TY - BOOK AU - O'Neil,Brian TI - Acting as a business: strategies for success SN - 0345807073 (softcover) AV - PN2055 .O54 2014 U1 - 792.028023 23 PY - 2014/// CY - New York PB - Vintage Books, a division of Random House LLC KW - Acting KW - Vocational guidance KW - United States N1 - P.B; P.B; Includes bibliographical references (page 160); Introduction -- 1. From stage to screen -- 2. The arsenal -- 3. About the unions -- 4. Approaching agents -- 5. The agent interview -- 6. What's going on? Who's casting what? : theater and film -- 7. The local scene -- 8. Reflections on personal management -- 9. Q & A -- Appendix A. Sample resume (New York format) -- Appendix B. Sample resume (Los Angeles format) N2 - The essential handbook for actors--a modern classic--in a newly updated edition. Since its original publication, Acting as a Business has earned a reputation as an indispensable tool for working and aspiring actors. Avoiding the usual advice about persistence and luck, Brian O'Neil provides clear-cut guidelines that will give actors a solid knowledge of the business behind their art. It's packed with practical information--on everything from what to say in a cover letter to where to stand when performing in an agent's office ER -