It is an unfortunate fact that on-set disputes occur. That is why you need to do something about them before and soon after they start. By knowing how to take care of on-set disputes, you can significantly reduce the chaos in your environment. You have enough to deal with when it comes to acting and, most of all, you don’t need any distractions. As soon as the director or producers get wind of a dispute, they will do what is necessary to resolve it, but sometimes it is good to try to resolve something before it gets that far.

Want to know a producer's nightmare? An actor who quits a production after being cast. It's only happened to me two or three times in the past 5 years, but the possibility often haunts me. Casting is so difficult (for everyone involved), so time-consuming, and so precarious once complete, that losing an actor can be heartbreaking.

5 NETWORKING TIPS FROM A WORKING ACTRESS (1348 words)
By Sally Golan

Okay, so who is Sally Golan and why is she giving us advice on how to network in the business? Simple! Who better to take advice from than someone who is in the same position as you and with lots of personal experience to share?

Deciding Whether to Take an Acting Job (730 words)
By Julian Kelly

How to Control Your Voice on Stage

"Chad: I am in the tenth grade and preparing for our next production. My drama teacher told me that I am good actor, but I have one problem. My voice isn't as low as it is normally when I am on stage. When I try to speak louder than usual my voice goes into a bit of a higher pitch. Do you have any tips on how to keep my voice low without sounding fake? Thank you very much, Sam"

Sam: Thanks for the question. Since this isn't my specialty, I'm going to turn you over to my experts.

"HOW DO YOU HANDLE A DIFFICULT DIRECTOR?"

Carefully. Like a grumpy rattlesnake. Smile and smile. Yes and Yes. Thank you and thank you. Here, your job is to do anything (from coffee toadying to curtseying) in order to have the freedom to present the character as you think it is written.

TIPS ON ENERGY or Move Over, Einstein by Ruth Kulerman

Several months ago, one of my favorite bright teen-age readers wrote, asking three thought-provoking questions. So to the laddie out in the mid-west, here are some long over-due tips to your first question:

QUESTION: "How does one increase energy [in acting]?"

Twenty Tips on Stage Etiquette

By Ruth Kulerman

"Thank you" to the actor in the Philippines whose kind letter included a request that gave rise to this article. "Please talk to me," he wrote, "about stage etiquette."

Etiquette in all areas of life, not just the stage, has gone the way of the Thylacoleo carnifex. "Please, thank you, I'm sorry, excuse me" have been booted out of our vocabulary. However, here are a few examples of bad and good stage etiquette.

ARE PRACTICAL JOKES ON STAGE GOOD OR BAD ETIQUETTE?