{"id":128,"date":"2023-10-10T04:49:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T04:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theactorshandbook.com\/128-2\/"},"modified":"2023-10-11T05:25:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T05:25:46","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theactorshandbook.com\/contact\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mainContent\">\n<h2>About <em>The Actor\u2019s Handbook<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>From 1987 until 1999, <em>The Actor\u2019s Handbook <\/em>was the resource where actors found out how, when and where to audition.\u00a0 Nowadays, Theatre Puget Sound (TPS) and the internet is a much more efficient resource for audition information.<\/p>\n<p>Although we still list general audition information,\u00a0<em> The Actor&#8217;s Handbook<\/em> now concentrates on resources not available to the actor elsewhere.\u00a0The priority of the <em>Handbook <\/em>is now on listing and vetting teachers of actors and aspiring actors.\u00a0 Producer&#8217;s and would-be producers of theatre will also be pleased to find The Theatre Production Guide. We have added a Film Production Guide as well.<\/p>\n<p>In order to stay current, we need to hear from the community.\u00a0 Please see the Contact Us section.<\/p>\n<p>Best,<\/p>\n<p>Ellen Taft<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About The Actor\u2019s Handbook From 1987 until 1999, The Actor\u2019s Handbook was the resource where actors found out how, when and where to audition.\u00a0 Nowadays, Theatre Puget Sound (TPS) and the internet is a much more efficient resource for audition information. 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