Going To Network -- Upon hearing these three words, many budding thespians can't help but imagine a grim sea of suit-clad executives, all staring the new actors down as they attempt to deliver the auditions of their lives, the ones that will catapult them to small-screen fame and add the magic words "series regular" to their résumés. Actors who have been through this process would like to say it's not as nerve-racking as it sounds. But, in many cases, it is. "It's basically the Olympics," says Alexie Gilmore, who was a series regular on the short-lived 2008 series New Amsterdam. "You've got to come in with your top game. You have to be off book; you want to be the best possible." Still, even though the prospect of going to network can be terrifying, it doesn't have to be mysterious. Going to network, simply put, is the final stop in the process of auditioning for pilots.
- 1/21/2009
- by Sarah Kuhn
- backstage.com
Casting director Jami Rudofsky has one word of advice for the auditioning actor: relax. "Don't be nervous," she says with a laugh. "I'm a totally regular person. I'm there to help you get the job." Rudofsky can also empathize with the jittery performers sitting across from her: She was once an aspiring actor, studying theatre at UCLA. "About halfway through, I realized that it wasn't the path I wanted to take," she says. "I didn't like auditioning. I knew I wasn't going to be successful as an actress, but I really loved acting, so I wanted to find something that was like it." An internship with CD Vicki Rosenberg (Bones, Joan of Arcadia) set Rudofsky on a new career track. She fell in love with the casting process, started working in the industry the day after graduation, and hasn't looked back. These days she has nearly a decade and a half of casting experience,...
- 10/20/2008
- by Sarah Kuhn
- backstage.com
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