20% Off Sale - Production & Tax Incentives - Career Success
By Abigail Hardin, June 05, 2025
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Happy Thursday, UTD!
We left our last workshop buzzing with insight—and we’re keeping that momentum going with two powerful new blog posts that break down what it really means to be signed versus freelancing, and how to confidently submit to agents and managers. These are must-reads for anyone serious about leveling up their representation.
But before you dive in—we have to take a moment to celebrate Kim Taff, a fellow Up-To-Date Actor who booked a lead in a feature film after discovering the project on the Up-To-Date Actor and following our pitch process step by step. She stayed consistent, stayed strategic, and stayed in the game. Now she’s working—and thriving.
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Production & Tax Incentives
- Texas House Passes Bill Boosting Film & TV Production Incentives
- California Film Credit Expansion Hits Snag as Dollar Figure Removed
- Karen Bass Issues Directive On Local Film & TV Production
- Karen Bass to Reduce Production Costs for Film With Executive Order
Political
- California Senators Seek Inquiry on Paramount-Trump Settlement Talks
- California Theatre Workers Respond to Gov. Newsom’s Proposed Cuts
- Kennedy Center Ignores Trumps 'NO MORE DRAG SHOWS' Directive For 2025/2026 Season
- The NEA Grant Terminations and What it Means for the Future of American Theatre
- Unkindest Cuts: How Theatres Are Managing the Loss of NEA Funds
- Pro-Trump Kennedy Center Executive Fired Over Past Anti-Gay Remarks
- Kennedy Center Workers Move to Unionize Amid Trump Administration Shake-Up
Film/TV Business & Trends
- Starz Adds Subscribers In Q4 But Takes $177.4 Million Charge
- SAG-AFTRA Chief Lays Out What AI Protections It Wants In 2026 Contract
- Future of Filmmaking AI Panel from American Pavilion at Cannes
- 'Elsbeth' Guest Stars: How They Cast Nathan Lane, Michael Emerson and More
- Streaming Ad Tiers Jump To Almost Half Of Subscribers For SVODs That Offer Them
- Streaming Climbs To Record Share Of Viewing, Linear TV Boosts Top Shows
Theatre Talk
Tony Awards
- These 33 Artists Made Their Broadway Debuts This Season. And Then Got a Tony Nomination
- Listen: The Playbill Podcast Predicts the 2025 Tony Award Winners With Critics Adam Feldman and Elysa Gardner
- WICKED Movie, OH, MARY! & More Receive Pride Awards Nominations
- Who Will Win at the 2025 Tony Awards?
- Drama Desk Award Winners 2025: The Full List
Business
- Applications Now Open for 2025 Prince Fellowship
- Guthrie Theater Reports Dramatic Fiscal Turnaround with Reduced Deficit
- 2024-2025 Broadway season is second best attended and highest grossing on record
- Broadway Season And 'Good Night, And Good Luck' Break Box Office Records
- Taking Governance Back to the Drawing Board
- Broadway Grosses Analysis: 2024-2025 Broadway Season Is the Highest-Grossing in Recorded History
- Broadway Box Office Analysis- May 2025 + Which Shows Might Rule Summer?
- Broadway Ticket Prices More Affordable Post-Pandemic Despite Record Breaking 2024/2025 Season
Film Festivals & Awards
- American Pavilion Cannes 2025: 'Build Your Audience, Own Your Future'
- In Development Vol. 004: How to Attend a Film Festival
- Cannes 2025 Award Winners That Could Lead to Oscars
- Cannes 2025 Oscar Movies: Which Films Could Head for Awards Season?
- 10 Emmy Rule Changes That Could Reshape Awards Season
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Hollywood Commission Expands Harassment Reporting Platform Widely
- WGA: TV Writing Staffs Got More Diverse Even as Jobs Dwindled
- Ryan Phillippe Had "Fears" About Playing Gay Teen On 'One Life to Live'
- 'Bodies' Writer-Director Luca Bueno: LALIFF Interview
- Gender Binary Acting Awards: Where Things Stand With Oscars, Emmys
- Gideon Glick Launches LGBTQ+ New Play Incubator, Blue Roses Project
- Diversity and Its Discontents: It Was Never About the Money
Actors on Acting
- 'Adolescence' Breakout Owen Cooper on Show's Most Talked-About Moment
- Milly Alcock Shares Advice She Received for Playing Supergirl
- Ramón Rodríguez on 'Will Trent' and Redefining Latino Representation
- Jenna Fischer Says a One-Word Improv 'Got Me' on 'The Office'
- Video: How Jean Smart Learned Her Lines for One-Woman Show CALL ME IZZY
- Video: Broadway Stars Share Advice for Aspiring Performers
Quick Bites
Film & TV
- Richard Linklater Talks What It Takes to Maintain Career in Indie Film
- Disney Television's Talent Showcase Selects 2025 Featured Performers
- Most Popular TV Shows of 2024-25, Led By 'Squid Game' and 'Adolescence'
- 'A Man on the Inside,' 'Shrinking' Give Us a Mental Health Break
- 'Mad Men' Director Jennifer Getzinger: Ask for What You Want
Theatre
- What Broadway orchestrators want you to know about their craft
- How to Watch CNN's Presentation of Broadway's GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
- Disney Launches Online Program to Expand Musical Theatre Access in Schools Across U.S.
- Lincoln Center Unveils Renderings For New Theater & Removal Of Wall