Working It: The Business of Acting

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"People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances.  The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them."

--George Bernard Shaw



Happy thumb-twiddlers
need not apply.
 If there is a secret to attaining a sucessful acting career, it is this: 1.) Prepare, prepare, prepare. 2.) Do everything you can to make yourself available for as much luck as possible. 3.) Repeat Steps One and Two.

Books with an "R" next to them indicate that the book is Caryn.com Reader Recommended. 
All other books are my own suggestions, the starred ones, my absolute favorites. Enjoy!

Auditioning

Acting for the Camera  by Tony Barr, Eric Stephan Kline, Edward Asner Amazon | B & N
Audition by Michael Shurtleff Amazon | B & N *
The Audition Book by Ed Hooks Amazon | B & N *
Next!  An Actor's Guide to Auditioning by Ellie Kanner, Paul G. Bens, Paul G. Bens Jr Amazon | B & N

Monologues

100 Monologues : An Audition Sourcebook from New Dramatists Amazon | B & N
Beth Henley : Monologues for Women Amazon | B & N *
The Actor's Book of Contemporary Stage Monologues Amazon | B & N

Monologues in Print @ Caryn.com

Taking Care of Business
How to Agent Your Agent Amazon  
Secrets of Screen Acting

Amazon  
Actors411 Amazon | B & N  
Hollywood Creative Directory Amazon | B & N *
Wake Me When It's Funny: How to Break into Show Business and Stay There by Garry Marshall, Lori Marshall, Penny Marshall Amazon | B & N
Breaking into Film: Making Your Career Search a Blockbuster by Kenna McHugh (for more info on Kenna, click here) Amazon | B & N
Your Film Acting Career: How to Break into the Movies and TV and Survive in Hollywood by M.K. Lewis, Rosemary R. Lewis Amazon | B & N
Acting Professionally by Robert Cohen Amazon | B & N  R
Acting as a Business by Brian O'Neill Amazon | B & N R
In The Background Amazon | B & N  
The Glam Scam Amazon | B & N  
Smart Actors, Foolish Choices: A Self-Help Guide to Coping with the Emotional Stresses of the Business Amazon | B & N  
Acting A to Z : The Young Person's Guide to a Stage or Screen Career Amazon | B & N  

How To Be A Working Actor: Insider's Guide to Finding Jobs in Theater, Film, and TV

 Amazon | B & N  
The Film Actors Complete Career Guide Amazon | B & N  
How to Sell Yourself as an Actor Amazon | B & N  
Guerrilla Marketing: Secrets for Making Big Profits from Your Small Business Amazon | B & N  
The Guerilla Marketing Handbook Amazon | B & N  
Bullet-Proof News Releases Amazon | B & N  
True & False: Heresy & Common Sense for the Actor Amazon | B & N  


suggestions for additions?

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