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Arts & Humanities: Theater & Acting: “Question: Do you usually get bathroom breaks working at haunted houses?” plus 4 more

Arts & Humanities: Theater & Acting: “Question: Do you usually get bathroom breaks working at haunted houses?” plus 4 more


Question: Do you usually get bathroom breaks working at haunted houses?

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 10:09 PM PDT

Do you usually get bathroom breaks working at haunted houses?

I might be working at a haunted house soon, and I was wondering if they let you take bathroom breaks when you need them? Thanks.

Question: Does a kids play land look good on a resume?

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 09:48 PM PDT

For an acting resume? No - not as experience.

If you intend applying for Theatre In Education work, it could be added somewhere to demonstrate that you're good with little kids - but otherwise no.

Question: How do I look up a talent agency or casting agency to see if they are legit or just a scam?

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 09:30 PM PDT

A talent agency and casting agency are two different things. A talent agent represents an actor and is paid a percentage of what an actor makes. Agents asking for money up font are probably scams. Often agents are licensed and regulated by the state. In California, you can check that database, here: http://www.dir.ca.gov/databases/dlselr/T...

You can't just go and join a talent agency or hire an agent. It's more like they choose you.

Casting agencies are more like job brokers and do not represent actors like an agent would. Like a casting company might be hired by a production company to provide extras for a show.

The best way to avoid scams is to educate yourself about the industry. Here's a helpful article with details of how to research people. It's aimed at parents of wanna e child actors, but the information still applies:
http://bizparentz.org/gettingstarted/how...

Good luck

Question: What are some good dramatic monologues and songs for the free-spirited, off-beat circus girl? Birdgirl, please answer.?

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 09:23 PM PDT

I am trying to build up my repertoire. So far I have come up with the following character types that are a part of me that I would like to portray: the classic ingénue; the free-spirited, eccentric, circus girl; and the emotional, poignant girl.

So far I have come up with the following for the free-spirited circus girl:
Monologues: Lilli from Carnival! (also good for an ingénue)

Songs:
"Beautiful Candy" from Carnival!
"Anything Goes" from Anything Goes
"Gypsy in Me"

Question: Can I recover?

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 08:41 PM PDT

You give absolutely NO information about the play, the song you did, or anything else! You got a callback so you must have done something right. Just pay attention to the lyrics and remember that singing in a musical is also part of the acting. However, it isn't necessary to do little hand motions and facial expressions, etc for every little word or phrase you sing. It usually comes across as artificial and amateurish.

But, you know, if it ain't broke...don't fix it. You will either get the part or you won't. You also have competition, and just because you manage to "blow them away" doesn't mean that the other people vying for the role won't also perform well or that they just happen to "fit" the role better than you either according to the director's vision of what the character should be.

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