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Arts & Humanities: Theater & Acting: “Question: What play is the monologue "impressed with me" from? If anyone knows I will rate 5 stars and be a happy person?” plus 3 more

Arts & Humanities: Theater & Acting: “Question: What play is the monologue "impressed with me" from? If anyone knows I will rate 5 stars and be a happy person?” plus 3 more


Question: What play is the monologue "impressed with me" from? If anyone knows I will rate 5 stars and be a happy person?

Posted: 17 Aug 2014 09:44 PM PDT

What play is the monologue "impressed with me" from? If anyone knows I will rate 5 stars and be a happy person?

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Question: I'm 13 years old live in Maine and really really want to be an actor but I don't have a lot of money and don't know what to do got any ideas?

Posted: 17 Aug 2014 07:46 PM PDT

There probably isn't a bunch of professional. Work in Maine, especially for teens. And the fact is production companies are not searching the country for fresh faces to make into stars or anything like that, that's just not the reality of the industry. So what you can focus on is learning and growing as an actor and a performer. Some things you can do:

* Take acting classes, workshops, camps and the like. Voice and dance lessons can be fun too.

* Audition for what you can in your area - school plays, community theater, church shows and the like.

* Read books about acting. You might like "Acting for Young Actors: The Ultimate Teen Guide" by Mary Lou Bella and Dinah Lenney

* Join (or start) a drama club and look into competing in forensic speech/drama contest

* Read plays and scripts of all kinds and keep an eye out of characters you love and monologues you want to develop - then learn them and present them to friends and family

* Join (or start) an improv troupe/club with friends. At first you could just get together to play improv games for fun. If things go well, you might eventual perform at school events or something.

* Get together with friends and make your own videos for fun.

* Join other performance groups - choir, band, dance troupe or the like.

* Volunteer to read books/stories out loud or for books on tape. Don't just do a cold reading, but learn the story and characters so you can bring them to life when you perform them.

* Contact local film schools and ask how they find volunteer actors for student films and check those sources.

* Check the website of your local film commission and see what opportunities might be there.

* Keep working hard in schools - actors should embrace learning all they can.

More professional acting is a business and involves a lot more than just going to an audition. It's more like running a company and you and your parents will have to understand how to effectively market you and your skills to talent agents and casing directors. Your parents will have to be very actively involved and willing to do the work and the research to learn the business end of the industry. Some website that you and your parent can read through to better understand the realties of attempting a professional career:

http://bizparentz.org/gettingstarted/jus...

http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-acto...

http://www.backstage.com/topics/kids/

Once you and your parents have done some research you'll be able to better decide if attempting a professional career at this point makes sense for you. You don't have to have a professional career as a child to have one as an adult. And you can always have acting as part of your life, even if you don't pursue it at a professional level. Just understand that actors (even child actors) are not just "discovered". There are a lot of scams and rip offs that prey on people who mistakenly think that.

Good luck.

Question: So what can I do? Do reach this goal?

Posted: 17 Aug 2014 06:49 PM PDT

I went through this same event. It's crazy when you almost take your life and when your eyes open afterwards. Literally changes your entire perspective on everything.
My opinion on what to do is that you should do local thing. Try out for plays, put on a few shows. Make sure you record them. This will be a base of a portfolio for you. Take a day and get your hair and makeup done and do a photo shoot and BE SURE to get a head shot. The head shot is what you're going to be sending out a lot. Create a resume of your talents, besides acting. Send out emails to local agents near you who are in production, modeling and acting, because they are the ones who can help you. They'll have the insight on whats going on near where you live. I'd say get a side job as well to help pay from the beginning process. You wont make a lot of money in the beginning.
Look up try outs for local commercials or needed models for stores and businesses.
Eventually you might want to invest in getting an agent, even if he's not big named. They can still find small gigs.
Another option is go to your colleges in or around your area. Find out if they have a film production class. They always need extra actors/actresses. If there are not colleges with those classes avaliable, research towns in your area that might, or places that offer film production lessons or classes. You could be used there as well.
It's hard to get a good start, so the main thing to worry about first is getting your name out there by doing even the smallest of things. Being an extra could lead to a larger role after. Any opportunity is a great opportunity. No matter how small that role is.

Question: What are the requirements to audition for Nala in the Lion king on Broadway?

Posted: 17 Aug 2014 06:20 PM PDT

Broadway auditions are run by the Actors' Equity Association (AEA) which is the union for stage actors. At the bare minimum you would need to be a member of AEA. The union requires that producers hold an open call for Equity Principal Auditions (EPA) roles every six months. Equity members sign up early and get priority over non-union performers. Actors auditioning are seen in order, and sometimes given numbers. The non-union performers sign in on a sheet and are only seen after ALL the Equity performers have been seen, IF there is time and IF the producers want to them. It's quite possible to wait around all day and (if you're not union) never even get seen. These open calls are listed in industry websites like backstage.com. And this is on top of private interviews arranged through an actor's talent agent. (Honestly, most of the time the show will be cast with someone who arranged a private interview - the open calls are a very long shot.)

Most Broadway performers have extensive training in acting, dance and voice and a ton of professional experience. It's not enough just to give a good audition, the producers have to know that the actor can handle the rigors of doing a Broadway show. Read the bios of some Broadway performers to get an idea of their requirements.

For child actors, they would need things like an entertainment work permit and a trust account established in their names in order to legally work in the industry. They would also need pretty expensive training and experience as well as industry connections. Here's information about kids on Broadway - http://bizparentz.org/thebizness/broadwa...

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