's all try to get over the shock of finding out that casting people are human, and at times unprofessional. … Read more
While working on this film, that has a very tight budget, a person in the cast needed the night off to go to an event for a previous project. It seems our schedule changed and this person was now needed to shoot on the event night, and we had a conflict. We were all on … Read more
In a recent NPR article, Beth Broderick puts out an interesting idea…actors helping actors financially. You see, capitalists have no regard for anything but profit. Movie and TV studios are capitalists. Agents are capitalists, and artists eventually become capitalists out of necessity, but it isn't our nature. She brings up the idea that since only the … Read more
So in this odd realm of the biz we find ourselves in where work is scare and the medium of how our work will be presented is evolving, Casting Director Karen Rea (who hired me out of the blue last year for a Soap Opera) again found me a job. I have a nice role … Read more
So far as I can tell anyone vain enough to put their life on display in a reality series gets a divorce and ruins their family. I know there are exceptions because I can't think of every reality show about a married couple, but there seems to be 2 categories, those that got divorced and … Read more
I received my late night SAG and other news bulletin emails stating that we have a contract with the AMPTP by 70% vote of the 35% of SAG members that took the time to vote. 110,000 ballots sent, 38,500 votes cast. Mr. Rosenberg is quoted as already starting to circle the wagons for the 2011 … Read more
SAG members did you vote? Did you read the mailers, talk with friends and make your decision? Variety has already certified this as the worst year for productions started in, well, ever. Will we rebound? Will we recover to former heights? The internet is taking over and internet users want everything for free. Piracy steals … Read more
By that I mean how did David Kelly use the medium of prime time TV to so eloquently show off his sense of right and wrong while still making a most bizarre and unpredictable issue conscious show? I just finished watching the last season on DVD and I think it's the best use of using … Read more
I would have to think most of us are in the same place of waiting for the waiting to end. Can SAG's vote results come any faster? Will that open the floodgates to the many shows and movies that have been rumored to be waiting for the new contract? The box office numbers bear out … Read more
This is just funny. While in NY for talks at a few acting programs, I stayed with Aarne Lofgren, a friend form class at The Neighborhood Playhouse 22 years ago. Aarne was the old man of the class, a career Broadway stage hand and a dedicated artist. I was stuck for a place to stay, … Read more