Spotlight lists over 90,000 performers. Only two per cent make a living from acting. The difference between the two per cent and the ninety-eight per cent is rarely talent. It's whether they solved seven specific problems in the right order — from the closed loop that stops you getting started, to the 280 unpaid hours a year most working actors spend on self-tapes, to the identity shift from artist to professional that most actors resist making. I've mapped all seven from nearly forty years directing television drama.
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Hey Andrew, this is Suzanne from the Stage 32 team. I just wanted to let you know I moved your post from Acting to Your Stage, as it fits much better there. Let me know if you have any questions, and all the best to you!