Actorsâ
One of the hardest parts of this career is the chicken-and-the-egg of it all.
No auditions â no footage.
No footage â no auditions.
So you wait.
But hereâs what Iâve learned after 30+ years as a working actor:
The actors who actually move forward donât wait to be cast.
They learn how to cast themselves first.
Not in a limiting wayâ
in a clarifying way.
Because if you donât know:
⢠Who you are in story
⢠What you naturally bring
⢠What roles youâre truly right for
âŚthe industry canât place you.
And when they canât place you, they skip you.
Not because youâre not talentedâ
because your materials arenât clear.
I created a free Casting DNA⢠PreCheck to help you see exactly what your materials are signalingâand where the gaps are.
đ The link to take it is in the first comment.
If youâre serious about getting more traction in your career, start there.
Adria Tennor Coaching
A working actor, teacher, & public speaking coach | Helping actors + execs achieve dream careers đŤ
For a long time, I believed that the things that would finally change my actor career were:
⢠a big audition
⢠a powerful agent
⢠o big lucky break
And sure â those things can help.
But the biggest shift in my career happened when I stopped waiting for someone else to define my trajectory and started creating my own.
Creating my own demo reel material.
And reframing the credits I already had as a roadmap for where I wanted to go â not just a record of where Iâd been.
Your materials shouldnât just document your past.
They should signal your future.
Your Actors Access profile shouldnât just be a rĂŠsumĂŠ.
It should be a trailer for the career youâre building.
This idea is actually at the heart of what I teach inside Casting DNA â helping actors strategically shape their casting profiles and demo materials so casting immediately understands who they are and where they fit.
Comment if this resonates for you too!
03/11/2026
https://adria-tennor.kit.com/posts/true-story-my-agent-dropped-me-in-december-then-this-happened-1
True story: My agent dropped me in December⌠then this happened. My agent dropped me in December. Two months later I had 12 meetings with theatrical agents in LA. Hereâs what actually made the difference.
03/10/2026
When I suddenly lost my agent after 10 years, my managers told me I would probably need to spend some time agentless.
The industry was slow.
I didnât have shiny new credits.
And it wasnât exactly the best climate for actors looking for representation.
Honestly⌠they were probably right.
And yet, within two months I ended up meeting with 12 theatrical agents in Los Angeles and signing with my top choice boutique agency.
In this new video I break down exactly what I did â including:
⢠The outreach strategy that got agents to open my emails
⢠The way I prepared my casting materials before reaching out
⢠What I learned from meeting with so many agents
⢠And the surprising shift in power that happened along the way
If youâre an actor trying to figure out how to approach representation right now, I hope this helps.
Watch the full video in the pinned comment đ
07/16/2025
Save the date! September 12 @ 8a PST Iâm giving a free workshop for âs community on Public Speaking & Pitching. Itâs free to attend and open to everyone. You just have to join Katelynâs community. Itâs free to join and open to everyone. Link in bio to sign up!
If you donât know Katelyn hereâs the TL;DR: âAfter years of in-house design jobs that slowly sucked my soul dry, I said âscrew itâ and built Launch the Damn ThingÂŽ from absolute scratch.
Now I help two types of people learn how to rep themselves online:
Business owners who are tired of their website making them look amateur-ish when theyâre anything but. Youâve got the skills, you just need a site that shows it.
Web designers who are great at the creative stuff but drowning in the business side. You can make things look amazing, you just need systems to manage it better.
My philosophy: âProfessionalâ isnât necessarily boring. Perfection is definitely overrated. Stop hiding behind your old bossâs corporate vibes! Iâll empower you to launch the damn thing, âand have fun along the way!â
07/16/2025
Super excited to be teaching this FREE WORKSHOP inside Katelyn Dekle's LAUNCH THE DAMN THING Freeloader Community!!
Here's the link to attend in September:
https://community.launchthedamnthing.com/c/free-events/guest-workshop-client-calls
If you don't know Katelyn, here's the TLDR on her:
"After years of in-house design jobs that slowly sucked my soul dry, I said "screw it" and built Launch the Damn ThingÂŽ from absolute scratch.
Now I help two types of people learn how to rep themselves online:
Business owners who are tired of their website making them look amateur-ish when they're anything but. You've got the skills, you just need a site that shows it.
Web designers who are great at the creative stuff but drowning in the business side. You can make things look amazing, you just need systems to manage it better.
My philosophy: âProfessionalâ isnât necessarily boring. Perfection is definitely overrated. Stop hiding behind your old bossâs corporate vibes! Iâll empower you to launch the damn thing, âand have fun along the way!"
06/16/2025
Hey friends đ
Iâm reworking and refining my coaching offersâand Iâd love your input.
Whether youâve worked with me 1:1, taken class, or just followed along from the sidelines, your perspective matters. I want to hear what youâre actually looking for in an coach and/or teacherâwhat helps, what gets in the way, and what might be missing from the way most coaching is done. If weâve worked together, Iâd especially love to know what landed, what didnât, and what surprised you.
The survey takes about 5â10 minutes, and your responses will help me serve actors more powerfully and honestly going forward.
As a thank-you, youâll be entered to win a $100 gift card to anywhere you choose. And if you want to stay anonymous, thatâs totally fine too.
ACTORS CLICK HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScoRwqGUftXUQRUVeJ7vEIsUutKL9qkW2_PDFfIcdnISus_mQ/viewform
ENTREPRENEURS & EXECS CLICK HERE:
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Thank you for being part of this space with me. You help shape everything I build đŤ
Love ya!
Adria
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06/11/2025
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