The Realities of Being a Working Actor

About this episode

The episode discusses the often unseen challenges and realities faced by working actors in the industry.

You can be talented and still lose roles for reasons you'll never hear out loud, so we decided to talk about the parts of acting nobody puts on their highlight reel. Livi Bee is back, and after some fun conversation, we dive into the realities of being a working actor. We discuss self-tape auditions, slating, positioning yourself as a local hire, and the small details that can influence casting decisions. We also talk about rejection in the industry, including the disappointment of booking a ...

People in this episode

Host: Kimberly Sanchez

Guest: Livi Bee

Topics covered

• acting
• auditions
• casting decisions
• rejection
• industry realities

Keywords

• acting
• self-tape auditions
• casting
• rejection
• local hire

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