Chloë Cheers may be young, but she is committed to developing her craft through hard work and perseverance.
Stay on track, and success will soon follow.
“My advice? Persistence. And audition—a lot. And while you’re doing this, hone your craft and study the business side of the industry. My mom is constantly teaching me, but I’ll be 18 before I know it, and I must know how to control my career.”
Slow and steady applies in acting, too.
“In the beginning, I’d say [to look for] everything as a ‘hungry artist.’ But now, I really shoot for specifics in film and theater, and for any project where I can sing…. I also have built relationships through my auditions and, now, jobs.”
Backstage keeps the job simple and convenient.
“[I use Backstage] every day. Thanks to Backstage, I have the convenience of breakdowns aligning with my profile, so the auditions just come to my email. Backstage doesn’t just keep me in the loop—it tracks my ‘type’ and what I want to audition for.”
Fight for yourself and your abilities.
“The director [for a recent project] recreating an original MTV music video cast me for the Britney Spears vocal part. My background is mostly in musical theater, but I am eclectic and can truly sing any type of genre. He wasn’t quite convinced I could sing R&B until I got in the studio and he heard me hitting those notes and adding my riffs. He came out and said I gave him chills ,and [he] wanted me to sing more. He had me come back. It was great.”
Let Backstage be your road map to the industry.
“Backstage is an actor’s guidebook. It’s safe and reliable, especially during COVID-19 and with these new regulations. Please read it. After a while, you’ll be saying the same thing.”
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This story originally appeared in the Jan. 7 issue of Backstage Magazine. Subscribe here.
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