NYCastings - DirectSubmit » Drag Queen https://www.nycastings.com Casting Tools for Casting Directors and On-Camera Talent Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:20:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2 Beyond Gender: How Drag Acting Challenges Traditional Acting Conventions https://www.nycastings.com/beyond-gender-how-drag-acting-challenges-traditional-acting-conventions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beyond-gender-how-drag-acting-challenges-traditional-acting-conventions https://www.nycastings.com/beyond-gender-how-drag-acting-challenges-traditional-acting-conventions/#comments Thu, 30 Mar 2023 19:44:39 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=23991 Drag acting is a form of performance art that involves performers, often members of the LGBTQ+ community, dressing up in exaggerated costumes and makeup to portray characters of a different gender or identity. While drag acting has long been a part of LGBTQ+ culture, it has gained mainstream popularity in recent years. At its core, […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/beyond-gender-how-drag-acting-challenges-traditional-acting-conventions/feed/ 0 Too Much Body Language Can Destroy Your Performance https://www.nycastings.com/too-much-body-language-can-destroy-your-performance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=too-much-body-language-can-destroy-your-performance https://www.nycastings.com/too-much-body-language-can-destroy-your-performance/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2023 19:46:01 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=23622 The power of body language has been established and recognized in many aspects of life, especially in the field of acting. It’s a potent tool in communication and can express subtle emotions that words may not be able to capture. By utilizing body language, an actor can convey a unique message to the audience. Body […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/too-much-body-language-can-destroy-your-performance/feed/ 0 Actors with Tic Disorder: Can They Handle the Reel Life? https://www.nycastings.com/actors-with-tic-disorder-can-they-handle-the-reel-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=actors-with-tic-disorder-can-they-handle-the-reel-life https://www.nycastings.com/actors-with-tic-disorder-can-they-handle-the-reel-life/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2022 17:49:50 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=23323 When singer Billie Eilish opened up in interviews with David Letterman and Ellen Degeneres about how her Tourette Syndrome, a tic disorder, has affected her life and career, she probably brought the condition mainstream to a younger generation. Tourette Syndrome is a neurological disorder that is characterized by tics — involuntary, rapid, sudden movements or […]

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