Article Archives from the early years:
November 2004
Mona Lee on Actor Demo Reels
Mona Lee
The Total Man Package: Phasers on Stun -- I'm on Star Trek!
Dan Murphy
CLOSE SHOTS: The Hollywood Plastic Surgery Disease Playing into the Insecurities of Stars and No-Name Actors
Michele Deradune
The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle and Reality Television
Phil O'Hearn
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
September 2004
Total Man Package: Mike Judge & The Museum of FART?
Dan Murphy
Dear Ms. Bubbette: Acknowledge Fans' emails? • Need Script supervisor - how-where? • High School screenwriter - help! • German actress has 4 questions • Join SAG? Franchised agents?
Ms. Bubbette
CLOSE SHOTS: Musings on the Wild World of Film and Actors Who Get the Parts
Michele Deradune
Could You Care Less, Y'all?
Phil O'Hearn
Oh My God, a Singing Audition!
Lee Coleé-Atnip
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
June 2004
Total Man Package: World's Fastest Reader Meets World's Greatest Columnist
Dan Murphy
CLOSE SHOTS Special Edition: An Interview with Austin Music Network's Louis Meyers
Michele Deradune
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
Senior Comedy and Drama
Phil O'Hearn
Taking Care of the Voice Pipes
Lee Coleé-Atnip
CLOSE SHOTS: Anecdotes and Misadventures at Auditions
Michele Deradune
March 2004
Ms. Bubbette Revealed!
Ms. Bubbette
Entering our Fifth year as an Austin Film and Theatre Community Service
Brad Koester
CLOSE SHOTS: Can Forgiveness Be Entertaining?
Michele Deradune
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
The Austin Film Industry: Where It Is Now and What Can Be Achieved
Jeff Nightbyrd
The Total Man Package: Elvis, Ghosts, Crispin Glover, Aliens, Raccoons and Palmer Auditorium
Dan Murphy
Children in Theatre: Not What many Expect
Lee Coleé-Atnip
January 2004
Total Man Package: Working with Tommy Lee
Dan Murphy
CLOSE SHOTS: Acting and Culture: What's Responsibility Got to Do With It?
Michele Deradune
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
Dear Ms. Bubbette: Note from Ms. Bubbette • Kudos from a reader • Houston actor looking for Austin agent • Broke actor wants to study at LA school • Stage Moms – is this a bad rap? • Arlington student wants Austin agent...
Ms. Bubbette
November 2003
CLOSE SHOTS: Interview with "Secondhand Lions" Casting Director Ed Johnston
Michele Deradune
Playing a Dead Guy with Dead Guys
Dan Murphy
SAG and Technology
Jeff Nightbyrd
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
Being an Extra in Film
Katrina Cook
August 2003
Dear Ms. Bubbette: August 2003
Ms. Bubbette
CLOSE SHOTS: For the Love of Film
Michele Deradune
Do Like Chazz, Do Like Madonna
Marcos E. Gonzalez
365 Days (and two weeks) in LA
Pilar Walsh
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
You Never Know When Someone May Need to Puke
Phil O'Hearn
The Total Man Package: PSA Auditions With A Romulan?
Dan Murphy
June 2003
CLOSE SHOTS: Dazed and Confused at the 10th Anniversary Reunion
Michele Deradune
The Total Man Package: I'm Living in a Famous Guy's Apartment
Dan Murphy
Dog Eat Dog
Step Rowe
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
The Theatre, Sexual Orientation, and Chewing Tobacco
Phil O'Hearn
May 2003
Propaganda and Dentists
Phil O'Hearn
Economic Development and the Austin Film Industry
Jeff Nightbyrd
CLOSE SHOTS: A Russian Accents is Fun to Do!
Michele Deradune
Trash Guitar Meets Kirk-O-Matic
Trash Guitar
The Total Man Package on SXSW: Out With The GEEKS & In With The COOL People
Dan Murphy
Dear Ms. Bubbette: May 2003
Ms. Bubbette
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
February 2003
CLOSE SHOTS: The Glories of Mature Men and Women in Film
Michele Deradune
Two Trips, a Play and a New Appreciation for Home
Sarah Jean Fry
The Best Is Yet To Come!
Mamie Meek
The Total Man Package: Trent Lott Unreconstructed Nazi Android!
Dan Murphy
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
January 2003
Close Shots: If I Could Lay Eggs
Michele Deradune
Reality TV - Get Paid!
