Backstage Guide to Casting Directors: "Who They Are, How They Work, What They Look for in Actors"

Hettie Lynne Hurtes

Crown Publishing Group, Jun 1, 1998 - Performing Arts - 198 pages

There is a wealth of inside information to be gleaned from talking to casting directors, and in this brand-new second edition of The Back Stage Guide to Casting Directors, author Hettie Lynne Hurtes offers first-hand profiles with more than fifty people in the business in Los Angeles and New York City. They reveal their thinking and convey expert advice on how to get in the door prepare effectively for readings, and show good audition behavior.
With a contact list of casting directors around the nation, and full of engaging stories about casting coups and actors fateful auditions, The Back Stage Guide to Casting Directors is a solid resource whether you're just starting out or steadily employed as an actor or a casting director.

Contents

• JULIE ALTER: 2
• LISA BEACH: 8
• JACK BOWDAN: 14

About the author

Hurtes is a writer and freelance correspondent for NBC radio and news anchor for KFL Radio on the West Coast.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Backstage Guide to Casting Directors: "Who They Are, How They Work, What They Look for in Actors"
• Author: Hettie Lynne Hurtes
• Edition: 2, illustrated
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group, 1998
• ISBN: 0823088065, 9780823088065
• Length: 198 pages
• Subjects: Performing Arts / Acting & Auditioning; Performing Arts / Business Aspects