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Why it Matters to Have a Great Reader for Self Tapes

Why it Matters to Have a Great Reader for Self Tapes

Advice Auditions Your Career
August 15, 2025

Let's quickly set the scene. You've worked hard on your craft, found an agent and/or manager, and now the auditions are pouring in fast and furious. Thanks to all this new ...

AI, Avatars and Auditions: What the Future of Casting Means for Actors

AI, Avatars and Auditions: What the Future of Casting Means ...

Auditions News and Trends The Industry Your Career
Back to Basics: Script Analysis

Back to Basics: Script Analysis

Advice Art of Acting Auditions Your Career
Breaking Into Biopics: How to Audition for Real-Life Roles

Breaking Into Biopics: How to Audition for Real-Life Roles

Advice Art of Acting Auditions Your Career

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Hilary Duff To Star in ‘Pretty Ugly’ Comedy in Works At Hulu From Kirker Butler, Silver Tree & Kapital

How I Met Your Father star Hilary Duff is returning to Hulu and reuniting with 20th Television for Pretty Ugly, a single-camera comedy series she is attached to star in and executive produce.

Variety

Iain Glen, Jessie Mei Li and Danielle Galligan To Lead Brit Sci-Fi Thriller ‘A Rare Breed’

Iain Glen (Game of Thrones), Jessie Mei Li (Havoc) and Danielle Galligan (House of Guinness) will star in sci-fi A Rare Breed, the feature debut of director Sam Johnson.

TVLine

Casting News: John Malkovich Joins 'Bad Monkey', Fred Armisen Befriends 'Deli Boys' and More

John Malkovich has been cast opposite Vince Vaughn in Bad Monkey Season 2..  He will play Spencer, the head of a South Florida criminal organization.

IndieWire

Telluride Film Festival Sees Double: 2 Beatles, 2 Josh O’Connor Films and 2 From Richard Linklater

Telluride: Festival director Julie Huntsinger tells IndieWire how she balances awards contenders with discoveries and classics for the annual Colorado festival.

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