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The only commercial acting podcast dedicated to sharing industry insight, captivating stories and audition tips.
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Catherine Donnelly
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Episodes(3)
25 Reasons Why You Didn't Get a Callback...Even Though Your Tape was FIRE
As someone who’s booked over 50 national commercials and has spent the last decade deep in the trenches of commercial casting, it’s taken me a long time to learn one thing: you are almost never the reason you don’t get a callback. Most of the time it has nothing to do with you, your talent, or your
Stop Playing It Safe: Booking Powerhouse Beth Fraser Spills Her Secrets
In this episode, host Catherine Donnelly sits down with Beth Fraser (Elizabeth Nicole Fraser), an actor and former broadcast journalist whose career spans commercials, television, and film. Originally from Douglas, Georgia, Beth grew up in Sarasota, Florida, and earned her degree in Broadcast Journa
Casting Networks, Casting.com, and What Actors Need to Know Right Now
In this episode, Catherine Donnelly unpacks the major shift at Casting Networks — namely, the new paid subscription model for all U.S.-based agents and managers , beginning January 1, 2026. We walk through exactly what the new tiered fees are, why Casting Networks says it’s doing this, and how actor