Answers from The Working Actor

<p>For nearly a decade Jackie Apodaca and Michael Kostroff shared duties as advice columnists for the actors' trade paper <i>Backstage</i>. Their highly popular weekly feature The Working Actor fielded questions from actors all over the country. A cross between Dear Abby and <em>The Hollywood Reporter</em> their column was a fact-based humorous compassionate take on the questions actors most wanted answered. Using some of their most interesting entertaining and informative columns as launch points <em>Answers from The Working Actor</em> guides readers through the ins and outs (and ups and downs) of the acting industry.</p> <p></p> <p>Apodaca and Kostroff share an approach that is decidedly on the ground. They've both labored in the trenches just like their readers-dealing with auditions classes photos résumés rehearsals contract negotiations representatives jobs challenging colleagues and the search for that elusive life/career balance. There are few absolutes in the acting profession and virtually no proven and reliable steps. Unlike books that claim to offer Quick Steps to a Successful Acting Career <em>Answers from The Working Actor</em><strong> </strong>deals honestly with the realities providing facts options strategies stories points of view and the wisdom of experience while ultimately challenging readers to make their own decisions. This book<strong> </strong>will give new actors a head start on their journeys and remind experienced professionals that in the acting business there is never only one answer to any question. </p>