Book description
This practical and entertaining guide readies the uninitiated actor
to navigate the ridiculous, impossible, and often heartbreaking world
of the acting industry. This book will expose actors to the ins and
outs of the world's (second) oldest profession. Topics include how to
be "discovered," what to expect from training programs, the
grunt work of starting a career, how to persevere in the face of
rejection, the new digital world for actors, and much more.
Experienced actor and screenwriter Jason Pugatch offers a
fresh, hip, and invaluable industry perspective, with sidebar
quotations, charts, and timelines, and a quick-reference appendix of
the acting trade. Packed with myth-shattering anecdotes and told in a
personal tone, Starting Your Career as an Actor is the backstage guide
that every aspiring actor must read.
