An Actor's Guide to Getting Work

by Simon Dunmore

Overview

Competition for acting work is fierce, and although talent is important, actors need all the help they can get. Now in its fourth edition, this practical, comprehensive guide contains invaluable information and advice to enable actors to make the most of: drama schools; audition speeches and sight-readings; letters, CVs and photographs; finding and working with an agent; auditions for musicals; the fringe; interviews; TV, commercials and films; voice-overs; the Internet; Equity.

The author, an experienced director, has drawn on his own knowledge and also on the experience of numerous other professionals to produce a book that has become the standard work of reference for actors of all ages.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781408109274
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	01/01/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Simon Dunmore is a director with over thirty years' experience of employing actors.
Simon Dunmore was a freelance theatre director, writer and acting teacher with over 30 years' experience of employing actors. He was a director in both the drama school sector and the professional arena, having been involved with Coventry's Belgrade Theatre and Mountview Theatre School, along with many of the UK's other leading drama schools.

Editorial Reviews

"Essential reading for any young actor." --Dame Maggie Smith

"It really is exceptionally well thought out and answers many of the questions that I encounter on a daily basis." --Geoff Colman, Head of Acting, Central School of Speech and Drama

From the Publisher

It really is exceptionally well thought out and answers many of the questions that I encounter on a daily basis.

Geoff Colman

Essential reading for any young actor.

Dame Maggie Smith