OMG HAPPY NEW YEAR! BE KIND TO ANIMALS

My message to you for this year is; Be kind to Animals.

They have such a wonderful heart, they are loyal patient, honest and very very special.  So please be kind to them.

I think kindness is a human core and it takes people like us, you and me to remind everyone else of our duty.

BE KIND TO ANIMALS.
Happy New Year www.jccadena.com 

Be a responsible Human Being and be kind.

I hope your new year is filled with rewarding chances.

#happy #newyear

Happy Holidays

This year, the holidays for me have been very enjoyable.

Usually I feel very sad because I'm an emotional being
and for me the holidays had a melancholy air
about them.

As a child I remember having Christmas with my parents
and how great it was. The entire family, aunts, uncles, cousins came over to our house to celebrate.  It was great. We celebrated Christmas Eve and the food was so delish.  At midnight we opened our gifts around the tree.

As time crept on the Christmas celebration became smaller and smaller, people started to have a family of their own and started to celebrate their Christmas in their own home.  So slowly our huge celebration became tiny and quaint. Even my sister got married and she celebrated the holidays with her husband and her husbands family and not us.  It made me sad.  My Mother passed away in 2006 and Christmas has certainly not been the same since.

But this year, I've been working on healing some of those wounds by exploring why I feel the way I feel.  By "checking in" with myself, and checking in often.  Some of my emotional responses are just that emotional and I don't need to react the way i had in the past.  So I enjoyed Thanksgiving this year.  And let me tell you I enjoyed shopping for gifts for the very first time in a very long time. Partly because I was shopping for myself.  I hate shopping, I'm just not that girl.  Though I am a girly girl.  Shopping to me is torture.  But I enjoyed it this time very much because I got a great gift, naturally.
I shopped for new bras and found that my cup size has grown from a"B" to a "D".  Awesome gift, universe.  Thank you very much.  I got new boobs for Christmas the natural way, by eating and gaining weight.  How long will this last, only till my next diet.  But I will certainly enjoy having them.

LOL. Merry Christmas.

Getting Ready for Pilot Season

Reflecting on what to write this week.  I thought perhaps I should talk about the sexual abuse allegations that are making the headlines.  And perhaps share my opinion with such a topic.
But instead I thought I would focus on the positive things and write about what fuels my soul and what I have control over, my preparation,  Acting: Getting Ready for Pilot Season.

If you are new to Pilot Season, pilot season starts from January to April.  It is when producers film their show ideas to sell to major networks. Producers hire Casting Directors to cast the roles in these projects.  Most of the time the leads are filled with known talent.  But there are other minor roles that need the rest of us.

For Pilot Season it is helpful to have an agent.  As your agent can pitch you to these casting directors if you don't have major credits.  If you don't have an agent get on it. Don't be afraid that you don't have credits.  Some agents are looking for someone of your qualifications.

A Cold Reading Class is helpful.  Some auditions are the same day with very little time to prepare.  Exercising your cold reading muscle is very important. Find yourself a class with a good teacher.  Audit the class first to see if it's something you can learn from and are comfortable with.  You can also look up the teachers credits on imdb.com.

Make sure your head-shots are good, they need to look like you, when you walk in a room.  How is your reel?  Do you need to update it, is your resume up to date?  All these items are your calling card.  They need to look professional and current.

CD Workshops are another way to get in front of casting directors.  There are many around town.  You can pay as little as $20 or up to $500.  This depends on your budget.  Again research is the key.  On a budget I recommend Actors Comedy Studio (www.actorscomedystudio.com).  They have workshops for $20 and the classes are usually small and very friendly.

These are just a few items to get started on.  I will update you from time to time letting you know what I'm doing to get myself known with Casting Directors.

The key is to be assertive.

JC Cadena in A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

I'll be performing at the Cupcake Theatre in Hollywood starting December 19, 2014.  Click the link for dates and times.  I'll be Hippolyta & Peaseblossom.

If you haven't seen A Midsummer Night's Dream, I recommend it highly.

See you there.

JC