Acting As a Business, Third Edition: Strategies for Success

Brian's wonderful book not only helps to demystify much of what is scary to the novice, it is also a wonderful refresher for veterans. It's both calming and wise, much like the author himself!
----Josh Radnor, star of CBS-TV's
How I Met Your Mother

With Acting as a Business, Brian O'Neil changed the way actors viewed their field and their careers by providing them with clear-cut guidelines on how to approach acting as a business. Any number of books preached persistence, but O'Neil was the first writer who actually told actors how to be persistent. The book is such a vital resource that it won a spot on Entertainment Weekly's exclusive list of Industry Bibles.

Now in this third edition, O'Neil updates his indispensable resource to keep up with the latest show-business trends and help you put control of your acting career where it belongs: in your own hands.You won't just read Acting As a Business, Third Edition, youll dog ear, underline, and bookmark it as you discover:

• a how-to guide to writing your theatrical resume - for both the East-Coast and the West-Coast actor
• specific examples of cover letters and other important correspondence
• practical ways to join the performer's unions
• tactics for getting an agent and finding out casting information well in advance
• tips on preparing for and answering the questions most often asked by agents in an interview - and what you should ask them
• techniques for auditioning in an agent's office
• the dos and don'ts of effective interview follow-up
• strategies for finding work in the theater, on soap operas, and in independent films
• a chart for recording which casting directors know your work
• an effective approach to interviewing a prospective personal manager
• a discussion of the "League" schools
• the best ways to make use of the internet.