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How to Be a Working Actor, 5th Edition: The Insider's Guide to Finding Jobs
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How to Be a Working Actor, 5th Edition: The Insider's Guide to Finding Jobs in Theater, Film & Television Paperback - 2007

by Mari Lyn Henry; Lynne Rogers; Foreword by Joe Mantegna

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The celebrated survival guide for the working actor - now completely updated and expanded with a foreword by Tony award-winning actor Joe Mantegna!

Renowned for more than two decades as the most comprehensive resource for actors, How to Be a Working Actor is a must-read for achieving success in The Business. Now this "Bible of the Biz" has been completely revised and greatly expanded to address new markets, ever-changing opportunities, and the many new ways today's actors find work. Talent manager, teacher, and career coach Mari Lyn Henry and actress, author, and spokeswoman Lynne Rogers combine their extensive skills and years of experience to cover all the essentials of how to market yourself, land roles, and manage a successful career. They also include expert advice from scores of other industry experts - well-known actors, agents, managers, casting directors, and teachers.

How to Be a Working Actor is loaded with advice on how to:

- put together a professional wardrobe
- get a head shot that brings out the real you
- create a resume that really works
- find the training to develop your talents
- communicate effectively with agents and managers
- use the internet to promote your business and explore new opportunities
- get the most value out of union membership
- excel at auditions and screen tests
- discover how to get work in regional markets
- cope with success

How to Be a Working Actor takes a no-nonsense approach to the whole business of being a working actor, with detailed information on how to live on a budget in New York and Los Angeles, what the acting jobs are and what they pay, even how to find a survival strategy that will augment your career. And an extensive section on script analysis shows you how to investigate the depth of a character to create a memorable audition for roles in theatre, film, and television.

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  • Title How to Be a Working Actor, 5th Edition: The Insider's Guide to Finding Jobs in Theater, Film & Television
  • Author Mari Lyn Henry; Lynne Rogers; Foreword by Joe Mantegna
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 5th
  • Pages 432
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed, New York
  • Publication date 2007-12-10
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780823088959 / 0823088952
  • Weight 1.27 lbs (0.58 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.98 x 6.04 x 1.14 in (22.81 x 15.34 x 2.90 cm)
  • Category Performing Arts
  • Library of Congress subjects Acting - Vocational guidance
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2007922227
  • Dewey Decimal Code 792.028

About the author

Mari Lyn Henry is a partner at Henry Downey Talent Management LLC and is nationally known for her workshops on audition techniques, cold reading skills, script analysis, and marketing strategies.

Lynne Rogers' extensive career on stage, in film, and on television includes a leading role on Guiding Light. She has been the voice for many nationally advertised products, and her other books include The Love of Their Lives, a behind-the-scenes look at the soap opera industry.

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