Life begins at the end of your comfort zone BY ERIK LINGVALL | DECEMBER 16, 2021 Dear Catapult Family, Well, here we are again. Nearing the end of one rotation…and on the precipice of another. There’s no denying things have been as weird and wacky as ever. I’m not sure there’s been a time in my life,…
3 Steps to Help You Break More Rules in 2021 BY ERIK LINGVALL | NOVEMBER 12, 2021 3:00 PM Originally posted to https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/steps-help-break-rules-2386/ Photo Source: Photo by Justin Luebke on Unsplash Dacre Montgomery’s audition for “Stranger Things” recently caught fire on the internet. I had many clients bring it up, saying things like, “It was crazy!” or “It’s unlike…
Wait...Auditions Are Still Happening?! That's right! Despite the challenges of social distancing, Casting Directors are currently gearing up for future projects once productions are back in full force. Open casting calls are a hot topic now more than ever. They provide the casting team a current audition tape of actors they can use to reference…
DON'T PUT YOURSELF IN A BOX We've all heard the phrase "think outside of the box" but have you ever thought about how you can be put into a box as an actor? An actor should always feel as if they have no limits to what they can create + to take risks, regardless of…
What is a "guest star"? A guest star is a role that is just above a co-star or "under 5". Aside from a Series Regular, these are the roles that actors are mainly wanting to book. Not only are actors paid by a weekly rate but guest stars have a higher percentage of coming back…
Either you take the room, or the room takes you Nerves. They're inevitable. Doesn't matter how long an actor has been in the business or how many times they may have auditioned, nerves will always be around, no matter what. What will set an actor apart though from everyone else that's auditioning and nervous, is…
Who is the Author? It's time to get inside the writer's head. Where did they come from? What inspirations impacted their writing? What other pieces or scripts have they written? Having a clear understanding of who the author is ties the whole bow together of what they're trying to fully express in their script and…
What is your character's world like? Catapult coach, Joe Massingill, is back with the third step in the Script Analysis process when building a concrete backstory. Now that the themes are solidified, and you've asked the necessary questions about the piece, it's time to identify the socioeconomic, geographic, and political realities your character faces in…