by anitakumar | Apr 23, 2018 | Commercial Actors Should Never..., Uncategorized, US
To agent or to no agent… and which agent? Those are the questions! Sometimes I feel like you can find an opinion to match what you think/want to hear on any aspect of the industry. I always go with the study that confirms that I’ll live longer for drinking a glass of...
by anitakumar | Apr 13, 2018 | The Competitive Edge, Uncategorized, US
I’m going to start out with ways to calm your nerves that you have all heard before. One element that can get rid of your jitters, and can calm your nerves is certainly knowing your technique. In addition, understanding the venue you are working in, including who the...
by anitakumar | Mar 7, 2018 | The Competitive Edge, US
Don’t Look For A Cookie Cutter To Shape Your Audition. The other day I was in the reception area of a project I was casting and one of the actors asked me “what are they looking for”? I cringed inside and answered, they are looking for an actor to bring them...
by anitakumar | Mar 7, 2018 | Act Smart! Good Tools for a Great Career, Uncategorized, US
In a previous life, I taught people how to use the internet. It was way back in 2008, and people who were new to and/or overwhelmed by this thing called “social media” needed help making friends with it (even more important than making friends on it). It...
by anitakumar | Feb 26, 2018 | Theatre Review, Uncategorized, US
It isn’t often you walk into a theatre to see a 1948 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Drama by an iconic American playwright, and are greeted with DJ, who happens to be a fabulous chick drinking a beer. It does clue you in that the Theatre @ Boston Court means business when...
by anitakumar | Feb 22, 2018 | Commercial Actors Should Never..., Uncategorized, US
Here I go… beating that drum (or dead horse, depending on how over this topic you are) again. My commercial friends: I can’t emphasize enough how important really great commercial headshots are. I think you know this. But I’m not sure you KNOW, KNOW this. I believe...