Monthly Archive: November 2009

Nov
30

What is a “CD” as Related to Acting Auditions? (Showbiz Term of the Day)

I am starting a new series called “Showbiz Term of the Day.” Today’s showbiz term of the day is “CD.” Do you know what CD refers to when it is used related to Acting Auditions or Print Auditions? I know I wondered what the term CD meant when I first heard it used when my …

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Nov
24

Where is the California Entertainment Work Permit Office in Van Nuys?

State Office Bldg. Entrance to Entertainment Work Permit Office

The very first time I went to the California entertainment work permit office in Van Nuys, I remember wishing I had more information. I wished I knew what the building hosting the entertainment work permit office looked like and exactly where it was. I also wished I knew where to park. And I wished I …

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Nov
19

How Do You Create Videos of Acting Auditions to Submit to Casting Directors?

My daughter just got an audition request from a casting director where the acting auditions must be submitted on video. This is for a theatrical audition (see “Do You Know What Theatrical Acting Auditions Are“  for more on this topic)  for a feature film. We’ve created a number of videos of acting auditions since we’ve …

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Nov
11

Is It Worth It to Be In Musical Theatre Productions?

We’ve managed to make it through another local musical theatre production. This time, my daughter was in a musical production of “Hocus Pocus” and she played ‘Sarah,’ the dumb witch. We are both exhausted. But I know she will look back on this musical theatre experience, as all the others she’s had, with great fondness. …

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