Casting Actors Cast

Air Date: 1/13/2022

YOU ASK AND JEFFREY ANSWER’S

The success of these podcasts and video’s (or podios) is partly based on the questions you have asked. Either from direct contact or from classes, workshops or just from curious folks wanting to understand how it works. The other part of this podcast’s success story are the personal experiences that I have had in finding out what it is to be in the business of show. That said, when...

Air Date: 1/6/2022

Open for Business

Everyone seems to have a “New Year’s” resolution. From podcasts to TV news shows, they are either reflecting on how awful last year was or pushing things to look forward to for next year. We usually decide that this is a way of putting to bed the past and finding hope for the future. This is also an opportunity to set goals for ourselves. It can be personal objectives like losing weight or bei...

Air Date: 12/30/2021

How To: Audition Reader

If you’re like me, you’ve probably decided not to reflect over the past two years to assess your acting progress. There have been just too many sidelines and shifts, let alone think about how you are going to move your career forward. Jeff’s got a great idea that will help you with your auditions and take you from, “Am I Ready for what’s next? To “Alright, What’s Next”.  He’ll explain ...

Acting Career Warnings-5 Tips to Watch

A fan of Casting Actors Cast sent in a voice question to the website that got me thinking. There are some dangerous pitfalls and missteps in show business that can really damage a career. What’s worse, is that as new talent comes into the business the pattern is repeated. There is no intention to scare you in this episode, but rather, shine the light of awareness so you can navigate your care...

Flipping the Script

One technique that I love to use in class is asking the actor in a scene to play the other part. What usually happens is that the actor has no time to think about their choices and jumps in to accomplish the task. The result? The Scene comes alive, is truthful, real, and conversational. On this episode of Casting, Actors Cast. Let's flip the script and find out more about playing the other part whether It’s...

Does Your Training Schools' Reputation Matter?

In response to a listener’s question, Jeffrey takes on the pros and cons of a training schools' reputation as a measure of the actor’s ability and talent. Is there really a preference to hire an actor from Juilliard over an actor who went to, let’s say, Wayne State University? How about specialty training studios verses college training? What are the realities of how where you...

Let’s Evaluate Your Self-Tape: Michael Michele!

The response from my reviews on your self-tapes has been amazing. People from all over the world are taking the time to write how much they get out of these critiques! OK, well, let’s do another one. We are going to look at yet another self-tape submission and find out exactly what it takes to create a successful audition. On this episode of Casting Actors Cast, the podcast and video...

Air Date: 11/25/2021 Practice Gratitude No one ever told you that being an actor was easy. In fact, for many of you, I am sure you were  told just the opposite. Being an actor is hard, the odds are against you, too much competition,  you’ll never make it. What’s worse is that we let those past voices stay in our head, affecting  out thinking and our choices. What is up with that? The way to push through that noise is a  simple tech...

Air Date: 11/18/2021 Learning Your Words   As a young actor, I never really had a problem remembering my words. My brain  naturally made connections with the script that felt effortless and usually just made sense. It  wasn’t until later that I realized I needed to put more effort into the process. Today, actors are  challenged because with the new self-tape and Zoom auditions, it makes sense to memorize  the scene rather than rely...