New Edition of Brian O'Neil's ACTING AS A BUSINESS: Strategies for Success Released Today 10/6

ACTING AS A BUSINESS is an indispensable tool for working and aspiring actors. Avoiding the usual advice about persistence and luck, Brian O'Neil provides clear-cut guidelines that will give actors a solid knowledge of the business behind their art. It's packed with practical information-on everything from what to say in a cover letter to where to stand when performing in an agent's office-including:

• How to craft a winning theatrical résumé
• The most effective ways to join the performers' unions
• Tactics for getting an agent
• Strategies for finding work in the theater, on daytime television, and in independent films
• Navigating the different customs and cultures of New York and Los Angeles

O'Neil has updated ACTING AS A BUSINESS to keep up with the latest show-business trends, including how to best use the Internet, making his new edition a reference no actor should be without.

Brian O'Neil is a former talent agent and personal manager who has represented actors for theater, film, television, commercials, and radio. As a talent representative, he was responsible for the career guidance and professional placement for hundreds of actors. Brian is the founder of Acting as a Business, a one-on-one career-consultation and career-coaching service for actors. He lives in New York City and is a frequent guest lecturer at some of the nation's finest acting-training programs, including the Yale School of Drama and the Juilliard School.

ACTING AS A BUSINESS • Brian O'Neil • A Vintage Books Trade Paperback
October 6, 2009 • $15.00 • 192 pages • ISBN: 978-0-307-47392-9