by Kate McClanaghan
As a coach and casting director I’m often asked, “Do you think I should change my name?” almost as often as I’m asked, “What do you think of my voice?” Listen, I get it. We don’t become actors because we want to “be ourselves.” Never mind that the first thing you hear...
by Kate McClanaghan
Every talent worth their weight wants to improve themselves. However, investing in coaching can be a crapshoot, especially if you don’t know what you’re looking for. The worry is, “What if I don’t learn anything new?” Or, “What could I possibly learn that I don’t know...
by Kate McClanaghan
What do you do when you first approach a script? Think about it. What’s going through your head? Are you thinking, “How should I say this?” Or maybe it’s, “I have no idea what they want from me. I wish I had some direction.”Do you find yourself ramping up into your...
by Kate McClanaghan
Over the years, I’ve coached and produced voiceover demos for both budding and seasoned actors alike. I’ve also worked extensively with scores of talent with vast radio and broadcast experience, who’ve dedicated themselves to the work they love, but an industry most...
by Kate McClanaghan
The entertainment industry doesn’t have a monopoly on problems, but we certainly have more than our share. To add to this, scores of ‘would-be’ professional actors and voice overs, with scads of potential and talent, routinely overwhelm themselves focusing on petty...
by Kate McClanaghan
There’s a saying that goes, “The definition of unhappiness is when reality does not meet expectation.” This could easily account for so many talent wasting as much time as they do either crabbing about their agents or their lack of representation, as the case may be....