How do you get experience for an acting job?

Question

okay, so everyone says you need experience to get started in the acting business. but to get any "experience" you NEED experience. so how do you get experience to be experienced enough to get an agent?

Answer 1

First your school could help if they have drama class's, or join a theatrical group. That's where you can get started.

Answer 2

You dont need to go to college to be an actress. Thats stupid.

All you need to do is join a drama club and audition for shows around your local area that are open to the public. The more shows you put yourself in the better.

I mean, dont get me wrong, you can go to college for acting, but you dont need a degree to get paid. Taking college courses on acting will help with experience, not with getting paid. If you show obvious talent that they want you dont need a degree.

Also, JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL THESPIAN SOCIETY.

Anyone truly interested in theater should probably be a member, its good stuff.

Answer 3

get classes

do plays

participate in talent show

do commercials

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you shoudl do some classes!participate in plays! build up your resume! get an agent! do auditions! get headshots!

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Answer 4

you should try joining a drama club

Answer 5

okay, well...

definatly try doing classes at a local theater thats what i say to everyone but its true thats how i  and many other people got started...

i would take voice lessons and try dance class that should get you to a good start.

hope this helps(:

Answer 6

Yeah you really don't have to go to an acting school to be an actress thats ridiculous.

But just try to get into school plays or take acting and theater classes. Dance classes and voice lessons help too just stuff to put on your resume to get an agent to look at you and once you get an agent they will let you know about auditions for other productions like movies or stage plays.

Answer 7

I don't have an agent yet, but I can still help.

What I did was go audition for my local community theater and do a lot of shows there. I did... three shows over a summer and learned a lot. Then I did the plays we did in the high school. Now I'm doing some plays at the professional theater we have in town. I'm planning on doing that for another year and then possibly look for an agent depending on weather I want to go to college for theater first, which is what I'm leaning towards.

That's just my plan, and it's worked so far.

Answer 8

you have to go to acting school to be an actress

Answer 9

well wat i am doing right now is im going to a community theater, take dance classes (in case if you have to dance in ur audition), learning how to play the guitar (u might want to know how to play that) and im working on my portfolio and resume get headshots taken and start writing down ur skills and the plays uv done befor just like a regular resume, but a big thing for headshots would be make them coloered not blackand white and ur name on it somewhere, and then get a legit agent and then he ll start sending ur resume out

hope i helped

-leyla mchugh

Answer 10

Well you need to go to acting programs and train!

Answer 11

volunteer at.the CommunityTheater in your city, to get

experience or audition forplays at your school.