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Basic Players Your Child Actor Will Meet, Part 4: Lawyers, Business Managers, and PR

by Bonnie Wallace | General

Lawyers I think a good rule as to when it’s time to find a lawyer is when a project comes up that involves a serious time commitment or serious money (or both). If your kid is working as an extra, or getting guest star roles for one or just a few episodes, or cast in...

Basic Players Your Child Actor Will Meet, Part 3: Casting Directors

by Bonnie Wallace | Auditions, Casting, General

Casting Directors are the folks who do the big work to whittle the many casting choices down to a very few before the director and producers weigh in and make a final decision if the role is a big one. Typically when your child auditions, they step into the room with...

Basic Players Your Child Actor Will Meet, Part 2: Talent Managers

by Bonnie Wallace | Agents, General, Managers

Does your kid need a talent manager? It depends. Some people have agents but no manager; others have managers but no agent. Many have both. The basic difference: a manager generally has fewer clients than an agent, so your kid is likely to get more of their attention....

Basic Players Your Child Actor Will Meet in The Industry Part 1: Talent Agents

by Bonnie Wallace | Agents, General

Also known as a Theatrical Agent, a talent agent represents your child and is primarily focused on obtaining work and negotiating contracts on their behalf. They should be licensed by the state they work in, and franchised with either SAG or AFTRA. The number of...

The Audition Itself: After the Audition, Part 3 of 3

by Bonnie Wallace | Auditions, General, Parenting

After the audition Leaving the audition, it’s the most natural thing in the world to ask your child how the audition went. But asking how it “went” is unfair—because it creates a sense of pressure, and because honestly, they have no idea how it went. The casting...
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