Matchmaker Musings
Audition advice to be taken with many grains of salt. Everybody's got an opinion. Season to taste. ;)
"So, what have you been in recently?" (Navigating Holiday Party Hell)
Tis' the season of holiday parties and that probably means you've been getting this question A LOT:
"So, what have you been in lately?"
or
"What are you working on?"
or, worst yet,
"Are you still acting?"
Take a deep breath.
In most cases, these questions are not meant to make you feel panicky or small.
More often than not, it's just a friendly person trying to make small talk. And if you are in the middle of a project right now, or just closed a show, you probably don't mind this question at all!
But, if you've had a slow fall, (as many actors do) let's talk about how to navigate that conversation.
My #1 tip for navigating the holiday party minefield is:
Model the behavior you want to see.
"What have you been working on lately?" is a automatic question many of us ask at holiday parties where actors congregate. It's a default setting.
Flip the script by starting the conversation on your own terms.
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