Sunday, February 17, 2013

She's Back!

After a very long and difficult year, Annika is back on the Casting Call scene.  She has never given up her love for Acting or her desire to do it.  This Spring she wants to play Soccer along with her younger brother.  She is playing the Flute and Recorder and also is in the School Chorus.  She is auditioning as a soloist for chorus.  Annika has had quite a year.  In June she travelled for the summer and returned to RI to start fifth grade.  We moved to a new home but stayed in the same school.  Annika now has 2 dogs (Australian Shepherds) and 2 cats.  She also has several fish.

We are still with Model Club Inc of Boston and they are sending her for a Casting for a role in a Feature Film being produced in the Boston area that will star Zoe Saldana and Mark Ruffalo.  Annika is pretty excited to get back out there and hopefully we can facilitate more opportunities as a family for her to keep up auditioning.  The key here is that we are doing this altogether as a family and one person's extra curricular or hobby or passions, does not supercede anyone else's.  If Annika's career took off and she needed the support, we would certainly make every effort to support her, but her Acting is no more or less important then school, chorus, soccer, band or any of our activities.  This is an important facet to it that people need to remember!

We really have deep convictions about how we want the kids to be raised and we try to give them a well-rounded experience.  As a family we have already decided we are Hikers, Skiers, Surfers and Bike Riders.  So we have lots to keep us busy!

Take care everyone and we will keep you posted about the Casting call!

AngelMarie    

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Featured Actor ~ Model Club

Annika Salgado's Headshot is featured here:::

http://www.modelclubinc.com/kids_actors_girls.php

If you click on her face, you will link to her resume.

Annika has been busy with lots of wonderful opportunities coming along from the Agents.  She has been auditioning a lot.  Most of the auditions are at Hasbro Headquarters in Pawtucket RI or at Christine Wyse in Boston.  Featured clients have been Houghton Mifflin, Phillips, Hasbro, Massachusetts Dept. of Tourism...etc.

Creating your child's resume takes time and focus.  Both the Parent and the child must take the time to gain the experience so that a resume can be created.  There are many ways to do this.  If your child is inexperienced, you may look into church programs, and community theater to help boost the resume.  Another wonderful idea is to take a 6 week or summer program (you pay for these) at a reputable theater company like Trinity Rep. or Artists Exchange (in Rhode Island).  You will pay for it, but you can have it on the resume.  In Annika's case, she participated in
Celebrity Actors Camp and was trained by Disney Stars.  She also had a Showcase and performed to agents from all over the country.  This was excellent for boosting her up in writing!