Lucy Aiken-

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Actress, Singer, Dancer, Writer, Entrepreneur

Boston, MA

How To Have A BALLER Performance Resume!

Hello loves, Okay, so I'm super passionate about this topic because before participating in WTF's Apprentice Program, I had what I didn't realize was a terribly formatted resume. At this point in my life, I was 21 and attending Berklee College of Music, and I'd only done one entry level professional acting job in my entire life. I kept getting rejected from a lot of the professional theater work I was applying for, and I didn't know why. In retrospect, I suspect that part of

Thoughts on The Actor Agent Relationship

In no particular order, here they are. These are things I learned at (you guessed it) Williamstown Theatre Festival: 1) Build relationships with casting directors, since they're the ones who typically make the casting decisions on specific projects. Note that casting directors are NOT the same things as agents. 2) You need an agent who allows you to live for your life and works for YOU. 3) Trust your instincts with prospective agents. 4) You will typically have interview with

Criteria For Selecting An Audition Monologue

Hi friends, So I want to preface this blog post by saying that selecting an audition monologue is a deeply personal decision, so I can't tell anyone else exactly which monologue will be right for them. However, I think that these tips will help point you in the right direction. Many of these tips also apply for finding the perfect audition song. So, here we go: 1) Rhythm, pace and style 2) Length should be two minutes maximum, but quite often auditions will ask for a one minu

How To Deal With The Ups and Downs of the Entertainment Industry

So, I think it's pretty much common knowledge that the entertainment industry is not for the faint of heart. I always tell people that if there's something else you think you could do for a living and be happy, do that thing, because performing is a bear. The reason that I've chosen to pursue this field is because, as dramatic as it may sound, I don't feel fully whole when I'm not performing, and I know that in any other career field I'd spend life regretting that I didn't ha

How To Get In The Good Graces of Directors

Hi Folks, At this point, I've written so many blog posts (with lots more to come!!) that I'm thinking I might one day write a book about what I learned at Williamstown. So, the saga continues. Today we're talking about working with directors. Now, let me preface this by saying that I believe these notes were geared predominantly towards film auditions, however most of these tips apply for any kind of audition. So, I present you: How To Get In The Good Graces of Directors 1) D

How To Become SAG Eligible

There are two ways to become SAG Eligible: 1) Proof of SAG/AFTRA Employment OR 2) Employment under an affiliated performer's union. You can join if you're a paid up member of an affiliated performer's union such as Equity or American Guild of Variety Artists for one year and have worked and been paid for at least one year as a principal performer in that union's jurisdiction Other Ways: 1) Get a Taft-Hartley form. Once you've filled out one, you become SAG eligible. This allo

The Business of Acting Checklist

This workshop was taught by the amazing Barbara Hauptman, an industry veteran. Here were my biggest takeaway's from this: 1) Finances 2) Survival jobs. Alright. Time for a little anecdote from your girl Lucy. I've had two opportunities since graduating college less than a year ago to join more corporate but reliable fields. One was in real estate and one was for a corporate tech company. However, both of these jobs would have taken up 100 percent of my time and emotional ener

Notes From An Acting For The Camera Master Class

These notes are from a master class I took with Adam Bernstein at Williamstown Theatre Festival that was geared towards teaching theatre dominant actors how to act on camera. First and foremost, acting for TV is very different from acting for theatre Unlike theatre, where you typically rehearse for weeks or even months, sometimes you may rehearse a scene for as little as 5-10 minutes before it's shot TV directors don't always necessarily know or care about acting The take doe

Clothing Items I Will and Won't Spend Money On

As a working actor, I don't make a lot of money. Therefore, I've had to get very good at prioritizing which clothes items are worth spending money on and which aren't. So, here they are: Things Worth Spending Money On 1) Shoes. You wear them every day, in all kind of conditions, including to your job. For example, when I worked in a show in the Alaskan wilderness, I invested in some knee high Hunter boots because the cheaper Sam Edelman ankle boots that I brought with me lite

The Everygirl Tips To Planning Your Life and Maximizing Your Time

These are all things I learned from my former executive skills coach Jay Bacrania, and they have changed my life. I used to chronically procrastinate on not only my academics, but also mundane tasks like doing my laundry. When my mother came to pick me up at the end of my freshman year of college, I hadn't packed anything, I had piles upon piles of dirty laundry, and there was a paper for my creative writing class that I didn't finish until July (but that's a story for anothe

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