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This just in from Acting Teacher John Ruskin:

“Casting director Marci Liroff will be joining us this Saturday at the Ruskin School to teach her workshop on casting and the casting process for actors. We are excited to have her and invite you to take the workshop with her if you like from 10am-1 pm at out theatre at 3000 Airport Avenue , Santa Monica, Ca. 90405. Call the school at 310.390.4212 and speak with Mikey Myers to sign up. Also, Master Class/Scene Study will begin with scene work the following week and meet 6 saturdays with all of our regular teachers including Ed Asner, Dylan McDermott, Brenda Vaccaro, Tony Bill, Bruce Davison, Paul Sand, Daniel Attias, and others. Speak with Mikey about that as well.”

I highly recommend staying busy during summer “hiatus” by developing your craft and learning about the business of acting from Professionals like Marci Liroff and John Ruskin.

http://www.ruskinschool.com/school.htm

“Failure is an option, but Fear is not.” – James Cameron TED Talks 2010

If you follow James Cameron’s lead you may find the rewards of failure greater than you can imagine.   You take an enormous risk just by being an actor.  Live boldly and risk it all.  Don’t hold anything back.

Watch the following video and to learn about the man who created many of the highest grossing movies of all time. Terminator, The Titanic,  Avatar all came from this man’s imagination and willingness to risk it all.

Go to the TED Website for more talks and presentations of this kind.

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/james_cameron_before_avatar_a_curious_boy.html

I was in an acting class with this beautiful and talented Aussy.

She works hard and is always creating.  Do that and you will find success.

It’s working for Vassy

Watch this video of her acoustic version of “History”

For more about Vassy visit her Myspace page.

SUBMIT LOS ANGELES, CA HARDCOPIES TO:

ABC TALENT SHOWCASE – LA
500 S. BUENA VISTA STREET
BURBANK, CA 91521-4637

*** SUBMISSION PERIOD:
APRIL 26, 2010 – MAY 14, 2010

As part of its ongoing effort to discover and develop culturally and ethnically diverse talent and actors with disabilities, the Disney ABC Television Group’s Casting Project will hold auditions for consideration for the ABC Talent Showcase.

ABC’s Talent Showcase has established an industry standard in creating opportunities for talent, with the majority of participants being given the chance to audition for a variety of ABC (and other networks’) pilots and ongoing programming.




PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE SUBMITTING:

1. PLEASE SUBMIT HEADSHOTS AND RESUMES ONLY. NO TAPES.
2. DO NOT DOUBLE SUBMIT.
3. NO PHONE CALLS.
4. NO SUBMISSION WILL BE ACCEPTED BEFORE OR AFTER THE SUBMISSION PERIOD.

Participants for the talent showcase must be at least 18 years old. Previous acting experience/training is required of all, but professional representation is not necessary.

ABC will contact selected actors to schedule an audition.

ABC has a long-standing commitment to promoting diversity in the entertainment industry through a variety of projects administered by its Talent Development & Casting departments. The Casting Project offers an excellent opportunity for talent that might otherwise go unnoticed.

Imagine recording your audition from home or on your lunch break at work.  Imagine doing as many takes as you need to give them your very best!

I would love to save time and gas and parking and my survival job, by doing auditions from home and sending them online to Casting Directors.  Voice Over Artists do it already.  Why not the rest of us?

Click the link below to see the video.

http://virtualannouncement.auditionservices.com/ecocast

FULL STREAM AHEAD: Marketing Yourself
SAG Foundation LifeRaft Live Stream Webinar
Tuesday, April 27 – 6pm to 8pm (PST)

www.sagfoundation.org/liferaft/livestream

Don’t miss a great opportunity TONIGHT to jump-start your career with crucial information every actor needs to know. The co-founders of CastingAbout, along with a panel of other marketing experts, will be featured in a FREE, Web-based seminar on self-marketing for actors tonight, Tuesday, April 27 from 6pm-8pm PST.

FULL STREAM AHEAD: Marketing Yourself is presented by the SAG Foundation as part of the LiftRaft series, and will be streamed live on the internet. Each of the panel’s experts will provide essential tips on how to effectively market yourself as an actor, and build true working relationships with casting directors and other key casting representatives.

* Why aren’t my submissions working?
* How do I get a casting director to remember me?
* Is sending postcards worth my time?
* Where is the line between respectable, effective promotion and ineffectual,
shameless self-promotion?

The panel will provide crucial tips and suggestions to take your acting career to the next level, and will also answer questions from the live and online audience. Send your questions via the webinar’s email or Twitter page! This is a great opportunity to get solid answers to all your questions and learn what it takes to get more auditions.

To participate in this live event, simply log onto the SAG Foundation’s website: www.sagfoundation.org/liferaft/livestream

Don’t miss it!