#497 Break Into Extra Work

Find out how being in the background can help you get ahead

#496 Marketing Your Indie Film

Learn to promote like a Hollywood studio and stop your movie from collecting dust

 

#495 The sitcom Isn’t Dead

As television networks abandon comedies, more indie companies opt to produce them online

 

#494 NY Arts Industry in Peril

Theaters cope with major budget shortfalls as U.S. economy tanks

 

#493 Affordable Housing for Performers

How to find a New York apartment without paying New York price

 

#492 Good Acting Pays Online

More and more Web sites are paying for videos (but only if they’re good)

 

#491 Actors Are Tools

Why the best performers are the ones who know how to take direction

 

#490 Your Own Web Site – Is It Really Worth It?

The pros and cons of hiring a Web designing service for actors

 

#489 Required Reading for Actors

Show Business picks some new (and classic) books that will help you better understand the craft

 

#488 Small-Screen Scribes

Break into the competitive field of TV writing

#487 Surviving Musical Theater
10 Tips that will take you from open call to callback

 

#486 Los Angeles vs. New York

Find out when the time is right to make the move out West

 

# 485 Why You Need to Showcase Yourself

Put up your show for under $700, and the agents and casting directors will come (if you’re good).

# 484 High School Acting Programs

Why the teenage years are the perfect time to get serious about your acting career

# 483 The Representation Issue
How to get noticed (and maybe signed) by a talent agent

# 482 Understudies: The Unsung Heroes of Acting

Find out why second best can be a valuable stepping stone for your career

 

# 481 Emergency Cash

Financial assistance is available for performing artists in need. Find out where!

 

# 480 Spring Training 2008

Show Business highlights the different acting techniques. Find out which one is right for you.

 

# 479 Improve with Improv

Take your acting to a higher level by learning to think on your feet

 

# 478 The Road to Regional Theater

Why the best acting jobs aren’t always in New York City

 

# 477 Cashing In on Commercials

How a 30-second spot can keep on paying for years to come

 

# 476 The DV & Indie Film Issue

How D.I.Y. filmmakers bring independence to a new level in New York City.

 

# 475 SUMMER ACTING PROGRAMS
Find an intensive, fast-paced program that will save you time & money.

# 474 Working in the Wings

Show Business goes behind the scenes to discover there’s more to theater than acting

# 473 When to Hire a Personal Manger
Learn when you should think about finding extra help for your career

 

# 472 Theater for Young Audiences

How adult performers are making serious money in children’s theater

#471 Audition Do’s & Don’ts

Industry pros help you get the callback and get the job

 

#470 Dinner Theater: The Soap Opera of Stage

Learn the ropes, get paid and gain valuable experience in an undervalued genre

#469 Directing Theater

From Black Boxes to B’way: NYC stage directors reveal what they look for in actors and everything else!

 

# 468 The Dance Issue

Step into a better career with NYC’s top dance programs

 

# 466 2008: A Look Ahead
Take a trip into the future and find out what New York’s performing arts community has planned for the new year