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ACTING STUDIOS
Act One Studios
640 North LaSalle, Suite 535
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 787-9384
http://www.actone.com
Piven Theatre Workshop
927 Noyes
Evanston, IL 60201
(847) 866-6597
TVI Actors Studio - New York, Los Angeles, Chicago
165 West 46th Street, Suite 509
New York, NY 10036
(212) 302-1900
http://www.tvistudios.com/default.asp
14429 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 118
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
(818) 784-6500
116 West Illinois Street, Suite 3E
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 828-0053
BOOKS
Buzzell, Linda. How to Make It in Hollywood, Second Edition. New York: Collins, 1996.
Whether you're an aspiring actor, writer, director, designer, agent, or studio executive, this book tells you everything you need to know about agents, managers, lawyers, the casting couch, handling rejection, how to be lucky, and all the steps you need to achieve success.
Honthaner, Eve Light. Hollywood Drive: What It Takes to Break In, Hang In, and Make It in the Entertainment Industry. Boston: Focal Press, 2005.
This book is written by a Hollywood insider and gives practical advice, based on her own experience, about how to get into the business.
Levy, Frederick. Hollywood 101: The Film Industry. Los Angeles: Renaissance Books, 2000.
This book provides a detailed breakdown of the steps needed to get into the film industry.
Thomas Guide 2007 Los Angeles County Street Guide and Directory. Skokie, IL: Rand McNally, 2006.
The map that you must have in Los Angeles is called The Thomas Guide. Agents even give you directions by saying things like, “You are going to Danny Goldman Casting. That's on page 369 of The Thomas Guide.”
BOOKSTORES
Act I
2540 N. Lincoln
Chicago, IL 60614
(800) 55-PLAYS (557-5297)
http://www.oprf.eom/arts/abstracts/3.html
Samuel French Bookstore
11963 Ventura Boulevard
Studio City, CA 98604
(818) 762-0535
7623 Sunset Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90046
(323) 876-0570
45 West 25th Street
New York, NY 10010
(212) 206-8990
WEB SITES
The Academy Players Directory Link
http://www.breakdownservices.com
This is the best site to reach talent agents and actors while casting a project.
Action – Cut – Print! The Monthly Resource Center and Newsletter for Filmmakers.
http://www.actioncutprint.com/bookstore-magazines.html
Backstage
http://www.backstage.com
This is a New York and West Coast–focused Web site that features national and regional theater coverage.
PerformInk
http://www.performink.com
This Web site tells you more about what is going on in Chicago.
Samuel French
http://www.samuelfrench.com
This site will give you all the information you need about Samuel French, the bookseller specializing in plays and scripts. You also can order the Samuel French Catalog, which lists plays, monologues, audition material, classroom guides, and classic works.
XXI Century Entertainment: The Road to Hollywood
http://www.xxicenturyent.com/attending-agents.html
TRADE PUBLICATIONS
Each large city has its own publications. Write or call the publication offices for subscription information if you are not currently living in a big city. Quite often these trade publications are free, or can be subscribed to for a nominal fee.
Back Stage consists of a Web site (www.backstage.com) and two newspapers—Back Stage East, based in New York, and Back Stage West, based in Los Angeles.
Back Stage East
770 Broadway, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10003
(646) 654-5700 or (800) 562-2706
http://www.backstage.com/bso/index.jsp
Back Stage is a Nielsen Business Media, Inc. publication out of New York that features national and regional theater coverage, including casting calls, production listings, and industry news.
Back Stage West
5055 Wilshire Boulevard, 5th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 525-2356 or (800) 562-2706
Back Stage West is Back Stage's West Coast affiliate. Another publication worth looking into if you are planning to work in Los Angeles.
PerformInk
Business Address:
P.O. Box 459
Flossmoor, IL 60244
(866) 344-7774
Subscription Address:
PerformInk, Inc.
P.O.Box 170097
Chicago, IL 60617
http://www.performink.com/Framesets/2frmBody.html
Chicago's PerformInk comes out biweekly, chock full of great information about the theater and the film trade in Chicago. If you live in Chicago, you can get this paper for free.
Ross Reports Television and Film
Nielsen Business Media
770 Broadway
New York, NY 10003-9595
(646) 654-4500
E-mail: bmcomm@nielsen.com
http://www.nielsenbusinessmedia.com/1 _Ross-Reports.html
http://www.backstage.com/bso/rossreports/directories.jsp
Also published by Nielsen Business Media, Inc., Ross Reports Television and Film is a bimonthly publication that focuses on agents, casting directors, and film and television in both New York and Los Angeles. Ross Reports also publishes annually The USA Talent Directory, which is a national guide of available talent for agents and casting directors.
Variety
5700 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 120
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 857-660
360 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10010
http://www.variety.com
Most recognized source of entertainment news around the world. Variety print subscriptions can be daily or weekly. Variety focuses mainly on what is happening in Los Angeles and New York.
The Working Actor's Guide, LA
Aaron Blake Publishers
15608 S. New Century Drive
Gardena, CA 90248
(310) 965-0290
http://www.workingactors.com/cgi-bin/page.cgi
This important publication and Web site provides access to major talent agencies, attorneys, business and personal managers, and public relations organizations for working actors.
PHOTOGRAPHERS
David Beeler
2054 Argyle Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90068-3361
(323) 464-4728
E-mail: david@beelerphotography.com
David Beyda Studio
140 W. 32nd Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 967-6964
http://www.davidbeyda.com
E-mail: info@davidbeyda.com
Lesley Bohm Photography
201 South Santa Fe Avenue, Suite 301
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 625-8401
http://www.bohmphotography.com
Kelsey Edwards Photography
633 North La Brea Avenue, 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 936-6106
http://www.kelseyedwardsphoto.com
Jennifer Girard
1455 West Roscoe
Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 929-3730
http://www.jennifergirard.com/Home.aspx
E-mail: info@jennifergirard.com
Tom Lascher
222 E. 34th Street, Apt. 729
New York, NY 10016
(310) 650-5720
http://lascherphoto.com/contact.html
E-mail: lascher@verizon.net
Suzanne Plunkett
3047 N. Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 477-3775
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