Acting A to Z: The Young Person's Guide to a Stage Or Screen Career

by Katherine Mayfield

Lots of kids want to be actors. Thousands of them. Millions of them. The ones who are serious need a copy of Acting A to Z. Industry insider Katherine Mayfield explains exactly what it's like to be an actor, including what kind of training the young person will need, comparisons of the different types of acting, how to find work, how to prepare for an audition, and what to expect during rehearsal. There's also tons of helpful information on unions, casting directors, headshots, resumes, and much more. Reassuring without being patronizing, Acting A to Z is the one book that every aspiring child actor needs.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

192 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 1998

About the author

I'm the author of the award-winning memoir The Box of Daughter, Bullied: Why You Feel Bad Inside and What to Do About It, Dysfunctional Families: The Truth Behind the Happy Family Façade and other books on dysfunctional families.

I blog on dysfunctional families on my website, www.TheBoxofDaughter.com, and I'm currently working on a paranormal romance. You can read my writing here.

My author website is www.katherine-mayfield.com.

Reviews

[Natalie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a bad book. Didn't go into much depth, but it was definitely interesting and gave good insure and tips about if your ready for acting or not. Or even if acting is for you or not. Also how your schedule would be and how starting out is definitely everything in moderation, except for hard work. Hard work is always acceptable as long as you don't over work yourself

[Abigail H. Leskey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't claim to have read all of this (thus I've set it so it shouldn't affect my Goodreads Challenge).