I've been in too many community theatre plays to count, and I want to go for an acting career. What's the next step I can take? My resume will be nice and filled...
2007-08-17 15:36:37 · 5 answers · asked by Bongo 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
Everyone has an opinion, but if you feel ready to move on, then you are, indeed. Unfortunately, you need to be in one of the cities that support a theatre scene. New York and LA are the biggest. I was a director of a small theater in NY and we would get stacks of pics/resumes. We automatically sorted out the ones with university/community theatre credits and 99% of the time tossed them. You need to study with some good schools/coaches, and audition audition audition. You might indeed get lucky. Remember every line of actors you encounter at casting calls have people both better and worse than you. You have to want this more than anything else. And as I heard one 'star' put it, you have to have something that appeals to the powers that be in order to be cast. Call it luck, fortune, meant-to-be, etc, it is an incredibly tough business. We had a saying in the city: perservere. Eventually, everyone else will either get married or die. The Muses may smile on you - I hope so - but your credits so far reflect that you have at least acted. It's valuable experience, but pales in comparison to more experienced actors, and there are tons of them. If you're young, go for it. It only gets harder the older you get, the longer you wait. You need to eat, sleep and dream theatre. Audition for everything possible. It is not a glamorous thing - it's tough and hard work. But believe in yourself, and direct all your energies to improving your skills, auditioning, and you just might get work. Disappointment and rejection will be your best friends. It can be done - it can also chew you up and spit you out. When you do get work, you'll be prepared to shine. Talent doesn't get you a job, but it can help you keep it. The rest is hard work and wanting/thinking about nothing else. You can also have a good life working regional theatre, and you can also be quite happy doing community theatre. I spent 17 years at it and got lucky. But I worked like the devil before I got that first break and was prepared to make the most of that opportunity. These are the realities of 'the business'. I wish you all the best and every success in the world!
2007-08-17 19:08:18 · answer #1 · answered by bodder 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nice and filled and virtually worthless.
Outside of your local community, nobody really cares that you were in Grease or any other community theater show. Stop giving it away for free and start working for regional theaters, getting paid and earning credit toward an Equity card. Get an agent and start going out for commercials. Maybe do a few student films to start off, then see about getting small roles in films shooting in your area.
Community theater is a great starting place. But if you feel its time to move on, then it is.
2007-08-17 17:04:20 · answer #2 · answered by dougeebear 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-16 00:05:29 · answer #3 · answered by riva 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry about dougiebear or whoever it was that said your being in these plays was worthless, they are the way you learn to act. I'm gonna want to see your resume in order to know exactly what you should do next, so send it to me at kencosp@aol.com and we will see. Click on my name and read my profile, Doc
2007-08-17 17:32:49 · answer #4 · answered by Theatre Doc 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i would say get an agent and start looking for audidtions in NY
2007-08-17 16:32:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