How Aspiring Actors Can Make It Big in Hollywood -- Just Published!

(New York City, NY, 09/15/02) - Dawn Lerman and Dori Keller announced today the release of their book Twelve Step Plan to Becoming an Actor in L.A.: The Method to Creating a Life and a Living as an Actor

Twelve Step Plan To Becoming an Actor in L.A. follows an amazing journey of two young actors moving from New York to Los Angeles in their early twenties with a pocketful of training, little cash, and no concrete plan. Out of their disasters, they dish up humor, wisdom, and hard earned insights into the acting industry, which they share with all newcomers. Presented in the style of Burns & Allen, the authors map the terrain of the entertainment business for actors making their entry. While great fun to read, this book also offers invaluable practical advice on how to confront the major obstacles that actors face.

It is a business plan and a road map for any young actor. The book helps guide the actor on how to create a balanced life as an artist. It teaches them how to create their own jobs, build a network, and even form their own theater companies. Moreover it shows young actors how to keep their spirits up when they feel like giving up. It is a holistic approach to acting. Most people believe they will just hop on the plane to NY or LA and get discovered. This book does not guarantee stardom, but it's a step-by-step book that will teach the beginning actor how to create his success as an actor.

The book fills a void for aspiring young actors who are afraid to go to LA to pursue their careers because they do not know the terrain - where to stay, how to get around, whom to contact (acting teachers, agents, managers, casting directors, etc.) and generally how to survive out there.

This is the only book available which teaches aspiring actors "the business" in a clear twelve-step way. And because of Ms. Lerman's experience as a therapist (M.A. Drama Therapy), she teaches how to help create a balanced life as an artist and a person.

Success in the entertainment industry is not a mystery. Learning the tools and persevering are the secret.

The Twelve Step Plan to Becoming an Actor in L.A. is located in the Performing Arts/Acting and Auditioning section of your local bookstore as a Trade Paperback consisting of 209 informative and witty pages and retails for $16.95.

ISBN: 0-595-23128-4

To order call 1-877-823-9235.
Or go to http://www.dawnlerman.com/.
Also available from:
Ingram Book Group
Baker & Taylor
Amazon.com
BN.com
iUnverse.com.

Media Contact:
Dawn Lerman
Twelve Step Productions
(212) 721-1008
aurorajump@aol.com