I'm very interested in acting.
A few tips from a wise peson like you would help.
2006-12-23 17:36:34 · 12 answers · asked by Timothy 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
Start small, like at your high school. Try out for plays at school or at a community theatre to help build experience. If you can afford it, check around and see if there are any acting classes in your area. If there is a college in your area, you can check with their film or drama departments to see if they are casting for anything and try auditioning.
Really, you need to build up a resume with small, unpaid, non-union things first. Then you can look into headshots and agencies. But I would try and start building a resume before you spend money on headshots or agency submissions, as those can be costly and often will lead to nothing if you don't have suffecient training and experience.
Also- if you are looking to contact agents, remember- NEVER PAY an agent upfront!!! They should only get paid if you are booking paid gigs. John Robert Powers is a scam, please don't fall for it. There are tons of scams similar to JRP, watch out for them.
Good luck to you!!
2006-12-24 08:37:06 · answer #1 · answered by Verity 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on which state you are in there is different things available, I stay in Chicago and we have Second City which is also located in other states, they have a list of states on their site. They have acting classes for teens and Second City is a very good company, a lot of actors on TV come from second city, a lot of Saturday Night Live actors and others come from there. Also in Chicago we have the Stephenwolfe Theater which has a acting program for teens and they even put on a production during the year it is very professional and get as much acclaim as the adult shows. Also try local universities they usually have programs for teens. Whatever area you stay in there should be a theater company that you can call for acting classes, if you can do Second City if it is in your area.
http://www.secondcity.com/
Good Luck
professor
2006-12-24 01:49:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Participate in talent searches whenever you get the opportunity, or you can get an agent, who is helpful in the acting business; they can get inside info on all of the current gigs and they also take off all the stress of finding a job so that clients can focus on the audition.
2006-12-24 01:40:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Act in your school and in your community. See if your town or a neighboring town has a community theater that you can be a part of. Look out for auditions and casting calls in newspapers/magazines, on the radio, and on tv commercials.
2006-12-24 01:40:20 · answer #4 · answered by jjc92787 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a place called John Robert Powers its a acting school alot of celebrities known today were discoverd from there. Just remember that if you get famous to think a girl nammed kassy and that she will always be your friend.
2006-12-24 01:43:50 · answer #5 · answered by kassy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well u can go on websites and look 4 angencies i warn u now there are some scams such as John robert powers and john casablanca so search up the agencies 2 see if they are fake : ]
2006-12-24 01:39:18 · answer #6 · answered by MissToothAddict777 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take acting classes.
2006-12-24 21:45:29 · answer #7 · answered by newyorkgal71 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look for different teen auditions in teen related magazines. That's the first thing you should do. You can also get an agent so he/she can help you get started.
2006-12-24 01:38:10 · answer #8 · answered by Rodiak 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
most of the time before you can even audition you need an agent.
2006-12-26 01:10:07 · answer #9 · answered by sexy cheerleader 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Change your mind on this one!
2006-12-24 01:38:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