I'm Talented... Now What?: A 16-Week Workbook for Performing Artists
It is often assumed that successful artists have “made it” forever when they are “discovered” by a producer, director, or agent. But the reality is that a career in the arts requires research, careful planning, networking, financial prowess, thoughtful specificity, and dedication to creating a career with longevity.

I’m Talented. .. Now What? helps aspiring performing artists make actionable plans to pursue a successful, financially stable career. Using dozens of exercises and templates throughout, Michelle Loucadoux fosters creativity, specificity, and practicality through a 16-week workbook suitable for arts courses. Topics include how to create a marketing plan, presenting a brand specific to goals, and building a network of industry-related contacts. Actors, singers, dancers, musicians, and other creatives will find this book useful in becoming entrepreneurial in their approaches.
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I'm Talented... Now What?: A 16-Week Workbook for Performing Artists
It is often assumed that successful artists have “made it” forever when they are “discovered” by a producer, director, or agent. But the reality is that a career in the arts requires research, careful planning, networking, financial prowess, thoughtful specificity, and dedication to creating a career with longevity.

I’m Talented. .. Now What? helps aspiring performing artists make actionable plans to pursue a successful, financially stable career. Using dozens of exercises and templates throughout, Michelle Loucadoux fosters creativity, specificity, and practicality through a 16-week workbook suitable for arts courses. Topics include how to create a marketing plan, presenting a brand specific to goals, and building a network of industry-related contacts. Actors, singers, dancers, musicians, and other creatives will find this book useful in becoming entrepreneurial in their approaches.
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I'm Talented... Now What?: A 16-Week Workbook for Performing Artists

I'm Talented... Now What?: A 16-Week Workbook for Performing Artists

by Michelle Loucadoux
I'm Talented... Now What?: A 16-Week Workbook for Performing Artists

I'm Talented... Now What?: A 16-Week Workbook for Performing Artists

by Michelle Loucadoux

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Overview

It is often assumed that successful artists have “made it” forever when they are “discovered” by a producer, director, or agent. But the reality is that a career in the arts requires research, careful planning, networking, financial prowess, thoughtful specificity, and dedication to creating a career with longevity.

I’m Talented. .. Now What? helps aspiring performing artists make actionable plans to pursue a successful, financially stable career. Using dozens of exercises and templates throughout, Michelle Loucadoux fosters creativity, specificity, and practicality through a 16-week workbook suitable for arts courses. Topics include how to create a marketing plan, presenting a brand specific to goals, and building a network of industry-related contacts. Actors, singers, dancers, musicians, and other creatives will find this book useful in becoming entrepreneurial in their approaches.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781538139868
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 12/15/2020
Pages: 208
Product dimensions: 6.94(w) x 10.02(h) x 0.52(d)

About the Author

Michelle Loucadoux has performed in five Broadway musicals including playing Hope Harcort in the Tony award-winning Anything Goes, originating the Broadway cast of The Little Mermaid as Adella, performing the role of Babette in Beauty and the Beast, originating the Broadway cast of Mary Poppins, and singing alongside Paul McCartney in Chance and Chemistry. Previous to joining Broadway, she danced professionally for New Jersey Ballet, Greensboro Ballet, and Lexington Ballet. On screen, Michelle starred in the film Across the Universe, has appeared on television in Criminal Minds, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and The View. She is the author of Making it Werk: A Dancer's Guide to the Business of Dance.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

1 Dream a Little Dream … and a Big One, Too 7

2 Find Your Why and Your Me 19

3 Burger with a Side of Hustle 35

4 The Diva Is in the Details 47

5 The Mentor Mambo 65

6 Breaking the Fourth Wall of Finances 79

7 Stand Out to Fit In 91

8 The Movie in Your Mind 101

9 Creating Your Artist's Style 107

10 Your Personal VIP List 117

11 Do What You Do Best 127

12 Dress the Part 137

13 Worst-Case Scenario 147

14 Pay It Forward 157

15 Your Virtual Marquee 165

16 Curtain Call 177

Epilogue 191

Bibliography 193

About the Author 195

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