TY - BOOK AU - Pugatch,Jason TI - Starting your career as an actor SN - 9781581159110 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - PN2055 .P978 2012 U1 - 792.02/8 23 PY - 2012/// CY - New York, NY PB - Allworth Pub. KW - Acting KW - Vocational guidance N1 - 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 ER -