Starting Your Career as an Actor

Thispracticalandentertainingguidereadiestheuninitiatedactortonavigatetheridiculous,impossible,andoftenheartbreakingworldoftheactingindustry.Thisbookwillexposeactorstotheinsandoutsoftheworld's(second)oldestprofession.Topicsincludehowtobe"discovered",whattoexpectfromtrainingprograms,thegruntworkofstartingacareer,howtopersevereinthefaceofrejection,thenewdigitalworldforactors,andmuchmore.ExperiencedactorandscreenwriterJasonPugatchoffersafresh,hip,andinvaluableindustryperspective,withsidebarquotations,charts,andtimelines,andaquickreferenceappendixoftheactingtrade.Packedwithmythshatteringanecdotesandtoldinapersonaltone,"StartingYourCareerasanActor"isthebackstageguidethateveryaspiringactormustread.