Acting A to Z: The Young Person's Guide to a Stage or Screen Career
"Acting A to Z" is a comprehensive nuts-and-bolts acting encyclopedia.  It addresses aspects of acting not usually written about, such as conservatory theater education, how to make a living while acting, and what to expect if you make it big  --Daily Hampshire Gazette, February 17, 1999Mayfield has written a helpful book jammed with information.  Concepts are clearly explained and reinforced with examples.  Her final analysis is positive and optimistic.  She cares about her readers. . . .It's a book worth reading for the basics, the essentials, of the business side of acting  --Bravo, the Performing and Visual Arts Newspaper, March 1999One of the best things about Mayfield's title, besides its ease of use and quality design, is its comprehensiveness. Well-conceived and packaged, this slim, eye-catching paperback does just what the title implies:  it explores the profession of acting from the general (career overview) to the specific (monthly expense budgets), from the nuts and bolts (resumes and headshots) to the esoteric (trusting your instincts).  Including practical advice on networking, casting, education, self-esteem, self-promotion, and preparation, this above-average work . . . tells it like it really is.  It is an ideal offering for that star-struck kid who wants to be the next Leonardo DiCaprio, but has no idea of the work involved [in] getting there  --Voice of Youth Advocates, June 1999