Starting your career as an actor / Jason Pugatch.

Includes index.

Introduction: acting is a job -- A brief history of the actor (or how to respond to the statement, "I'm doing a restoration comedy, mom") -- The lay of the land, part one: the neon lights may need replacing-about the theater industry -- The lay of the land, part two: hurry up and wait-the film and television business -- To train or not to train -- Beauty or beast: typecasting -- One in a million: starting out -- These are the people in my neighborhood-agents and other necessities -- The casting game -- Job hunting: a day in the life of an actor -- On set, on stage: on the job -- Los Angeles -- Turkey dogs and the economic realities of acting -- Don't call us: dealing with rejection -- The rewards: charting your success.