I think the response to Julian in the March 5 issue, discussing whether to go to college or directly into acting, missed the mark.
The Working Actor
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Referral Riddle, Contact Conundrum
The director and I got along really well. I could tell he was sincere when he said, "If you ever need a referral, let me know." How do I use this offer to my advantage?
- Advice
I recently landed a role as a swing at the only Equity theater in town. I overlooked the notes about the swings also doing stage crew work.
- Advice
Scar Scare, Card Concern, Director Distress
I don't go to many auditions is because I had an accident when I was little. I'm self-conscious about these scars, and I'm really scared I'll be rejected for jobs because of them.
- Advice
Most of my acting credits are in Equity-waiver theater from about seven years ago, and I'm not a member of the Screen Actors Guild. I took time off to go to nursing school, finished school, and am currently working as a registered nurse, but I want to get back ...
- Advice
A certain casting office hired me for three days. They fitted me in a period costume and wanted my hair to be all one color; I had to be shorter than 5 feet 5 inches and of white European descent.
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School Rumination, Get the Picture
I see people my age on TV and in films and wonder if that could be me if I were in New York or L.A. Might it be more advantageous for me to get closer to the centers of the industry?
- Advice
I believe acting is a calling. If it's your calling, then you've simply got to do it. If you haven't yet found the person who sees your gifts and wants to cast you, that's fine. It doesn't matter. Keep learning. Keep offering your talents.
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Praise and Pass, Scouting Troupe
Do you know of or recommend any theater companies in town where I can work with an acting family–type atmosphere?
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Is it considered unethical for an actor to use a gimmick or shtick to leapfrog over other struggling actors and get ahead in the business?
