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Promoting Your Acting Career: A Step-by-Step Guide to Opening the Right Doors (2nd Edition)
by Glenn Alterman
This is the definitive insider's guide to propelling forward in the worlds of theater, film, and television. Revised and expanded, this popular guide now includes a new section on actor training; new segments on voice, speech, and voiceovers; the latest tips for using the Internet for self-promotion; brand new coverage of daytime serials; and new interviews with working professionals from every realm of entertainment. Practical and thorough, this book explains how to: obtain the perfect headshot; prepare for interviews and auditions; select flattering monologues; create professional-looking resumes and cover letters; compose promotional mailings and videos; effectively network; produce an original play, video, or film; star in a one-person show; launch a theater company; and much more. Also included are a directory of all New York theaters, an actor glossary, material on career consultants, and a view of the entertainment industry post-9/11. An indispensable tool for helping any acting career to thrive!
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Reviews
"An invaluable mini resource library you can turn to again and again."
—Back Stage
"Whether you've set your sights on an Oscar, Emmy, Tony, Obie, or just a place in the dramatis personae, you'll need help getting it. Have no fear—award-winning actor/writer Glenn Alterman is here with a compact but comprehensive guide to making it on stage and screen."
—Amazon.com
"Promoting Your Acting Career gives actors the tools and information they need to let casting directors, agents, and directors know that they exist and are available for work. The book is filled with practical, systematic ways to advance a career in show business."
—Equity News
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