What do values have to do with acting?

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Can relying on your values lead to booking a national commercial? Can your values lead to an Academy Award?  Click here to read Dallas Travers’ advice on values and acting.

Respected as one of the entertainment industry’s leading experts, Dallas Travers’ book, The Tao of Show Business, has won over five awards including first prizes at The Hollywood Book Festival and the London Festival along with the National Indie Excellence Award. She has helped thousands of actors to increase their auditions, produce their own projects, secure representation and book roles in film and television. Click here to learn more about Dallas.

Attend one of our upcoming New York acting seminars! Click on the Seminars tab at the top of this page for more information.

InTreatment with Roz Coleman starts up on Tuesday!

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For the next four Tuesdays Roz Coleman will be leading her daytime on-camera class, “inTreatment.” For those of you not familiar with Roz, check out these blog postings from the Actors Connection blog to get a feel for who she is and who she has worked with.

Click here to read about Roz sharing what it takes to be a “fit” actor.

Click here to read Roz’s experiences working with Halle Berry and other actors.

Click here to read about Roz’s experience with Pulitzer Prize winning playwright August Wilson.

Click here to learn more about her excellent NYC acting classes.

How do you meet a casting director at HBO?

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One way to do it, for certain, it so sign up for Actors Connection’s On Camera Intensive with with New York casting director Christine Kromer.

Currently, Kromer is working on the HBO series Treme (recently picked up for a 2nd season) for HBO, the Comedy Central pilot Black Jack and just wrapped casting the first season of the new series Lights Out for FX. They also just finished casting on the feature film Red Tails for George Lucas starring Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Haven’t seen Treme? Check out the trailer below. Click here to learn more about the on-camera intensive.

How to get fantastic headshots!

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If you’re acting in new York City, you need great headshots. Dallas Travers offers five tips for headshot success.  Click here to read Dallas Travers’ advice.

Respected as one of the entertainment industry’s leading experts, Dallas Travers’ book, The Tao of Show Business, has won over five awards including first prizes at The Hollywood Book Festival and the London Festival along with the National Indie Excellence Award. She has helped thousands of actors to increase their auditions, produce their own projects, secure representation and book roles in film and television. Click here to learn more about Dallas.

 

Is anybody there? Does anybody care?

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Happy 4th of July!

Click here to read a list of upcoming seminars and classes that will be held on or begin next Tuesday.

Ari Gold and the phone.

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Ari Gold from HBO’s Entourage spends most of his time on the phone. How can you use the phone to help your acting career? Click here to read Dallas Travers’ advice about mastering the phone.

Respected as one of the entertainment industry’s leading experts, Dallas Travers’ book, The Tao of Show Business, has won over five awards including first prizes at The Hollywood Book Festival and the London Festival along with the National Indie Excellence Award. She has helped thousands of actors to increase their auditions, produce their own projects, secure representation and book roles in film and television. Click here to learn more about Dallas.

If you’re interested in learning more great acting tips, attend one of our upcoming acting seminars in New York. Check out our schedule by clicking on the Seminars tab at the top of this page.

Jayne Atkinson & Michel Gill on “Monologue Choice”

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What about monologue choice? Actors Jayne Atkinson & Michel Gill offer their advice to actors.

Prepare your monologue by taking one of our monologue acting classes in New York. See what’s coming up by using the tabs at the top of this page.

Four Secrets to Setting Smart Goals

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How important is goal setting when trying to perform in NYC? Click here to read Dallas Travers’ advice about setting smart goals.

Respected as one of the entertainment industry’s leading experts, Dallas Travers’ book, The Tao of Show Business, has won over five awards including first prizes at The Hollywood Book Festival and the London Festival along with the National Indie Excellence Award. She has helped thousands of actors to increase their auditions, produce their own projects, secure representation and book roles in film and television. Click here to learn more about Dallas.

Jayne Atkinson & Michel Gill on “The Audition Room”

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What should an actor expect in “The Audition Room?” Actors Jayne Atkinson and Michel Gill offer their New York casting advice in this video!

http://youtu.be/kEk5GThKcEc

The Key to Booking You Might Be Overlooking

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Starting this week, we’ll be featuring weekly articles containing tips from Dallas Travers, who teaches actors the career and life skills often left out of traditional training programs.

This week Dallas takes a look at one of the professionals in the entertainment industry who might help you get booked. Click here to download her article, The Key to Booking You Might Be Overlooking. The advice in the article may surprise you!

Respected as one of the entertainment industry’s leading experts, Dallas Travers’ book, The Tao of Show Business, has won over five awards including first prizes at The Hollywood Book Festival and the London Festival along with the National Indie Excellence Award. She has helped thousands of actors to increase their auditions, produce their own projects, secure representation and book roles in film and television. Click here to learn more about Dallas.