Making the leap from soaps to primetime and features
In my “Actorpreneur” workshop yesterday in Avery Hall at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln I used the analogy of steps on a ladder is parallel to an actors career.
A recent
article in the May 7th Daily Variety, “Soap operas: Actors’ training ground” by Paula Hendrickson articulates the subject.
Paula write, “soap operas double as boot camp for actors. Any notion of
a stigma is a thing of the past, and savvy talent scouts already scour soaps
for future stars.”
She continues, “Already bridging daytime and primetime are Caitlin Van Zandt,
doing double duty as Ashlee on “Guiding Light” and Allegra Sacramoni, Johnny
Sack’s daughter, on “The Sopranos” (though she is no relation to “Sopranos” actors
Steve or Maureen Van Zandt) and “Dancing With the Stars” co-champ Kelly Monaco
of “General
Hospital,” who nabbed a role on the U.S. adaptation of Brit series “Footballers
Wives.”
Read the entire article here.