When Should I Work For Free? Part Three
Because we really need to have a decent sense of our own value, folks!
Archive for the ‘Industry’ Category
Challenge Vaizey: An Interview with Fin Kennedy « The Oxford Culture Review
“Critics of state investment in the arts often say it’s a choice between the arts and hospital beds. In fact the opposite is true – the arts pay for those hospital beds.”
Playwright Fin Kennedy, following a meeting with Culture Minister Ed Vaizey, has created a fantastic campaign for collating information about how new writing and theatre is being hit by cuts – which Vaizey and others say they will read.
The link takes you to an excellent interview – below I give just a few gems - please do read, support and pass this on!
Challenge Vaizey: An Interview with Fin Kennedy « The Oxford Culture Review
- Fin Kennedy
“As Albert Einstein put it: “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.””
“Creativity and the capacity to innovate are really at the core of any healthy society and economy, and indeed could arguably be said to be one of the core elements of the human condition.”
“Nurturing creativity in the young is like installing the software on which all the other information they are absorbing will run. … Will studying GCSE Drama get a child a job as an actor? Probably not. Will it give them the skills to shine in any job interview which comes their way? Almost certainly.”
“VAT receipts on West End box office sales alone outstrip state investment in theatre – nationwide.”
“The art form will stagnate if new voices can’t make it through.”
Spread the word!
The Secret About Demo Reels That Nobody Told You
Some sound advice, echoing much I have come across elsewhere (online and in person)…
The Secret to Guaranteed Success
An excellent approach to your life / career – whatever that might involve – from casting director Lana Veenker of Cast Iron Studios…
The Secret to Guaranteed Success
This article is on http://www.backstage.com – you can sign up for newsletters that link to such advice for free, and there are also castings mentioned (for US).
Never give up on a dream just because…
Earl Nightingale, a motivational speaker and radio show host, was known as ‘The Dean of Personal Development’.
Are You Committed to an Acting Career?
That’s commitment!
Some sound questions here – what are your answers?
Are You Committed to an Acting Career?
BE HONEST!
Calling all Theatre-Makers! An extraordinary challenge from Culture Minister Ed Vaizey (from Fin Kennedy)
This is a very important call to theatre-makers of all kinds, one which will be gaining coverage from Lyn Gardner and which someone else (Fin Kennedy) is prepared to do a lot of work for, so…
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Fin Kennedy: Calling all Theatre-Makers! An extraordinary challenge from Culture Minister Ed Vaizey
Women in the theatre: what next after Julius Caesar? | The Shakespeare blog
Here’s talk about gender-blind casting (characters can be played by male or female performers, regardless of their original gender) and of a 50/50 split on casting re. gender (half of each cast should be women, as opposed to the predominantly male casting that is current)…
Women in the theatre: what next after Julius Caesar? | The Shakespeare blog
What do you think?
26 Reasons Why You Didn’t Get The Part
From casting director Amy Jo Berman, former Vice President of Casting at HBO…
26 Reasons Why You Didn’t Get The Part
Fun thoughts, great to remember – and this image may make a wee bit of sense once you’ve read the article. 
A lengthy round-up of what people are saying about CSstooshie now « The Scenic Route
In preparation for reading the Statement from the Board of Creative Scotland (and with link to this), here are some words of wisdom, particularly re. the encouragement of yet-to-be-established artists and experimental work…
A lengthy round-up of what people are saying about CSstooshie now « The Scenic Route
Look out for responses to the statement itself!
