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SEAN PRATT:THE BUSINESS OF THE BIZ

By Sean Pratt

Your Acting Resume: 102

02 Feb 2010

– Why Your Resume Should Resemble the Front Page of a Newspaper
Actors should use the front page of a newspaper as a guide to both the layout and the presentation of their resumes.

I discuss how to avoid the recipe for having a boring, unreadable resume..

TWICE A MONTH, TheatrePort will Feature a column by Sean Pratt who brings his expertise and experience in Theatre and Film to the masses. A professional actor for more than 20 years, he also teaches classes on and writes articles about the -Business of the Biz-.

This column has 14 articles.

The Naked Critic

By buzzbell

Theatre New West - Paul Rudnick's The New Century

09 Mar 2010

Theatre New West's Regional Premiere of Paul Rudnick's The New Century is Laugh Riot

Paul Rudnick is one of the world's funniest living playwrights.

In fact, three Rudnick plays will have been seen in Houston area theatres within the past month.

Houston's counter critic Buzz Bellmont joins us at TheatrePort
to bring us~ Nakedly honest critiques of the performing arts.

This column has 57 articles.

Chopping Verbal Cotton

By Joshua James

Common Touch - The Problem With Theatre Today

22 Aug 2007

Or to walk with Kings - nor to lose the common touch
-Rudyard Kipling

Its become a luxury item of the elite.

..Its like caviar, fur coats and health insurance, something reserved
strictly for the wealthy citizens of this land of ours.

..Thats the problem. And I hate it. ...
Its not how theatre started out.

"At Play In The Fields Of Our Words,
Chopping Verbal Cotton" - Dailo Dojo
A young playwrights commentary and growing insight on theatre..in NYC and beyond!

This column has 10 articles.

Perspectives - Guest Artist Column

By Port Staff Member

Starving The Local Artist

07 Apr 2008

Our guest Columnist this month is S.P. Miskowski who shares their writers perspective on producing in the Arts in Seattle. We felt, that this post could just as well have been discussing Houston.

With permission we proudly reprint from the popular blog:
Hick With a Masters Degree a post titled Starving the Local Artist
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Starving the Local Artist
by S. P. Miskowski

For many years I have written short stories. Most of them have been published somewhere, in large or small circulation literary magazines, in print and online. Ive written for zines, Web sites, and newspapers. And for about a dozen years I wrote plays, several of which ...

Perspectives features guest columnists throughout the year writing about issues they feel passionate about in the field of performing arts.

This column has 2 articles.

StageHand - Advice Column

By The Stagehand

Dear Stagehand - March -06

19 Mar 2006

My first two questions: What is a "super"? And an actor asks how to deal with a dilemma involving their scene partner..

Got a question? Ask the StageHand! Stage Hand has over 25 years worth of experience and "mostly useful info" to help you out! A number of questions and answers are answered every other week! Click at top there to ask a question or request advice!

This column has 1 articles.

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