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Update your headshot every 2 or 3 years so casting directors will know what you currently look like. Always ask your connections for help on finding a coach. Talk to the staff and faculty at the school you attend or a theatre you’ve worked with. Someone will surely know somebody that can hook you up with what you’re looking for. If you’re stuck with a job or in school that keeps you from being able to attend these, make sure you’re always reading and researching your craft. Go to shows, read up on theory, and expose yourself to new ideas and schools of thought.

As an actor you’re likely to work freelance through an agent who will put you forward for auditions and castings. Agents usually take a fee of about 10% to 25% from your earnings. You can study with a private drama school or conservatoire. Many offer full-time … Read More

When an eighteen-year Puritan prohibition of drama was lifted after the English Restoration of 1660, women began to appear on stage in England. Margaret Hughes is often credited as the first professional actress on the English stage. This prohibition ended during the reign of Charles II in part because he enjoyed watching actresses on stage.

Thus an actor can only communicate with actors whose addresses it has. It can obtain those from a message it receives, or if the address is for an actor it has itself created. Realize that most actors don’t make it big but if you’re prepared to do a range of work, from corporate functions to stage and ad work, there is work out there for a dedicate and flexible actor. Search for casting calls on websites like Backstage or Craigslist for local commercials. As you go in for the audition, dress for the part you’re … Read More