Seeking Representation 101
Five steps to take before approaching an agent or manager, effective ways to begin a campaign for representation, and how to work successfully with representation once you have it.
Masterclasses with Annie Chadwick
Career Workshops
Originally produced as an ongoing motivational monthly series at the Drama Book Shop, these ShowBiz workshops can be presented individually or tailored and combined to fit the focus of a theatrical performance training program or conservatory.
Connecting with the Industry
Self-promotional techniques, practical business strategies, current industry trends, targeted daily work, professional guidance, smart use of time and money, and building belief in your creative potential.
Setting Goals for Success
Tools for setting specific, attainable career goals and creating a practical plan to move your acting career forward.
Website and Social Media Workshop
Creating an effective web presence using your existing marketing materials, including websites, email, social media, DIY publicity, reels, and search engines.
TV & Pilot Season 101
An overview of the NYC TV and pilot-season process, casting directors, marketing tools, audition coaching, and representation during this busy audition cycle.
Booking Regional and Summer Stock Work
Strategies for self-submitting, targeting roles, researching seasons, and creating opportunities to book regional and summer-stock theatre work.
Effective Pictures and Resumes
Current headshot and résumé considerations, defining your unique talent, résumé formats, and evaluating the materials that help present you professionally.
Self Promotion — Where to Begin & How to Keep Going
Industry marketing and promotion, including targeted letters, postcards, follow-ups, submissions, email, and website promotion.
Working in NYC Film & TV
Developing a film and television career, finding audition opportunities, and pursuing work with or without representation.
Effective Audition Skills and Monologues
Preparing audition material for theatre and film/TV, choosing effective monologues, and developing greater control and confidence in the audition process.
Working in Regional and NYC Theatre
Building a theatre career regionally and in New York City, researching upcoming productions, targeting roles, finding auditions, and helping agents and casting directors see your work.
Meet the “Acting Coach” Pros
An introduction to NYC acting coaches and their approaches to helping performers prepare monologues and competitive audition material.
The Commercial Actor: Working On-Camera and in Print
Building a commercial career, seeking representation, developing headshot and comp-card looks, promoting your work, training on camera, and strengthening audition skills.
Acting Off Stage & Off Camera
Exploring ways actors can use performance skills in secondary work, including public-speaking coaching, corporate and private entertainment, and teaching artistry.
The Producer In You
Developing and promoting your own solo act, theatre piece, or screenplay, including touring, pitching, unions, promotional materials, press kits, reviews, and industry attention.
Tax Time
An overview of treating a performance career as a business, with record-keeping practices for career and job-pursuing expenses.
Meet the “Dialect & Vocal Coaches/Teachers” Pros
An introduction to vocal, voice, and dialect coaches who can support performers preparing musical-theatre auditions or material requiring specific dialect work.