Acting Is a Job

Real Life Lessons about the Acting Business

By: Jason Pugatch

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Paperback | 1 January 1999

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How to cope with the realities of life as an actor—if you don’t laugh, you'll cry • In-depth interviews with actors, agents, casting directors. In this hip, warts-and-all look at acting, author Jason Pugatch shares his insights as a working "day player" to give an unvarnished look at theater, film, and television: how to be "discovered," what to expect from training programs, the grunt work of starting a career, how to keep going despite constant rejection, and much more. Packed with myth-shattering anecdotes and told in an intriguing personal tone, Acting Is a Job is the backstage guide that every aspiring actor must read.

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Acknowledgments	p. ii
Introduction: Acting Is a Job	p. xi
A Brief History of the Actor (or How to Respond to the Statement, "I'm Doing a Restoration Comedy, Mom")	p. 1
The Lay of the Land, Part One: The Neon Lights May Need Replacing -About the Theater Industry	p. 17
The Lay of the Land, Part Two: Hurry Up and Wait -The Film and Television Business	p. 31
To Train or Not to Train	p. 49
Beauty or Beast: Typecasting	p. 63
One in a Million: Starting Out	p. 75
These Are the People in My Neighborhood: Agents and Other Necessities	p. 93
The Casting Game	p. 117
Job Hunting: A Day in the Life of an Actor	p. 131
On Set, On Stage: On the Job	p. 153
Turkey Dogs and the Economic Realities of Acting	p. 173
Don't Call Us: Dealing with Rejection	p. 195
The Rewards: Charting Your Success	p. 207
The Actor's Dictionary	p. 215
Index	p. 221
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