Many actors augment their income by also modeling. Enter the comp card –a model’s ambassador …the 5.5 by 8.5 inch calling card that shows the prospective client a model’s versatility and talent. The standard format contains one headshot in the front and three looks on the back. A modeling gig usually starts when a buyer [...]
Originally a parody and now a resource organization, Actors’ Inequity was formed to provide non-paid and non-union performers* a way to say, “I’m inequity.” Beyond the ever-swelling pride A.I. members feel in their guts, the organization provides an always growing list of resources to help actors hone their craft and, possibly, eventually, one day, carry a [...]
The Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), commonly referred to as Actors’ Equity or simply Equity, is an American labor union embracing the world of live theatrical performance, as opposed to film and television performance. However, performers appearing on live stage productions without a book or through-storyline (vaudeville, cabarets, circuses) may be represented by AGVA. As of [...]
