Can Models and Actors Safely Work Yet? After one week on a film set in California with my 11-year-old, my short answer is yes. In fact, the past week is the safest I’ve felt since May, when I first began interacting—cautiously—with anyone beyond immediate family. That is...
Model of the Month: Rivers Reid
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Congrats, January Model of the Month, Rivers Reid! Height: 4’7″   Weight: 65 lbs   Age: 8   Based in Austin, TX Seeking Representation Have you ever seen china blue eyes like the pair on this cutie? Rivers is already busy building his career skills as a news anchor and...
Billy Elliot the Musical – Company Theatre
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A Child Actor’s Dream Comes True If you’ve followed my posts on my son Jamie, you know he’s dreamed of playing Billy Elliot since he was a little kid. Getting cast as Billy in Maltz Jupiter Theatre‘s Florida regional premiere of BETM was the high...
Working as an Extra or Background Actor: Is It Worth It?
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Extra or “Background” Actor Bookings Whether you have an agent or are searching Backstage.com and other casting sites yourself, you are likely to come across opportunities to be an extra or background actor. This means you will not have a speaking role and you will not make the big...
Commercial Model and Actor Must-Read: “Confessions of ...
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Jen Rudin’s Confessions of a Casting Director My 10-year-old son got an agent in New York at age 8 and we were thrown into the high-pressure, unpredictable audition process in sink-or-swim fashion. We’ve had to learn everything by trial and error. If I’d read casting director...