Debbie Sikkema

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Date registered: October 29, 2008
URL: http://youryoungactor.com
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Latest posts

  1. Are Casting Director Workshops Useful for Actors? — July 15, 2014
  2. What Does AB1660 Mean for Your Child Actor? — October 25, 2012
  3. Do You Want (Your Child) to Become an Actor? — October 8, 2012
  4. If Your Child Wants to Be On Disney Channel, What Should You Do? — October 3, 2012
  5. Should Your Child Actor Take the CHSPE ? — September 21, 2012

Most commented posts

  1. How Do You Become a Disney Channel Actress? — 348 comments
  2. How Do You Get Auditions for Disney Channel? — 194 comments
  3. Is AMTC a Scam? — 134 comments
  4. How Do You Get Disney Acting Auditions? — 114 comments
  5. How Can You Become a Child Actor When You Have So Much Homework? — 78 comments

Author's posts listings

Aug 03

What Does a Child Give Up to Become a Child Actor?

When we decided to help our daughter become a child actor, we did not think much about the cons of acting — instead we were focused on giving our daughter the opportunity to do what she seemed to enjoy most — entertaining others. At the same time, helping her become a child actor seemed like …

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Jul 28

Will You Miss Your Family If You Move to L.A. for Your Child to Become a Child Actor?

My two kids and I just returned from a two-week trip to South Carolina to visit our family.  We travel to South Carolina twice each year to visit family ever since we moved to L.A. for our daughter to become a child actor. The thing I’ve struggled with most after moving to L.A. for my …

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Jul 02

What Can You Learn from the Michael Jackson Life Story?

Someone put a comment on my blog asking if I was going to post about Michael Jackson’s death. I hadn’t planned to, but my husband and I just watched a show about the Michael Jackson life story with an in-depth interview of Michael Jackson. As I watched Michael Jackson being interviewed about his early life …

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Jun 29

Who Gets the Breakdowns for Acting Auditions for Big Movie and TV Roles?

Acting Auditions

Yet another thing I was confused about after I came to Los Angeles was the term breakdowns.  When my daughter’s manager called to tell us about her acting auditions, often he’d say he was reading the description of the character from the breakdown. The only breakdowns I’d heard about before that were those related to …

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Jun 23

Do You Know What Theatrical Acting Auditions Are?

Theatrical Auditions are Acting Auditions for Film/TV

When you hear the term theatrical auditions, what kind of acting auditions do you think that means? You probably think of theatrical as defined by Mirriam-Webster – “of or relating to the theater or the presentation of plays.” So theatrical acting auditions should be auditions for theatre or for a play. Right? I know when …

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