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Working Actors
The Business of Acting
Agents, contracts, tax, self-management, and the administrative habits that separate people who sustain a career from people who have a good year.
1
Acting Is a Business
Your agent's honest breakdown of what separates working actors from talented people with a dream. You are running a small business — here's exactly how to operate it.
18 min
2
Agents and Managers
What agents actually talk about when you leave the room. How representation works from the other side of the desk — commissions, dropped clients, and what makes an agent fight for you.
20 min read
3
Keeping Your Team Working for You
Managing agent and manager relationships. Communication expectations, when to push back, when to trust them, and when it is time to move on.
16 min
4
Self-Submission Strategy
Self-submission is not a replacement for agent submissions. Done right, it's a force multiplier. Platform-specific tactics, cover note strategy, and when to stay out of your agent's way.
18 min
5
Building Casting Director Relationships
How to build and maintain casting director relationships. CD workshops, follow-ups, the long game, and why being easy to work with beats raw talent.
16 min
6
The Financial Reality of Acting
Nobody wants to talk about money in this business. I'm going to talk about money. Real income data, survival job strategy, tax traps, and what a $50K acting year actually looks like after expenses.
22 min