Category Archives: Life in New York

Report from the trenches: the long term view

Posted on November 8, 2007 by Matt D

The kind of acting in which you are working on a regular basis is many things, but “something that is accomplished quickly” is in nearly every case not one of them. Here are two personal examples to illustrate: 1.) I … Continue reading →

Posted in Auditions, Life in New York, New York Theatre, Opinion | Comments Off

Have a fallback position

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Matt D

This will be a short but sweet update. I was about to pull the trigger on a class with a major casting director with whom I have long wanted to establish a connection. But then something wonderful happened– I booked … Continue reading →

Posted in Auditions, Gigs, Life in New York, Opinion | Comments Off

Crafty Acts to improve your Acting Craft

Posted on September 21, 2007 by admin

Well, here we are…Fall is upon us in this back-to-school season where money always seems to be a little tight. We overspent on that summer trip, we didn’t budget enough for the school supplies, we realize that old winter coat … Continue reading →

Posted in Acting Class, Auditions, Gigs, Life in New York, New York Theatre, Opinion | Comments Off

How many actors are out there?

Posted on August 2, 2007 by Matt D

Last time I wrote about the difficulties associated with finding paid acting work, as made plain by data available from Actors Equity Association and the Screen Actors Guild on their membership employment and income. Today I want to write about … Continue reading →

Posted in Auditions, Life in New York, Opinion | Comments Off

Fall casting season alert

Posted on July 19, 2007 by Matt D

We’ve barely passed the mid-way point of the summer and yet already I’m starting to see auditions come up that are definitely part of the fall casting season! Regional theatre casting has started (just had a callback for one yesterday) … Continue reading →

Posted in Auditions, Life in New York | Comments Off