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From Small Town to Big City – Following Your Dream

Brittany Hogan Alomar — Mon, 01 May 2017 16:10:34 +0000

So, you live in Small Town, USA and want to make it to the Big City. How do you do it? There are numerous steps and options. But let’s start with voice lessons, acting class, dance class, auditioning, networking, and working side jobs until you hit your big break. So whether you studied musical theatre […]

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Television & Broadway Young Performers Logan Smith & Athan Sporek Discuss Life

Ilana Rapp — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 04:32:26 +0000

Television boy Logan Smith – Professional Photos by David Kaptein Photography. Broadway boy Athan Sporek – Photo by Matina Sporek. What’s that saying? “Boys will be boys.” Well, guess what? Not THESE Broadway and television boys… Logan Smith of NBC’s Blindspot and Athan Sporek of Broadway’s A Bronx Tale are not even teenagers yet, but […]

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HOME SCHOOLED TEEN ACTORS – Amazon’s Sixx Orange and Nickelodeon’s Haley Tju

Ilana Rapp — Mon, 07 Sep 2015 18:00:50 +0000

Schooling is a huge discussion when you have young performers in show business. In today’s world, there are many different options: public, private, home school and on set schooling. Did you know that, for theater, requirements for on set tutors vary by state and Equity agreement? The SAG-AFTRA Theatrical/Television contract requires the producer to supply a teacher […]

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To Join or Not to Join?! SAG – AFTRA – AEA – advice from fellow NYCastings actors

Kelly Calabrese — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 10:03:00 +0000

What a HUGE dilemma… Do you join a union as soon as possible or when you have to? Joining a union has many upsides – higher paying gigs, union protection and that much needed health insurance! Yet, joining also means turning down those smaller jobs that build both your resume and your bank account. To […]

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