Countdown to the 2011 Emmy Awards

On Saturday, September 10, the 2011 Creative Arts Emmy Awards were handed out, with HBO leading the pack. In case you do not know, according to the academy’s website, “the majority of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which honored excellence in more than 75 categories, are dedicated to key technical disciplines and behind-the-scenes crafts essential to […]

Clean Up, Clear Out, Get Creative (Part Two)

In her latest post, Dallas states, “It is time to create some space in your life for all the new, good things to happen.” Click here to read Dallas Travers’ second part of a three part series on creating a realistic strategy to help with your acting career. Respected as one of the entertainment industry’s […]

Clean Up, Clear Out, Get Creative (Part One)

In her latest post, Dallas states, “For artists in particular, it’s essential that we tap into a feeling of completion in order to be able to create everything we’re capable of.” Click here to read Dallas Travers’ first part of a three part series on creating a realistic strategy to help with your acting career. […]

The Help starts Wednesday…

…and one of the New York casting directors from Barden/Schnee, the casting office that worked on The Help, is offering a 2-week on-camera intensive (for both film and television) beginning Thursday. Click here to learn more about it. Click here to visit the official movie site of The Help and learn more about the film. […]

Need a voice over tune up?

Starting Monday, August 8, Casting Director Stacy Seidel and sought after V/O actor Paul Liberti are Offering a New York V/O class that will guide you through the stumbling blocks of the audition process from both the casting director and actor perspectives. This is not a class for beginners. Click here to learn more about this professional […]

What do values have to do with acting?

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 […]

InTreatment with Roz Coleman starts up on Tuesday!

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 […]

How do you meet a casting director at HBO?

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 […]

How to get fantastic headshots!

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 […]

Is anybody there? Does anybody care?

Happy 4th of July! Click here to read a list of upcoming seminars and classes that will be held on or begin next Tuesday.