Tools
Auditions
Rehearsal, the App - My #1 audition tool. Fastest way to learn lines & shape a performance.
iPad Teleprompter App - Turns your iPad into a teleprompter. Pretty cool.
iPhone Teleprompter App - No iPad? Here's a teleprompter for iPhone.
Video
Digital Camcorder - The Canon VIXIA HF R400 (recommended to me by a pro camera operator friend.)
Great Tripod - Great price for a fluid head tripod, so you can follow your subject smoothly.
iPhone tripod - Need to self-tape an audition or shoot video in a pinch? This thing is a lifesaver.
Marketing
Moo Cards - Small, modern, non-boring business cards with up to 100 images for a steal.
World's Best Stapler - You may laugh, but staple 50 headshots & resumes with it. You'll never look back.
Voice Over
Shure Digital PG42 USB Mic - This is the mic I use to record at home.
Blue Snowball Mic - My first mic; Great starter USB mic for VO work.
On Location
Karma WiFi Hotspot - Little gadget that fits in my purse and gives me WiFi even when I'm in a trailer in the middle of nowhere.
Books
Best Year Yet - Best tool I've found for setting & accomplishing goals. Quick & practical. Great companion to coaching work.
True and False: Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor by David Mamet - I'm no Mamet junkie, but this is one of my favorite books on acting.
Bossypants - Tina Fey's instant classic that's full of both brilliant career advice and stories so hilarious people will think you've lost your mind.
Good Causes
The Ultimate Guide to Pet Adoption - Because life is about more than work, and you have so much love to share!