Just as you watch the leaves turn crisp and know it’s fall, or awake one morning to the first snow dusting symbolizing winter, you know when pilot season is in the air. That oh-so-special time of year is now upon us and it is, for many actors, wrought with both excitement and insuppressible anxiety.
We can’t guarantee your pilot season will be fruitful, but we can help with some useful tips and tools to ensure you remain levelheaded and focused on the work. Straight from our knowledgeable Backstage Experts, below are advice, answers and some potentially hard truths about the reality that is pilot season.
1. Endurance and dedication will get you through it. “In order to have a successful pilot season you need to do your part and put the time in. You need to have regular attendance in an acting class that challenges you, be able to recite which office casts which show like a human Google search, and have a backbone of steel. Since hitting pilot season hard means giving it all you’ve got, you need to have a support structure in place—such as a mentor who inspires you, or a group of like-minded and savvy actors to cheer one another on. Pilot season is only for the
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