Jeff Nightbyrd
Hunter Gatherers
Phil O'Hearn
Dear Ms. Bubbette: January 2003
Ms. Bubbette
The Total Man Package: The Empire Strikes Back!
Dan Murphy
Acting on Inspiration
Ron Tatar
November 2002
Close Shots: Interview with Gary Chason
Michele Deradune
Actors Bill of Rights
Gary Chason
Dear Ms. Bubbette: November 2002
Ms. Bubbette
A good time to explore some superstitions of our craft
Mamie Meek
I'd Like to Thank My Dentist
Phil O'Hearn
The Total Man Package: The Talent is Here
Dan Murphy
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
September 2002
Close Shots: September 2002
Michele Deradune
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
Acting, Comedy and Cats
Phil O'Hearn
The Total Man Package: Christian Character Actor?
Dan Murphy
Dear Ms. Bubbette: How does one market musicals • What is a realistic cost for a demo reel? • What does it take to get that BREAK? • Louisiana asks: Should I act in my home state & should I change my name? • Talented 12 year old needs vocal coach, musical theatre in Austin • Should actor send headshots to out-of-state auditions? • Comedy troupe needs to market itself around Texas • More thanks from grateful actor • Fleecing scandal at out-of-town acting school • Boston actor - should they return to Austin for acting work? • Versatile entertainer needs help with resume
Ms. Bubbette
August 2002
Dear Ms. Bubbette: August 2002
Ms. Bubbette
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
Stand-Up Comedy and Acting
Phil O'Hearn
Close Shots: Mona Lee on the Muse, "Method Acting," Unions and Why We Choose to Act
Michele Deradune
The Total Man Package Meets Billionaire
Dan Murphy
July 2002
Miss Congeniality
Marco Perella
Dear Ms. Bubbette: July 2002
Ms. Bubbette
Close Shots: Getting and Staying Healthy in the 21st Century
Michele Deradune
The Total Man Package: Tarzan, The Ultimate Underachiever
Dan Murphy
Warning: Parental Advisory
Dan Eggleston
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
June 2002
Dear Ms. Bubbette: Teenager needs auditions • When should an actor make the move to LA? • How to find extra work • Acting school frowns on outside acting work?! - Beware! • Can one have more than one agent per city? • Quelling the jitters and returning to acting
Ms. Bubbette
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
The Total Man Package: "High Tech" Bowling for Dollars
Dan Murphy
May 2002
We can't pay you, but it would be such great exposure!
Sian Rees-Cleland
The Total Man Package: My Statewide Political AD
Dan Murphy
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
Close Shots: Quotes, Proverbs and One-Liners
Michele Deradune
Dear Ms. Bubbette: How should Headshots be composed? • 13 year old wants to get into acting • A letter from the Netherlands • Recommendations for children's agent in Austin • Dallas actor needs agent, classes and or acting coach
Ms. Bubbette
April 2002
The Total Man Package: My First Audition
Dan Murphy
Close Shots: LA Style Acting in Texas
Michele Deradune
Dear Ms. Bubbette: How to expand a young actor's horizon.
Ms. Bubbette
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
March 2002
Filmfest Scams and Other Fun
José Lauro Mata
Close Shots: Introducing the Austin Film Commission
Michele Deradune
Dear Ms. Bubbette: How to get started in acting in Austin?
Ms. Bubbette
The Total Man Package: Albert "Huff" Huffstickler - Great Man Right Under My Nose
Dan Murphy
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
February 2002
The Total Man Package: Celebrity Look-A-Like, The Best Job on the Planet
Dan Murphy
Dear Ms. Bubbette: What is the deal about "reels"? • How is marketing done in the movie industry? • How are actors selected & what happens from conception to filming? • How fickle is this business? • SAG eligibility from an Industrial? • Starcaster Network - is it for actors? • Classes in Austin. What is available?
Ms. Bubbette
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
Close Shots: "Women in TV and Film Show American Bondage to Stereotypes"
Michele Deradune
Jesus Has Left the Building
Dan Eggleston
January 2002
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
Close Shots: Acting as Therapeutic
Michele Deradune
Austin Film -- A Perspective
Jeff Davis
G-Rated Porn
Dan Eggleston
The Total Man Package: On The Set of Lonelyland
Dan Murphy
December 2001
City of Dreams
Kirk-O-Matic
The Total Man Package
Dan Murphy
Close Shots
Michele Deradune
Dear Ms. Bubbette: Hair styling on movies
Ms. Bubbette
How Do I Keep the Passion in Acting?
