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How To Slay the Paper Monster | Guest Post by Laura Mannino
The smartest thing I’ve ever done for my acting career was hiring Laura Mannino to do my mailers and support […]

I’ll Trade Ya…
As a kid, did you ever play that game Oregon Trail? You know, the computer game set in the 19th […]

Actor Websites Part 1: The Philosophy
Ahhh, the world wide web. Seems like just yesterday I was listening to that lovely dial-up sound while hacking into NORAD. […]

The Act One Reports: A Great Resource for Chicago Actors
In a city with over 250 established theatre companies, dozens of union-franchised talent agencies, and a handful of major casting […]

Email and Productivity Tools
Note from Ben Hey there everyone! A quick note to you loyal readers. First of all, you’re awesome. Second, I […]

What Can I Actually DO…?
I’m not where I want to be with my career. What can I DO?!?! I feel like this question comes […]

Marketing Yourself: Ben’s Commercial Mailer
Above are the front and back of the commercial mailer I recently designed. You can click on the […]

Sweat the Small Stuff Part 2 | Marketing Edition
In Part 1 of “Sweat the Small Stuff” I talked about headshots (a topic I will actually be expanding on/changing […]

The Chicago Theater (anti-) Conference
In April 2010, Theater Wit moved into a new home at on Belmont Ave. The facility, which already housed three […]

On Getting Reel Footage
One of the biggest frustrations I hear from actors is how difficult it is to get footage for their reel. […]
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