How does one break into the acting business?

Answer 1

One gets a good solid background in training (acting, dancing & singing), as well as performing. Once you have several roles on your resume to go with your training, you attempt to get an agent if your career pursuits include tv & film. If not, continue to audition for more theatre roles.

start here:
www.backstage.com (casting search)
www.actorsaccess.com

Agents:
www.sag.org
www.rossreports.com

Send them your headshot, resume & cover letter then wait to see if you hear from them that they are interested.

good luck

Answer 2

Hi,

If you do a search here on answers you will see other answers to this question, as it comes up usually a couple of times each day. I answer this question a lot and so instead of writing the same or similar answers over and over again, I have created a 36-page ebooklet that, even though you are not a beginner, it could give you some clues as to what you could be doing to help you get the recognition you most certainly deserve. Just go to http://www.actingcareerstartup.com/acs-blog.html , sign in on the right side of the page and you can download it for free. It's called: What It Takes To Become An Actor.

The second resource you might want to have a look at is this page: http://www.actingcareerstartup.com/how_to_get_an_agent.html . It takes you through a process that I used to get two agents and a personal manager in a short period of time in New York. Using the same process, I also got casting directors to actually start calling me in directly for auditions.

Hope that helps!

Tony
ceo
http://www.actingcareerstartup.com/acs-blog.html

Answer 3

Join the Drama department in college
Audition for plays in your city
Join the community theater in your city
Call the Professional Theaters in your city and ask if they use interns.