Acting is first, and foremost a
business. The Getting Started Workshop will provide you with the information you
need to make acting the art your heart desires, and the business the profession
requires.... Become aware of the way studios, producers, directors, agents,
casting directors, and related industries operate. How to effectively find, and
acquire work as an actor will be revealed. What should, and shouldn't be done in
the process will be covered in detail. Getting Started will provide the means
and methods of finding productions, preparing for auditions, and managing your
independent business operation. No matter where you intend to live, no matter
where you intend to work, The Getting Started Workshop will give you the
knowledge to effectively pursue your acting career ambitions, while avoiding the
costly mistakes.
The Getting Started Workshop is a highly motivational examination of the acting
industry, and careers that are available, and attainable. Designed to introduce
the actor to some of the basics of the business of acting. A complete
exploration into the desires and aspirations of each participant, the Getting
Started Workshop delivers the methods required to achieve your goals. A workshop
full of questions asked, and answered; you will be challenged and inspired to
set realistic goals, and to reach them. The "tools of the trade" will be
explored in detail. Everything from photographs & resumes, to unions, agents,
casting directors, self marketing, educational resources, acting skills, and
self motivation. Each participant will leave the workshop knowing that
regardless of their choice of markets... Boston, New York, Los Angeles, or
anywhere in between, you will have the knowledge required to find and pursue
work, in the entertainment industry with pride and confidence.
Enrollment: Limited for
individualized attention
Meets Once per week, for five
weeks, two hours each meeting, or by individual arrangement.