1. Send in your work resume instead of your acting resume (booked my first professional theater company by doing this on accident and did several shows with them. Even won an award)
2. Submit outside of your race (first paying on camera gig was for a black or latina woman)
3. Declare that you are no longer acting...and mean it. (I booked a pilot, a film for CAA, a web series, and a lead in a movie this way. And I never auditioned for any of these either)
4. Don't audition (see above). 90% of my bookings, I've not auditioned for
5. If you do audition, perform to the wall instead of the camera. Booked 4 commercials off one audition doing this. Also, show up in completely inappropriate wardrobe and face plant. That worked as well.
6. Whatever the audition/role, do it in a Southern dialect. On a whim, I did this for an audition, which I didn't book or get a callback for (see #4), but someone in the room called me months later and I ended up doing 3 features with this person. A British or Irish dialect will also probably do. DO NOT do a Russian accent while eating a piece of celery - that got me nowhere.
7. Date someone who produces movies. And with that I invite you to come to the World Premiere of ROADSIDE on March 2nd, which I'm in. Produced by Ace Marrero.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpddoSak0AQ - catch the trailer here!!
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