Only pretty people or models can work on Soaps. Soaps now hire all sizes, shapes, colors, ages. “Real” people are necessary to portray seventy-five percent of the roles daily – nurses, policemen, attorneys, judges, doctors, boutique owners, journalists…the list goes on. Regional Accents (New York, Southern, Hispanic, etc) are acceptable. Wrong. Only if the character is specifically from these areas, do you need this kind of accent. Otherwise it would place you out of the location of a Pine Valley, Llanview, Springfield, etc. Get rid of the accent if you want to work.

If you do an extra job once, you’ll never get a contract part.Wrong. Just the opposite is true. If they get to know you, they will consider you for the recurring and other larger roles. Use the opportunity as an extra or “under-five” player to learn the system, network with the people who work on the show daily and make some money. Casting Directors hire you for major roles.Casting Directors can only hire you for the day player, “under-five” and extra roles, but their input is important for the contract parts. The final decision is up to an executive committee and eventually, the Executive Producer.

Directors hire you. Directors are under contract just like actors. Unlike directors in the theater and film (who have the final say), they have little or no input in the casting process for Soap Operas. You don’t need theater training, only on-camera “Soap” training to do a Soap Opera. Wrong. If you only have a limited budget to spend on training, go for the acting technique or scene study class with the best in the business. You can always learn on- camera technique the first day on the set. It’s easy.( i.e., an overly dramatic “bad” actor on stage will be a bad actor in front of a camera. As an actor just learn to be truthful and real in whatever media you plan to work).

If you take a course from a Soap Opera Casting Director, an assistant Casting Director or a daytime executive, you’ll get hired on that show. Not only do people still believe this myth, but it’s the major reason they sign up for courses with CD’s. When you sign a three year contract, they have to pay you no matter what for three years – you cannot be fired. Networks have the option of writing you out with two-months, two-weeks, two-days or two-minutes notice. You have to have an agent to get a job on a Soap. Eventually, if you’re up for a contract role you’ll need someone, an agent or lawyer, to negotiate your contract. And it will help to have an agent submit you for major contract parts. But you can get extra, under-five, even day player and running parts on your own.

Weddings with a theme have recently become a popular trend among couples planning their special day. One type of theme that can add romance and excitement to a wedding, as well as making it an enjoyable event for family and guests, is a soap opera wedding. Soap operas are loved by millions of fans. Although mostly watched by women, there are quite a number of men who enjoy the daily drama.The following are a number of helpful tips that are sure to make your memorable event:

Creative invitations: Choose invitations that represent your favorite soap opera. For instance, put the name of the show on the invitation with pictures of your favorite characters. You can also add a catchy title that relates to the show. Craft stores and magazines may help stimulate your imagination. Make sure that you mention that your wedding has a soap opera theme.

Design and decorations: Decorations for your event themed can be as broad and as detailed as you want. Assign a name of history character to each guest and give them name tags. You can use decorations that relate to the novel such as pictures of the cast. You can have a big screen that is showing the tittles. Table cloths and napkins can have a soap opera theme such as having famous quotes written on them. You can put up titles of shows on the walls that relate to the day such as Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and the Restless, Guiding light…etc.

Costumes:To add to the theme,have your guests dress up as their favorite soap opera character. Make sure you invite guests who are fans of the history. You could even have a theme that includes a variety of ones so guests can choose their character from their own personal favorite show. You can have a bit of fun with your guests by staging a scene while during the reception. Favors: You can give guests a number of related gifts such as magazines and digests.

Cake: Put a likeness of your favorite couple on the cake or put the cake as the design of a well known building that is used on the show. You could shape the cake like one of the classic symbols of the show. For instance, the popular opera, days of our lives, shows an hourglass at the beginning of the show. You can have your cake designed to look like the hour glass.Music: When the bride walks down the aisle, play the theme song of a favorite history. Music at the reception can consist of theme music from all.