Competition for acting work is fierce, and although talent is important, actors need all the help they can get. Now in its fourth edition, this practical, comprehensive guide contains invaluable information and advice to enable actors to make the most of: drama schools; audition speeches and sight-readings; letters, CVs and photographs; finding and working with an agent; auditions for musicals; the fringe; interviews; TV, commercials and films; voice-overs; the Internet; Equity. The author, an experienced director, has drawn on his own knowledge and also on the experience of numerous other pro.;Cover; Title Page; Contents; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Introduction; 1 For Aspiring Actors; 2 For Acting Students; 3 Equity; 4 The Spotlight; 5 For Experienced Actors; 6 Agents; 7 The Fringe; 8 A Director's Life; 9 Letters, CVs and Photographs; 10 The Internet; 11 The Mechanics of Casting; 12 Interviews; 13 Audition Speeches; 14 Sight-readings; 15 Musical Auditions; 16 Television, Commercials and Films; 17 Voice-overs and Radio; 18 The Actor in the World of Business; 19 The Business Side of Being an Actor; Coda; Postscript; Bibliography; Imprint.