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Acting Professionally: Raw Facts about Careers in Acting

A guide to the business of beginning an acting career in theatre, film, or television, on both coasts and in the heartland. This book offers counsel to acting majors on actor training approaches, career positioning, finding an agent, auditioning, interviewing, and making long-range career decisions.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 203 pages

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