 If you haven't heard, there's a Southwest Actors Conference happening this fall in Arizona and Bella Hibbs, the casting director, one of the casting directors at Good Faith Casting, actually put it all together and if you can go then maybe you can help me go and I can tell you how it went, what it's all about and you can see if it's worth it for you to go in the future. It will be September 23rd and 24th and the location is conveniently about a 15 minute drive from the Phoenix airport. The first night is going to be a mixer with actors, agents, managers 5 30 to 7 30 p.m. But we will have agents from Arizona, managers from LA, casting directors from LA, agents from Texas from New Mexico. This is going to be an awesome opportunity for any actor in the Southwest who just wants to learn and grow. The second day will be the bigger day. So after registration and networking, there's going to be some speakers and then for three and a half hours, there's going to be a bunch of seminars and based off of their Instagram and the speakers that they have confirmed, they're going to have people like Lily Bankston, who is the creator of Bankston Talent. So she has her own agency, Dewan Johnson, who is an actor and he also helps actors book from self tape audition. So anything self tape, he has a bunch of tips on it. And Heidi Dean, which you have most likely heard of because she does share a lot of information online. After that, there's going to be a lunch. And if you got a VIP ticket, you are going to be having lunch with casting directors, agents, managers. There's only 24 of those tickets. So it does seem like a good opportunity to be able to have a one on one. After that, just over three hours of more seminars, again, that you can choose from different breakout rooms. Education is very much at the forefront of this conference. Then some final remarks from keynote speakers. And that's it. So we're bringing in some amazing teachers and speakers that will do lessons in the morning. And then in the afternoon, we're going to have a panelist with agents, casting directors and managers from all across the Southwest. So who is this good for anybody over 18 Bella has said that she wants to develop it and in the future have something for people under 18. In general, the information is geared towards an actor who does have some experience. You don't have to have an agent. You don't have to have a manager. You anybody can technically sign up, but know that the teachers are going to be speaking to a little bit higher level of an actor who has at least maybe auditioned, who's maybe done a couple of things, even if that's student films or in the work or local commercials. If you are somebody who's thinking about getting into acting and maybe want to go to this to learn more, you might just get a little bit overwhelmed. If you're brand new and you're still like, I still want to come to this. Heck yeah, maybe come on. But make sure you do a little bit of research beforehand. That way you can kind of prep yourself mentally. How much does it cost? I'm going to share with you the prices with taxes because they're definitely going to pile up. And I have to say this is an investment. If you think about it, if you make one good connection book, one good job, then your investment is going to be returned, but it's not a guarantee. So please don't put yourself in debt in order to go to this. Wait and go when you actually can. It's $452 with 86 cents for the general admission ticket. If you want a VIP ticket, which comes with the lunch and the goodie bag $625 with 54 cents, then the hotel, they do have a deal that is $142 per night. So for the two nights with taxes, it'd be $319.70. There are rooms with two beds. If you want to split it with somebody, then if you're like me and you don't live in Arizona and need Ubers and airplane tickets, for me, it's going to be around $450. So if you can't make it, but maybe want to see what it's like from an actor's perspective, I am actually going to try and fundraise $1,500 to cover all of these fees as soon as possible, because I do want to get those VIP tickets and be able to share with you the details to see if you think that VIP ticket is worth it. So if you're interested in that, I have a link in the description. Even if you can donate a dollar, it would be really, really appreciated. And again, I want to buy my tickets as soon as possible because they only have 24 VIP tickets. And last time I checked, I think there were only like 10 left. In the meantime, if you want to learn a critical skill in acting, I have a video here on how to get really good at memorizing. And then at the end of every video, I also feature a channel that I think you should check out. You should see D for Darius. He has a lot of really cool filmmaker information.