The Actor's Helpline

By Michael Cassidy, Laura Holloway

The Actor's Helpline is a weekly podcast about the craft and business of acting. Hosts Michael Cassidy and Laura Holloway answer questions and talk to guests about everything from "How do you memoriz... more

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January 03, 2024 How do you get an agent?
This week, Eli reaches out to The Actor's Helpline with the BIG BIG question: "How do you get an agent?" We tackle all the things actors can do to try to get their first agent. We talk about headshots, mailings, reels and how to think of your acting as a business. Ask your question at theactorshelpline.com
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December 13, 2023 How do you define success?
This week on The Actor's Helpline, Laura and Michael talk about the idea of success as an actor. We talk about our goals, projections and narratives and how they've changed over the years. And then Michael solicits messages from young people who think he's stupid. Please record those comments and all other tv/film/acting inquiries at theactorshelpline.com!

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December 06, 2023 On-screen Intimacy with Alice Wetterlund
Alice Wetterlund from SyFy's Resident Alien joins The Actor's Helpline to talk about onscreen intimacy. Ooooh... We chat about how our work affects our off-screen relationships, filming sex scenes, and falling in love with your scene partner. Leave a rating and follow the show in your pod app. And ask your question at theactorshelpline.com!
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November 29, 2023 Are casting director workshops worth the money?
This week on The Actor's Helpline, Laura shares a WEALTH of experience on casting director workshops. Casting director workshops are acting classes or meet and greets with a working casting director. If you want to know HOW they work, IF they work, and if you should DO one, we have you covered! Ask your question at theactorshelpline.com

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November 15, 2023 How do you deal with rejection?
What do you do when they pick someone else? This week we share experience coping with rejection. It's unavoidable. It's sewn into the fabric of the gig. And yet... you guessed it: it's an inside job. Ask your question at theactorshelpline.com! Click on the microphone there and record with your phone, tablet, laptop.
Thank you for your great support these first couple months! Keep the questions coming! Rate and subscribe in your app. Hit us up on Instagram and tell us your thoughts. What do you want to hear more of? We appreciate you!
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November 08, 2023 A Life in the Theater with Michael Rahhal
This week, The Actor's Helpline welcomes Blue Man, Gazillionaire, and ACTUAL CLOWN Michael Rahhal! Michael is the most employed actor in the history of live performance. His career has taken him around the world and across the seven seas. Check this episode out for a look at a unique, successful actor's life. Ask us a question at theactorshelpline.com

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November 01, 2023 One Lesson from a Mentor
In honor of Halloween, The Actor's Helpline starts with a chat about honoring the dead. Then, we each share "one lesson from a mentor that has been of inestimable value in our acting journeys". This one is short and sweet. Enjoy! Ask your question at theactorshelpline.com!
In this episode, we talk about two of our great teachers:
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October 25, 2023 How do you pick an acting class?
How do you pick an acting class/teacher? How do you get the most out of it? We've got you. Laura is an acting teacher! The Actor's Helpline has BAGS of suggestions, experience, and giggles for you this week. Ask YOUR question at theactorshelpline.com
We talk about red flags and green flags look for when you audit a new studio. We talk about teaching versus directing. We talk about ASTROLOGY.
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October 18, 2023 Social Media for Actors with Bourke Floyd
Should actors build their social media following? If so, how? Actor Bourke Floyd joins Laura and Michael to talk about building social media, kindness and erectile dysfunction. Bourke is a Treasured Person. Enjoy! Ask us your question at theactorshelpline.com

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October 11, 2023 No compare-sies!
How do you avoid comparison with others? "Compare and despair" as the saying goes. Laura and Michael share tips to stay in your own journey as an artist. We also show our true colors and almost break up over Laura's opinion of hammocks. Hanging by a thread here, gang! Ask your question at theactorshelpline.com

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FAQs about The Actor's Helpline:

How many episodes does The Actor's Helpline have?

The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.