SAG Looking at Pact

I don't know if you've heard about he impending SAG strike, but I have mixed feelings about it. I believe that SAG members should be getting a portion of the revenue that online media brings in for the production companies and I hope they resolve the conflict soon, but a strike could be a very good thing for a non-union actress like myself. Heh.

Big stars like Tom Hanks and George Clooney are trying to dissuade SAG from a strike, saying that a recession is not the time to stop actors from working.

"While the rigorous confidentiality required in negotiation settings prevents me from providing a full update here, I want to assure you that we are working deliberately, and with as much haste as possible, to conclude our talks and bring to you, the members, a deal for your ratification," said national interim exec director David White in a message sent to members Tuesday evening.

Cold Readers

Check this out, they're looking for actors to go do cold readings of scripts in front of an audience of industry professionals!

Come to another great show Thursday, March 26th 8-9:30pm!
Professional actors interpret, improvise, and play off locally
submitted scripts at the Seattle Cold Readers at this monthly event
at the historic Alibi Room in downtown Seattle.
Our line up for this month will be:

The Store Next Door by Richard Lasser
12:01 by Jenni Brown
The Star Maker by Jesse Ward Putnam
Betty Lies by Scott Bell

If you are an interested actor or writer for a future show, please
submit your script, resume or headshot to: www.seattlecoldreaders.com
$6 cover charge
Performing actors & writers excluded.

The Alibi Room

85 Post Alley #410
Seattle, WA 98108

Marh 26, 2009 8-9:30pm
www.seattlecoldreaders.com

Email available through the website.
Eileen Dey, M.A.
Community Relations

Seattle Cold Readers | The Alibi Room | 85 Post Alley | Seattle | WA | 98101

Acting UP in Seattle

Hi! My name is Carollani and this is my story.

A few months ago, like a lot of other people these days, I lost my job. I found myself at a cross roads and thought long and hard about what my next move would be. Straight out of high school I did what I thought was the smart thing; I went into a commercial art school (The Art Institute of Seattle) and focused on Multimedia and Web Design. I learned a skill set that made me valuable in the market that existed at the time, but while I was doing that I set aside a lot of things that I really loved and had a passion for.

One of those things was acting. I've always loved TV and movies and theater so much, and I've always felt like I had a lot to give as an actress. So now, while the economy is bad and getting worse, while I'm unemployed and uninterested in returning to my previous career, while I'm not getting any younger... I want to act. Specifically in film or TV. Maybe I sound naive, but time will tell, and I invite you to follow along in my journey.

I plan to write about the acting jobs I get, I plan on posting listings for auditions, I plan on blogging on any big entertainment news, and I hope to be able to post clips of myself of things I get into. So, enjoy!