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<title>Are Casting Director Workshops Useful for Actors?</title>
<link>http://www.youryoungactor.com/2014/07/15/are-casting-director-workshops-useful-for-actors/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2014 00:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ Debbie Sikkema ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Acting Industry ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Casting Director Workshops ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Los Angeles Acting ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Billy DaMota ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Casting Directors ]]>
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Casting Director Workshops are considered good by some, bad by others. It is a personal decision you'll have to make whether to attend or not. In any case, it is best not to spend a lot of money to attend one. ]]>
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<title>What Does AB1660 Mean for Your Child Actor?</title>
<link>http://www.youryoungactor.com/2012/10/25/what-does-ab1660-mean-for-your-child-actor/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:46:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ Debbie Sikkema ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Child Actor ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Los Angeles Acting ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Assembly Bill 1660 ]]>
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<![CDATA[ child actor ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Child Performer's Protection Act ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Debbie Sikkema ]]>
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<![CDATA[ AB1660 for Your Child Actor – If you live in California and have a child actor (or if you are a teen actor), you have probably heard about AB1660. You may wonder exactly what AB1660 is and what it means for your child actor. AB1660 (Assembly Bill 1660) has been in the news and discussed … </p><p><a class="more-link block-button" href="http://www.youryoungactor.com/2012/10/25/what-does-ab1660-mean-for-your-child-actor/">Continue reading »</a> ]]>
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<title>Do You Want (Your Child) to Become an Actor?</title>
<link>http://www.youryoungactor.com/2012/10/08/do-you-want-your-child-to-become-an-actor/</link>
<comments>http://www.youryoungactor.com/2012/10/08/do-you-want-your-child-to-become-an-actor/#comments</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 15:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ Debbie Sikkema ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Become a Child Actor ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Become an Actor ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Child Actor ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Los Angeles Acting ]]>
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<![CDATA[ become an actor ]]>
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<![CDATA[ child actor ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Debbie Sikkema ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Do You Want to Become an Actor ? Have you every really thought about what it is like to become an actor? Whether you are an adult or a child or teen (or the parents of a child or teen), there are so many issues to think about as you contemplate whether this is something … </p><p><a class="more-link block-button" href="http://www.youryoungactor.com/2012/10/08/do-you-want-your-child-to-become-an-actor/">Continue reading »</a> ]]>
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<title>If Your Child Wants to Be On Disney Channel, What Should You Do?</title>
<link>http://www.youryoungactor.com/2012/10/03/if-your-child-wants-to-be-on-disney-channel-what-should-you-do/</link>
<comments>http://www.youryoungactor.com/2012/10/03/if-your-child-wants-to-be-on-disney-channel-what-should-you-do/#comments</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 23:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ Debbie Sikkema ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Disney Acting Auditions ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Audition for Disney ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Be On Disney Channel ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Debbie Sikkema ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Disney Channel ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Disney Channel Auditions ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Your Child Wants to Be On Disney Channel – Having a child who wants to be on Disney Channel is not unusual — many children want to be on Disney Channel. And the thought of your child being on Disney Channel is probably pleasurable to you. However, it is important to determine how serious your … </p><p><a class="more-link block-button" href="http://www.youryoungactor.com/2012/10/03/if-your-child-wants-to-be-on-disney-channel-what-should-you-do/">Continue reading »</a> ]]>
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<title>Should Your Child Actor Take the CHSPE ?</title>
<link>http://www.youryoungactor.com/2012/09/21/should-your-child-actor-take-the-chspe/</link>
<comments>http://www.youryoungactor.com/2012/09/21/should-your-child-actor-take-the-chspe/#comments</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 21:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ Debbie Sikkema ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Child Actor ]]>
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<![CDATA[ California High School Proficiency Exam ]]>
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<![CDATA[ child actor ]]>
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<![CDATA[ CHSPE Test Preparation ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Debbie Sikkema ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Should Your Child Actor Take the CHSPE ? When a child actor becomes a teen, it is not uncommon to be excluded from auditions for characters who are meant to be exactly your age. These roles are often specified as “18TPY” (18 To Play Younger) or perhaps as “Legal 18.” It is precisely at this … </p><p><a class="more-link block-button" href="http://www.youryoungactor.com/2012/09/21/should-your-child-actor-take-the-chspe/">Continue reading »</a> ]]>
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<title>What Is the CHSPE (Showbiz Term of the Day)?</title>
<link>http://www.youryoungactor.com/2012/09/10/what-is-the-chspe-showbiz-term-of-the-day/</link>
<comments>http://www.youryoungactor.com/2012/09/10/what-is-the-chspe-showbiz-term-of-the-day/#comments</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ Debbie Sikkema ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Showbiz Term of the Day ]]>
