Headshots: Tips and Tricks
A headshot is one of an actor’s most important tools. But getting headshots you love and that represent you is not always easy! Check out our top tips!
Posts by author
Laura Josepher
14 posts
- New York-based theatre director, Laura Josepher, has been directing, teaching, and coaching professionally in New York City for the past thirty years. Her most recent directing credits include MURDER FOR TWO at Cape Fear Regional Theatre, GODSPELL, and THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at The International Musical Theatre College (IMTC); EDGES at Den Danske Scenekunstskole in Fredericia, Denmark; and the new musical SEARCHING FOR ROMEO at the NY Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF). With business partner David Sisco she runs ContemporaryMusicalTheatre.com, the largest online database of contemporary musical theatre writers and songs. Together they wrote the books, "Mastering College Musical Theatre Auditions: Sound Advice for the Student, Teacher, and Parent," and "Performing in Contemporary Musicals."
Tell Me About Yourself: How To Answer Common Audition Questions
It’s easy to overlook one of the most important parts of an audition: the interview. We look at how to prepare for, and answer, common audition questions.
What is a Dramaturg?
Have you ever been in a production and heard the word dramaturg mentioned? What or who is that? Let’s demystify the dramaturg and look at what they do!
Acting Exercises You Can Do Alone
Being a working actor or actress means having to continually work on sharpening and upgrading your skills. There are plenty of ways you can work on your craft by yourself, so let’s take a look!
You’ve Earned Your BFA, Now What?
After four years of hard work, you’ve walked away from college with your much-longed for BFA. You’re an actor out in the world! But what do you do now? Let’s take a look at the next steps as you navigate life beyond college.