Luis Olmeda
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
November 2001
Dear Ms. Bubbette: Casting director workshops - to do or not • Allen Larson casts local teens • What value showcases/expos with LA 'scouts'
Ms. Bubbette
The Total Man Package
Dan Murphy
Close Shots
Michele Deradune
Directing Tigers
Sharon Cave
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
October 2001
The Total Man Package: On the Set of Vince Del Rio
Dan Murphy
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
Dear Ms. Bubbette: How to encourage Casting to audition you? • Managers in Texas? • Where to go for demo reels • Dallas audition connections • If actor doesn't fit the "star mold" what then?
Ms. Bubbette
Message from a Texan Actor in New York
Kristina Fleming
Close Shots
Michele Deradune
Why I Love Auditions!
Mamie Meek
You Really Can Get Discovered in a Restaurant
Liz Atherton
August 2001
TOELESS ON TANGIER (Soon to be a Major Motion Picture!)
Marco Perella
ACTING: A WORTHY PROFESSION IN AN OVER-INDUSTRIALIZED WORLD or SEPARATING MAN FROM MACHINE
Michele Deradune
Dear Ms. Bubbette: Should young 8 year old go to LA? • Voice overs • How busy is the Austin market?
Ms. Bubbette
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
The Role of My Lifetime
Step Rowe
The Total Man Package -Or- Dan's Dirt: 10th Anniversary of the Austin indie Slacker
Dan Murphy
July 2001
Living My Dream
Jeremy Denzlinger
Movie Starring Austin Actors Wins "Best Independent Film Comedy" Award
Michele Deradune
My Whiz With Fame
Roger Kunshick
Dear Ms. Bubbette: How to find reputable agents • To take young son to LA or not • Headshots • Acting exercises for young actors
Ms. Bubbette
Questions From a Newcomer
Jeff Davis
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
June 2001
From Nudity to the Military
Sarah Jean Fry
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
May 2001
Drowning, Tacos, and Pantyhose
Roger Kunshick
A Professional Acting Philosophy
Kingsley Martin
Dear Ms. Bubbette: Becoming a Serious actor • Allen Larson from Prodigy
Ms. Bubbette
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
Defensive Driving
Brad Koester
April 2001
Smokin' Crack, or The Natural High: Indoor Skydiving
Step Rowe
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
A Slipping Down Life - will I ever see it?
Dan Eggleston
Dear Ms. Bubbette: Finding monologues • Inexpensive Headshots
Ms. Bubbette
March 2001
Why? Cause that is the way it is.
Kirk-O-Matic
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
Dear Ms. Bubbette: Austinactors First Anniversary raves • Correction on SAG eligibility reply (Feb)
Ms. Bubbette
The Crystal Palace of Sin
Marco Perella
Happy Birthday to Us
Dana Morris
A Big One-Year Thanks
Brad Koester
February 2001
Derailing Streetcar
Marco Perella
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
Dear Ms. Bubbette: How to become involved in theatre & film • Benefits of SAG & AFTRA • Resume resources, tapes and CD's • Biz Directory • Dan's audition e-mail hot line • More Hot lines
Ms. Bubbette
26 Tips for Movie Extras (i.e. Comfort Survival Pointers) by Jack Ortman and Dan Eggleston
Dan Eggleston
January 2001
Starring in Lesbian Musical Theatre
Step Rowe
Dear Ms. Bubbette: Retouching Headshots - more • Local Headshot photographers
Ms. Bubbette
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
How I got to be an extra in Hope Floats
Dan Eggleston
December 2000
Dear Ms. Bubbette: What is the role of an acting Manager? • What is a demo-reel - do we need it? • Value (or not) of workshops from out-of-State "casting directors"
Ms. Bubbette
Stalking Helena
Marco Perella
Acting On Inspiration
Ron Tatar
Ode to CICADAS
Jerry Delony
What We Learned & Achieved from the Strike
Mona Lee
Setting Sun
Steve Curran
Working for 8 days as an Extra on Miss Congeniality
Dan Eggleston
November 2000
The Lesson of The Valve Stems
Roger Kunshick
My First Experience Doing Shakespeare
Paul Theron
Minutes from the October Actor's Meeting/Party
Dana Morris
Ode to the Obsolete Commodes
Helen Griffiths
Mastering the Techniques of Acting
Ken Farmer
October 2000
Dear Ms. Bubbette: Re "Miller Lite Commercial" during SAG strike - correcting erroneous statements • How to start in film acting • Acting classes • Are Headshots necessary?
