by Molly Mahoney | Aug 1, 2016 | Auditions, Business, Confidence
REJECTION AND HOW TO LOVE IT Today I'm diving right into the one thing performers and business owners have to deal with over and over again. Rejection. It exists. It is a HUGE part of pursuing an artistic career or building a business. This past week, I was reminded...
by Molly Mahoney | Jul 18, 2016 | Auditions, Business, Motivational Monday
HOW TO FIND THE MOTIVATION TO MOVE MOUNTAINS If you follow me on Facebook, you may have heard about the insanity that went on while I took my kids to the movies yesterday. I'm still a bit shaken up. Basically, there was a fist fight a few feet from us and I went all...
by Molly Mahoney | Jul 13, 2016 | Auditions, Business, Videos, Work It! Wednesday!
HOW TO FOLD A POP UP PHOTO BACKDROP For at least a year I've been shooting video auditions for my students with a GIANT curtain hanging in the middle of my studio. The curtain was a little wrinkled… and the set up was way annoying. When OCSA (Orange County...
by Molly Mahoney | May 24, 2016 | Acting, Ask An Agent, Auditions, Business
SHOULD I LOOK FOR AN AGENT AFTER GRADUATION? Ask an Agent 6 With many performing arts students graduating and and looking to join the ranks of other professional performers, Terry Dopson's question about getting an agent after graduation is a great one! Let's hear...
by Molly Mahoney | May 10, 2016 | Acting, Ask An Agent, Auditions, Business
This is a question that comes up all the time! In fact, one of our most visited blog posts, is a post about actor type – check it out! If you'd like to work on getting very clear about your own “actor type” you should check out our type worksheet...
by Molly Mahoney | May 9, 2016 | Acting, Auditions, Business
Starving artist. Sell out. Poor actor. Don't quit your day job. Crazy dream chaser. You're a performer? Where do you wait tables? Yes? Sound familiar? OY! LET'S BE DONE! Let's be DONE with the Starving Artist Syndrome! What you have to offer is valuable. There are...