America is fascinated with celebrity meltdowns: from Lindsay Lohan and her rehab problems to Tom Cruise going nuts on Oprah’s couch to Zsa Zsa Gabor slapping a policeman to Mel Gibson’s phone calls and more. But nothing has been more fascinating in the past month or so than the performance of Charlie Sheen, the actor who […]
By Tony Nation When you are networking at film festivals the best people for you to me of course are directors and producers, but other actors can be excellent for networking and building relationships. Right after a movie is a great time to approach directors and compliment them on their work. Don’t offer that you […]
A.C.: If an actor is lucky enough to get an audition for PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, what is the best way to prepare for the audition and what are some “no-nos”? DALE BROWN: It may seem obvious, but the first thing is to fully prepare the materials sent. This doesn’t mean memorization, but know the […]
I have two people to thank. Herschel Bernardi and Skip Hinnant. I did my first professional play at McCarter Theater in Princeton when I was 13 years old! In the cast was Herschel Bernardi. He was the voice of Charlie the Tuna and the Jolly Green Giant. We would sit backstage and do voices together and […]
By Tony Nation It’s film festival season! Sundance just rapped and the Tribeca Film Festival will be here before you know it! So how should you promote yourself as an actor at film festivals? There are actually two ways to approach these events as an actor. First, as the actor in a film that is […]
Out of curiosity, how many of you made it all the way to the end of the Oscar broadcast? Any surprises? Favorite moments? Should The Social Network have won? If you could hand out your own Oscars, who would they have gone to? Is there anyone else out there who thought Piranha 3D got robbed? If […]
Jerry Kallarakal from DDO Agency shares his thoughts on the importance of improvisational skills at commercial auditions: Interested in taking a commercial acting class in New York? Click on the Classes tab at the top of this page to explore our upcoming offerings.
By Tony Nation If you are going to be auditioning for TV, you must make sure that your on-camera skills are at their very best. If you’ve never auditioned using the pre-screen/pre-read format, I highly recommend taking on-camera acting classes in NYC to work on your auditioning skills with a reader. You want to make […]
There are so many possibilities out there and you’ve got so many ideas as an actor but you’re not sure where to start. Perhaps you want to be in a Broadway show; perhaps you want to quick your day job and immerse yourself in a summer performing arts program in New York; perhaps you want […]
…for the role of a lifetime. Recently, Natalie Portman shared about her experience preparing for and performing her role in The Black Swan. Her work certainly paid off because she is one of the frontrunners in the Academy Awards race for Best Actress. Here is the interview: If you can’t get your fill of Best […]
