BREAK INTO EXTRA WORK Find out how being in the background can help you get ahead

MARKETING YOUR INDIE FILM Learn to promote like a Hollywood studio and stop your movie from collecting dust

THE SITCOM ISN'T DEAD As television networks abandon comedies, more indie companies opt to produce them online

NY ARTS INDUSTRY IN PERIL Theaters cope with major budget shortfalls as U.S. economy tanks

AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR PERFORMERS How to find a New York apartment without paying New York prices

GOOD ACTING PAYS ONLINE More and more Web sites are paying for videos (but only if they're good)

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

YOUR OWN WEB SITE- IS IT REALLY WORTH IT? The pros and cons of hiring a Web designing service for actors

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

SMALL-SCREEN SCRIBES Break into the competitive field of TV writing

SURVIVING MUSICAL THEATER 10 tips that will take you from open call to callback

LOS ANGELES VS. NEW YORK Find out when the time is right to make the move out West

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)

HIGH SCHOOL ACTING PROGRAMS Why the teenage years are the perfect time to get serious about your acting career

THE REPRESENTATION ISSUE How to get noticed (and maybe signed) by a talent agent

UNDERSTUDIES: THE UNSUNG HEROES OF ACTING Find out why second best can be a valuable stepping stone for your career

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