Ms. Bubbette
Internet Casting Lists for Texas Films
Dan Eggleston
Funeral Industrial
Marco Perella
Going for the Gold!
Step Rowe
September 2000
Show Folks
Bob Cawley
Actors Acceptance
Bob Cawley
Compadre
Bob Cawley
A Random Act
Bob Cawley
Beautiful Tears
Christopher Lee
Dear Ms. Bubbette: John Borrowman President of SAG, Houston writes • Texas - a right-to-work-State • To SAG or not to SAG?
Ms. Bubbette
Your Invitation to an Exciting New Slant on Acting
Jerry Delony
Geek Fest
Marco Perella
August 2000
Dear Ms. Bubbette: SAG Strike questions • "Producers pay health benefits - not SAG". Linda McAlister - Dallas Talent Agent
Ms. Bubbette
From an Austin Actor now in L.A.
Chris Bonno
AustinActors.net Meeting/Party, July 19, 2000
Dana Morris
Generation Xers...not as lost as you think
Maxine Shapiro
(Michael) Jordan to Judy (Garland)
Maxine Shapiro
More Lessons Learned
Luis Olmeda
Rites and Wrongs of Passage
Marco Perella
Don't Quit! You Can Act!
Ryan Davis
My First Nude Scene
Roger Kunshick
A Strange Breed
Step Rowe
July 2000
Dear Ms. Bubbette: Any well-known actors not SAG? • What is Financial Core? • What happened to the movie "Just Sue Me?" • Is SAG eligibility through extra work possible??? • Improv. classes please • Are Non-union actors scabbing during strike? • Did many roles in "Miss Congeniality" go to LA actors? Texans?
Ms. Bubbette
How Do You Get Your Auditions?
Desiree Williams
BLEACHER BUMS - A Review
Jerry Delony
Maniac in the Mirror
Marco Perella
June 2000
Dear Ms. Bubbette: How to get into the acting scene - "Does being an extra help?" • Does stage-work benefit an actor wanting film work?"
Ms. Bubbette
AustinActors.net Meeting/Party, May 23, 2000
Dana Morris
Head Shots = Opportunity
Desiree Williams
Keep the Writing Faith
Luis Olmeda
Keeping in Touch
Mona Lee
Oliver the Actor Eater
Marco Perella
Whip The Actors
Phillip Ayliffe
The Child, An Old Man, and a Frisbee Dog
Step Rowe
May 2000
SXS Hollywood
Anonymous
Dear Ms. Bubbette: Stage actor wants to work in film - where to start? • The Cage. UT/RTF student film submissions - how to...
Ms. Bubbette
AustinActors.net Meeting/Party, April 26, 2000
Dana Morris
New York's a Lonely Town When You're the Only Surfer Boy Around
Marco Perella
To Be or Not To Be . . . An Extra!
Step Rowe
The School for Scandal
Lady Teazle
April 2000
Hey!
Brad Koester
Dear Ms. Bubbette: How to get the gig - tongue-in-cheek! • SAG rules re casting directors asking for your age • Writer's question - difference between an Outline and a Treatment
Ms. Bubbette
Darbi, Inc.
Darbi Worley
Hankster and Gibby Entertain Hank Hill's Crew on ACAC
Kirk-O-Matic
It's My Way or...I'm What?!
Luis Olmeda
A Thought About Auditioning
Michael Costello
Death in the Wankatorium
Marco Perella
My War Story
Raj Vats
The Whole Point
Sean Corrigan
The School for Scandal
Lady Teazle
March 2000
Welcome to AustinActors.net
Brad Koester
Texas Production Business Blames Law for Inequity
Bill McCright
Dear Ms. Bubbette: Welcome
Ms. Bubbette
Hopes and Dreams
Christopher Lee
Darbi, Inc.
Darbi Worley
My Real Life Wife
Kirk-O-Matic
Actors Writing Successful Scripts
Luis Olmeda
Facing a Prime Fear in Acting
Michael Costello
Smash Cut
Marco Perella
Desperado
Step Rowe
The School for Scandal
Lady Teazle
February 2000
Meeting Minutes from Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2000
Brad Koester
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