Jun
20
One of my daughter’s very first theatrical acting auditions in L.A. was actually in the director’s house. This was NOT typical for acting auditions. But this was an independent project for a children’s educational video. The Best-Laid Plans … (for acting auditions) The day before the acting audition, I used mapquest to get directions, drove …
May
27
I remember the first time my daughter was going to be auditioning for a kid commercial in L.A. She had auditioned for commercials in the Southeast, but I knew auditioning for a kid commercial in L.A. would be different, just like everything else in L.A. Her first L.A. commercial audition was down in Hollywood, so …
Apr
08
When we first started to pursue an acting career for my daughter, I did not know anything about talent managers. I didn’t know what services talent managers provide or how much money we’d pay for having one. My daughter’s first talent manager “discovered” her at a talent competition in Charleston, SC. His talent management group …
Nov
13
Do you have a flexible schedule to accommodate the demands of your child’s acting career? Once when my daughter got a last-minute audition, I was in the laundry room in our apartment complex moving half-washed clothes from a broken washer to a working one. I’d forgotten my cell phone, so I missed several calls from …
