Agent & Casting Director Meet-and-Greets: Why Actors Need To Network

So far I have met with 50 industry professionals ranging from CD's, Agents and Managers and have kept all of them updated with my career via postcards.

Yesterday, I met with Legit Agent Judy Boals @ Breakthroughstudios. The audition/meeting went very very well. I did a monologue and then we spoke for about 6 minutes about things ranging from the business to our children. She is very real, down to earth and easy to speak to.

While waiting to see her, I ran into Paul Davis (who is a CD at Calleri Casting- they cast "Lipstick Jungle") and I refreshed his memory as to who I am and that we met several months ago. I also told him I have been sending him career updates and also sent my new headshot/resume, which he requested when we first met.

He then said, "If you happen to have another headshot/resume on you, I'd love to take it". I said, "Here you go" and handed it to him. He then asked if I know Nadia, who happen to be standing next to him. I stated, "No" and reached my hand out and introduced myself to her.

She is a casting director at Bowling/Miscia/Lubbe casting. Her name is Nadi Lubbe.

I didn't ask her if I could give her my resume/headshot because I guess I didn't want to look like an actor who's whoring himself, lol. But what I did do was go home, look Bowling/Miscia/Lubbe up on IMDBpro and after finding the address, I sent a headshot/resume with cover letter stating that we were introduced by Paul Davis at Breakthrough Studios.

(She has worked on "New Amsterdam", "The Black Donnelly's", "Mad Men", "Kidnapped", "The Bedford Diaries", "Third Watch" and a host of major feature films)

My point to this story is to NETWORK, NETWORK, NETWORK and always have extra headshots/resumes on you as well as business cards. When I go out to dinner with my wife, I bring headshots/resumes and keep them in the car just in case.

Although business cards are great when you run into someone in the biz that does not want to carry an 8x10 around with them, lol.

So I paid to meet Judy Boals, ran into Paul Davis, which I was able to give my headshot/resume to directly and he introduced me to another casting director, Nadia Lubbe. It's a win-win situation. Once CD's get to know you, they are more likely to call you in to audition for a role that they think you'd be good for. And make sure when you submit for something, make it project and role specific. It makes their job much easier.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best,
Christopher Stadulis