Los Angeles actors, what in this video resonates with you? Thirty Seconds To Mars’ music video for “City of Angels” features a lineup of stars spilling their feelings — both good and bad — about the city that made them!
http://mashable.com/2013/10/30/thirty-seconds-to-mars-city-of-angels-video/

Acting as a business is full of ups and downs. But business aside, what do you do when you come to an artistic hurdle that you can’t seem to maneuver? We are here to help you navigate your way through some very common challenges actors face in the audition room. Because while some roles may be a breeze, others will take a lot more work to break into. But hey, the growth is in the challenges!Read More

Thinking of taking your rep out? Before you do, read on. Secret Agent Man shares the biggest Dos and Don’ts of the industry date in “Take Your Agent to Lunch Day.”
http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/secret-agent-man/take-your-agent-lunch-day/

With the arrival of the awards season comes a collection the year’s scripts! Browse through the screenplays, now online thanks to The Tribeca Film Festival. Check out “Gatsby, Bling Ring, and Spring Breakers, Plus Many Other 2013 Scripts Online!” and get your read on.
http://tribecafilm.com/blogs/award-season-screenplays-gatsby-sofia-coppola-spring-breakers

No matter how much we’ve trained, there are certain situations that will test our acting ability more than we initially realize. There are roles we will always find challenging, auditions we’ll find trickier than our friends do, some characters that just won’t come naturally to us.Read More

Five women who put the stars in a slew of this year’s hot awards-season projects open up about actors’ auditions and why Oscar won’t acknowledge them. Want to better understand a CD’s process? Read the Hollywood Reporter’s “Why Do These Casting Directors Get No Respect?”
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/roundtable-why-do-casting-directors-664554

With Pilot season around the corner, LA actors want to be in great shape to bring their most energy to the upcoming auditions. Our friends at Mind Body Green have given us “10 Signs You’re Eating Right For Your Body” as a way to check in with ourselves before the whirlwind!
http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-10429/10-signs-youre-eating-right-for-your-body.html

LA actors, want to make some major strides in your professional connections in 2014? “Make It A Networking New Year!” Read More

Worried that a lack of reps will stunt all your Pilot Season dreams? Well Zooey Deschanel’s coach Joseph Pearlman begs to differ in Backstage’s “How Actors Can Have their Best Pilot Season Ever Without Representation.”
http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/backstage-experts/how-actors-can-have-best-pilot-season-ever-without-representation/

Each new year brings us the opportunity to make positive changes, embrace better habits, and reevaluate our goals. But equally important, the new year also gives us the chance to let go of the things that no longer serve us. Are you still letting your past hold you back? Here is what we, together, can vow to let go of this 2014…Read More