NYCastings - DirectSubmit » money 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 “The Notebook” – Late Teens/ Early 20s Female – Dramatic https://www.nycastings.com/the-notebook-late-teens-early-20s-female-dramatic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-notebook-late-teens-early-20s-female-dramatic https://www.nycastings.com/the-notebook-late-teens-early-20s-female-dramatic/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2020 19:48:05 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=18322 “You’re not going to tell me who I have to love” from the film “The Notebook” – Allie argues with her parents about Noah. Dramatic Monologue ideal for Late Teens/ Early 20s Female Actresses. 1-2 Min. Written by Jeremy Levin ALLIE: Low class? Don’t you ever call him low class. He may not have any money, […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/the-notebook-late-teens-early-20s-female-dramatic/feed/ 0 Doctor Monologue – Adult Males https://www.nycastings.com/doctor-monologue-adult-males/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=doctor-monologue-adult-males https://www.nycastings.com/doctor-monologue-adult-males/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2020 16:56:20 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=18086 Script DOCTOR INT: DOCTOR’S OFFICE Daniel berates a doctor while sitting on the examining table. DANIEL Look, I been tellin’ my wife now for three weeks, I ain’t sick. I been workin’ with them there cars in the shop all day and you can’t do that when you’re sick ‘cuz they’ll send you home. This […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/doctor-monologue-adult-males/feed/ 0 Why Producers Should Pay Their Actors (And Why Actors Shouldn’t Always Expect To Be Paid) https://www.nycastings.com/why-producers-should-pay-their-actors-and-why-actors-shouldnt-always-expect-to-be-paid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-producers-should-pay-their-actors-and-why-actors-shouldnt-always-expect-to-be-paid https://www.nycastings.com/why-producers-should-pay-their-actors-and-why-actors-shouldnt-always-expect-to-be-paid/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2019 15:18:32 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=15642 If there’s one thing everyone in the world has in common it’s money. Not that we all have it, but rather that we all need it. Whether you’re a single mother of two working three jobs or you’re an overextended faux-billionaire looking for foreign help to get out from under the debt incurred as a […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/why-producers-should-pay-their-actors-and-why-actors-shouldnt-always-expect-to-be-paid/feed/ 0 Getting Out of Your Head: How to Create the Best Mental Space for Taking Headshots https://www.nycastings.com/getting-out-of-your-head-how-to-create-the-best-mental-space-for-taking-headshots/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=getting-out-of-your-head-how-to-create-the-best-mental-space-for-taking-headshots https://www.nycastings.com/getting-out-of-your-head-how-to-create-the-best-mental-space-for-taking-headshots/#comments Tue, 02 Jan 2018 19:04:45 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=12153 It’s a new year, a time when we sweep out the old and invite in the new, creating fresh changes for our lives. It’s time for resolutions ranging from dusting off that old gym membership, to signing up for new classes, to simply being more present in ourselves and kinder to others. (And don’t forget […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/getting-out-of-your-head-how-to-create-the-best-mental-space-for-taking-headshots/feed/ 0 Non-Union? Maybe. Union? Possibly. Fi-Core? Hmmm… Tell me More! https://www.nycastings.com/non-union-maybe-union-possibly-fi-core-hmmm-tell-me-more/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=non-union-maybe-union-possibly-fi-core-hmmm-tell-me-more https://www.nycastings.com/non-union-maybe-union-possibly-fi-core-hmmm-tell-me-more/#comments Tue, 19 Sep 2017 17:00:56 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=10615 Every actor is aware of the union or non union dynamic that is always at the forefront of every performer’s career. But one option that flies under the radar most of the time is the Financial Core Status, or also known as Fi-Core. In a previous article, Union Or Non-Union – we weighed the options in choosing […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/non-union-maybe-union-possibly-fi-core-hmmm-tell-me-more/feed/ 0 Union or Non-Union: The Most Important Thing You Need to Know as an Actor https://www.nycastings.com/union-or-non-union-the-most-important-thing-you-need-to-know-as-an-actor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=union-or-non-union-the-most-important-thing-you-need-to-know-as-an-actor https://www.nycastings.com/union-or-non-union-the-most-important-thing-you-need-to-know-as-an-actor/#comments Thu, 14 Sep 2017 20:53:28 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=10600 One of the most important decisions you will ever make as an actor is whether or not to join the SAG-AFTRA Union. Now at first glance, this seems like the most viable option for any actor with experience and credits. But, and that’s a huge but, it’s not always that black and white. The number […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/union-or-non-union-the-most-important-thing-you-need-to-know-as-an-actor/feed/ 0 How to Survive on an Actor’s Budget https://www.nycastings.com/how-to-survive-on-an-actors-budget/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-survive-on-an-actors-budget https://www.nycastings.com/how-to-survive-on-an-actors-budget/#comments Tue, 29 Aug 2017 15:11:03 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=10460 As actors we’ve all heard the clichés about starving artists. And especially if you’e planning or have already made the move to a city like New York or L.A. where the rents are clearly still Too Damn High, and especially the entry-level salaries wildly out of line with the cost of living, you know there’s […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/how-to-survive-on-an-actors-budget/feed/ 0 The Mental Jujitsu of Booking That Commercial Audition https://www.nycastings.com/the-mental-jujitsu-of-booking-that-commercial-audition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-mental-jujitsu-of-booking-that-commercial-audition https://www.nycastings.com/the-mental-jujitsu-of-booking-that-commercial-audition/#comments Mon, 28 Aug 2017 14:39:24 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=10448 If you’ve spent any time in acting classes, at a university level theater program, or even if you just learned acting by doing, one thing we can all probably agree on is that commercial auditions are weird. Any audition is weird, of course: taking the material out of context and being expected to plunk down […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/the-mental-jujitsu-of-booking-that-commercial-audition/feed/ 0 The Power of Saying No: Choosing Between Acting Projects https://www.nycastings.com/the-power-of-saying-no-choosing-between-acting-projects/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-power-of-saying-no-choosing-between-acting-projects https://www.nycastings.com/the-power-of-saying-no-choosing-between-acting-projects/#comments Fri, 28 Jul 2017 19:20:09 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=10275 As actors, we’re taught to hustle. We’re essentially freelancers or independent contractors, and as such we don’t have the luxury of kicking back in a cubicle, phoning it in and waiting for the next bimonthly paycheck. We always have to be on the lookout for the next job. But what about those times when you […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/the-power-of-saying-no-choosing-between-acting-projects/feed/ 0 You Get What You Pay For! How $$$ offered to actors affects quality of work + quality of life https://www.nycastings.com/you-get-what-you-pay-for-how-offered-to-actors-affects-quality-of-work-quality-of-life-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-get-what-you-pay-for-how-offered-to-actors-affects-quality-of-work-quality-of-life-2 https://www.nycastings.com/you-get-what-you-pay-for-how-offered-to-actors-affects-quality-of-work-quality-of-life-2/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:42:00 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/wpblog/you-get-what-you-pay-for-how-offered-to-actors-affects-quality-of-work-quality-of-life-2/ Starving Artist – is not a term that should be taken literally, or taken advantage of. In the acting world, starving artists are those who are willing to forgo the stability of corporate paychecks, and certain material luxuries, in order to focus on their craft. The term refers to a hunger for pursuing excellence in […]

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