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<![CDATA[ California High School Proficiency Exam ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Debbie Sikkema ]]>
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<![CDATA[ What Is the CHSPE? ]]>
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<![CDATA[ What Is the CHSPE ? Don’t you hate it when everyone uses acronyms, like CHSPE, and you don’t know what they mean? I know I do. In this particular case, the term CHSPE is not uniquely a showbiz term (view showbiz terms in my “Showbiz Term of the Day” posts).   In fact, the CHSPE … </p><p><a class="more-link block-button" href="http://www.youryoungactor.com/2012/09/10/what-is-the-chspe-showbiz-term-of-the-day/">Continue reading »</a> ]]>
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<title>How Do You Quickly Get a California Entertainment Work Permit?</title>
<link>http://www.youryoungactor.com/2012/08/31/how-do-you-quickly-get-a-california-entertainment-work-permit/</link>
<comments>http://www.youryoungactor.com/2012/08/31/how-do-you-quickly-get-a-california-entertainment-work-permit/#comments</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ Debbie Sikkema ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Work Permit ]]>
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<![CDATA[ 10-Day Temporary Entertainment Work Permit ]]>
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<![CDATA[ California entertainment work permit ]]>
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<![CDATA[ child entertainment work permit ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Debbie Sikkema ]]>
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<![CDATA[ entertainment work permit ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Get California Entertainment Work Permit Fast ]]>
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<![CDATA[ minor entertainment work permit ]]>
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<![CDATA[ California Entertainment Work Permit – Every minor working in the entertainment industry in California is required to have a California Entertainment Work Permit. For those who need an entertainment work permit quickly, there is now (as of January 1, 2012) a faster, easier way to get a California Entertainment Work Permit. This new temporary entertainment … </p><p><a class="more-link block-button" href="http://www.youryoungactor.com/2012/08/31/how-do-you-quickly-get-a-california-entertainment-work-permit/">Continue reading »</a> ]]>
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<title>What Is a Headshot? (Showbiz Term of the Day)</title>
<link>http://www.youryoungactor.com/2012/08/28/what-is-a-headshot-showbiz-term-of-the-day/</link>
<comments>http://www.youryoungactor.com/2012/08/28/what-is-a-headshot-showbiz-term-of-the-day/#comments</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ Debbie Sikkema ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Showbiz Term of the Day ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Acting Headshot ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Acting Terms ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Actor Headshot ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Debbie Sikkema ]]>
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<![CDATA[ What Is a Headshot? ]]>
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<![CDATA[ What Is a Headshot? I’ve had several young actors email me recently to ask, “What Is a Headshot?” While I often talk about headshots on my blog and in the emails I send to my subscribers, I don’t exactly answer the question, “What is a Headshot?” So today I picked “headshot” to be my “Showbiz … </p><p><a class="more-link block-button" href="http://www.youryoungactor.com/2012/08/28/what-is-a-headshot-showbiz-term-of-the-day/">Continue reading »</a> ]]>
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<title>What Happens When Your Child Actor Auditions?</title>
<link>http://www.youryoungactor.com/2012/06/21/what-happens-when-your-child-actor-auditions/</link>
<comments>http://www.youryoungactor.com/2012/06/21/what-happens-when-your-child-actor-auditions/#comments</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 20:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ Debbie Sikkema ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Child Actor ]]>
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<![CDATA[ acting auditions ]]>
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<![CDATA[ child actor ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Child Actor Auditions ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Debbie Sikkema ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Child Actor Auditions – So many times, I took my daughter to auditions and then wondered about exactly what happened in the audition room while she was in there. How can you really know what happens when your child actor auditions? (Technorati: HHM5YUTKMSEY) If you are like me, you wish you could be a fly … </p><p><a class="more-link block-button" href="http://www.youryoungactor.com/2012/06/21/what-happens-when-your-child-actor-auditions/">Continue reading »</a> ]]>
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<title>How Do You Help Your Child Actor Deal with Rejection?</title>
<link>http://www.youryoungactor.com/2012/05/18/how-do-you-help-your-child-actor-deal-with-rejection/</link>
<comments>http://www.youryoungactor.com/2012/05/18/how-do-you-help-your-child-actor-deal-with-rejection/#comments</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 01:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ Debbie Sikkema ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Child Actor ]]>
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<![CDATA[ acting auditions ]]>
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<![CDATA[ auditions in Los Angeles ]]>
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<![CDATA[ child actor ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Child Actor Rejection ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Dealing with Rejection ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Debbie Sikkema ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Help Your Child Actor Deal with Rejection ]]>
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<![CDATA[ Help Your Child Actor Deal with Rejection One of the hardest things a child actor has to deal with in the entertainment industry is rejection. No matter how talented a teen or child actor is, nor how successful he or she is, that teen or child will still have to deal with rejection and disappointment. … </p><p><a class="more-link block-button" href="http://www.youryoungactor.com/2012/05/18/how-do-you-help-your-child-actor-deal-with-rejection/">Continue reading »</a> ]]>
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