AN ACT0R’S BUSINESS ( New! ) How to Market Yourself as an Actor No Matter Where You Live Editor: Andrew Reilly Softcover per copy cost $16.95, with pre-payment, plus $12.00 shipping and handling. An Actor’s Business: describes acting opportunities in 20 regions all over the United States, and devotes entire chapters to Hollywood and New York. Detailed resource lists give contact information for hundreds of agents and theaters. This guide to the business of acting is a must-have for every actor, no matter where you live. Andrew Reilly is an actor, director, writer and teacher of acting. He has worked extensively in theatre, film and television both nationally and internationally, and leads marketing seminars for actors. He has a Masters of Fine Arts degree from the University of South Carolina and is a member of all three professional actors’ unions. “An Actor’s Business, by andrew Reilly, is more helpfully subtitled ‘How to Market Yourself as an Actor No Matter Where You Live.’ And that pretty much sums up the focus of this helpful book.This is no simple compendium of insider tips, but rather it’s a thoughtful and thorough guide to virtually all aspects of the acting profession. After an overview of acting opportunities, Reilly discusses unions, preparing yourself for the marketplace, ‘the actor as a small business.’ regional markets, Hollywood, and New York. Appendices include a useful glossary of industry terms (which is a major service in itself), a list of regional talent agents and casting directors. In short, Reilly has managed to pack in just about everything a would-be professional needs to know about starting and managing a career. Well done in every respect, this book receives our highest recommendation.” – Stage Directions Magazine “The tips on how and where to find work in New York City, Hollywood, and the regional markets are invaluable. The author’s breezy, witty writing style makes this an enjoyable read. Highly recommended.” –Library Journal