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Tag Archives: Christopher Goutman
Audio Recording with Assistant Casting Director, Kate Martineau Adams
Assistant Casting Director, Kate Martineau Adams, talks with author Susan Dansby about how actors can better prepare themselves for auditions, the importance of actors being more than “natural” when reading for a part, what soap actors Billy Magnussen (Casey, As the World Turns) and Eric Sheffer Stevens (Reid, As the World Turns) did to stand out in their auditions, the irony that the soap opera habit her dad teased her about became one they both shared, and the initially frustrating-eventually rewarding connections of her personal life to her “dream job” work life. Continue reading
Posted in Dream Jobs, Interviews, Job Search Tips, Television Jobs
Tagged As the World Turns, Assistant Casting Director, ATWT, audition tips, Billy Magnussen, casting director, Christopher Goutman, dream job, Eric Sheffer Stevens, get a job, get hired, How Did You Get That Job?, Kate Martineau Adams, Mary Clay Boland, soap opera, soaps, Susan Dansby
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A Rocky Start in Soaps Evolved into a Crew of Midwives for Kate Martineau Adams
Assistant Casting Director, Kate Martineau Adams, had a horrendous first day on the soap opera, As the World Turns. But she had a kinder, gentler experience by the time she was pregnant with her second child. Continue reading
When Screen Tests Impress: How Two Soap Actors Got Parts They Weren’t Auditioning For
Assistant Casting Director, Kate Martineau Adams (formerly of As the World Turns) reinforces the view that a great audition can lead to getting cast for a great role – even a role you didn’t audition for. She gives two examples of actors who didn’t get the job they came in for, but still got hired. Continue reading
Posted in Dream Jobs, Interviews, Job Search Tips, Television Jobs
Tagged acting tips, actor, As the World Turns, Assistant Casting Director, ATWT, audition, audition tips, Billy Magnussen, Casey Hughes, casting director, Christopher Goutman, executive producer, get a job, get hired, Kate Martineau Adams, Katie Peretti, Mary Clay Boland, Susan Dansby, Terri Colombino, Terri Conn, Zach Roerig
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Audio Recording with Assistant to the Executive Producer, Michele DeVito
Assistant to the Executive Producer, Michele DeVito, talks with author Susan Dansby about how her daughter’s crush on soap opera star, Jack Wagner, led her to the Daytime Emmys and the opportunity to apply for her first job in TV. Michele talks about being overwhelmed during those first days, and how she came to anticipate the needs of the seven executive producers she assisted over the course of 24 years. And, you’ll be surprised by the dream job acquired by her General Hospital-fan daughter. Continue reading
Posted in Dream Jobs, Interviews, Television Jobs
Tagged Another World, As the World Turns, ATWT, career change, Christopher Goutman, dream job, executive assistant, General Hospital, get a job, get hired, Jack Wagner, Michele DeVito, soap opera, soaps, Susan Dansby, television production, tv jobs
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Michele DeVito’s Career Change to TV Nurtured Her Daughters’ Artisitic Ambitions
Michele DeVito started her soap opera career because her daughter had a crush on Jack Wagner (General Hospital). Both of her daughters, grown now, have artistic leanings. And one has a dream job that keeps her busy on Saturday nights. Continue reading
How Assistant to the Executive Producer, Michele DeVito, Survived 7 Soap Opera Bosses
Michele DeVito loved the excitement of working in the world of soaps. However, the job of Assistant to the Executive Producer had been created at the request of Michele’s boss, John Whitesell. When Whitesell left the daytime drama, Another World, Michele worried justifiably that she’d be out of a job. Continue reading
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Tagged As the World Turns, Assistant to the Executive Producer, ATWT, Charlotte Savitz, Christopher Goutman, dream job, executive assistant, Jill Farren Phelps, John Valente, John Whitesell, keep a job, Michael Laibson, Michele DeVito, Susan Dansby, Terri Guarnieri
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Why Michele DeVito Almost Quit her Dream Job in Soaps
Michele DeVito had worked for six years as a legal secretary before the career change that led her to the world of soap operas as the Assistant to the Executive Producer on the daytime drama, Another World. Looking back (after 24 years in daytime) she remembers, it wasn’t an easy transition. Continue reading
A Daughter’s Soap Star Crush Lands Her Mom a Dream Job
Michele DeVito worked as the Assistant to Executive Producer, Christopher Goutman, on As the World Turns. But it wasn’t her first turn in that position. Michele assisted no less than seven soap producers during her career. During this interview in the waning days of As the World Turns (ATWT went off the air 9/17/10), Michele DeVito answers the question: How Did You Get That Job? Continue reading
Posted in Dream Jobs, Interviews, Television Jobs
Tagged Administrative Assistant, Another World, As the World Turns, Assistant to the Executive Producer, ATWT, Christopher Goutman, dream job, Executive Secretary, General Hospital, get a job, How Did You Get That Job?, Jack Wagner, JC Studios, Michele DeVito, Susan Dansby
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Christopher Goutman: On Working with Writers and Saying Goodbye to As the World Turns
As the World Turns Executive Producer Christopher Goutman talks about working with writers. He also reflects on what he’ll miss about the long-running soap opera. Continue reading
The Challenges of Getting Hired as a Soap Opera Director
Christopher Goutman began his directing career by simply asking Executive Producer Nick Nicholson (Edge of Night) for a shot. He explains why things are more difficult for emerging directors to get hired for that dream job now. Continue reading
Posted in Dream Jobs, Interviews, Television Jobs
Tagged actor, career change, Christopher Goutman, director, dream job, Edge of Night, executive producer, film and TV production, get a job, get hired, Guiding Light, Nick Nicholson, soap opera, soaps, Susan Dansby, technical directors, television jobs, television production, theatre directors, tv jobs
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