The Pursuit of Acting: Working Actors Share Their Experience and Advice

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What is it like to pursue a career in acting Forty working actors comment on auditions, day jobs, agent, rejection and what drives them to keep going when there is no work. These personal essays have been drawn from interviews with actors at different stages in their careers. Some have just begun; others have frequented Broadway, film and television. They share stories of every aspect of being a professional actor, from heart wrenching rejection, to the exhilaration of getting that first big part. Their often humorous stories, from the practical joke to the inspirational should be of interest for anyone studying acting or already embarking on a career.

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"Starra Andrews has put together a very honest and revealing book about the career of acting and the hardy souls that seek to pursue it."-Robert Cohen Professor of Drama University of California, Irvine

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STARRA ANDREWS is an actress and writer. She earned a B.A. in Theatre at the University of California, Irvine and completed Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy's Acting program. She currently lives in Los Angeles.