Opportunities in Acting Careers (Revised Edition)

Terms of Use......Page 3
Want to learn more?......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Foreword......Page 9
Acknowledgments......Page 11
1. There’s No Business Like Show Business......Page 13
Historical Background......Page 15
The Typical Actor......Page 19
Disadvantages......Page 20
Advantages......Page 24
Personal Requirements......Page 27
Paradoxes of the Business......Page 31
Job Opportunities......Page 32
Adjustment......Page 35
Trends......Page 37
The Effects of Emerging Technologies......Page 40
2. Getting Started......Page 43
Working at Working......Page 48
The Paperwork......Page 56
The Personal Interview......Page 63
The Audition......Page 67
Some Final Hints......Page 77
3. Where the Jobs Are—and How Much They Pay......Page 79
Regional Theater......Page 80
Dinner Theater......Page 81
Off-Broadway......Page 82
Stock......Page 83
Children’s Theater......Page 85
Business Theater......Page 86
Film for Theater and Television......Page 87
Television......Page 90
4. State of the Unions......Page 93
Why Were the Unions Formed?......Page 94
Will Joining a Union Get You a Job?......Page 100
What Do the Unions Do?......Page 101
When and How Do You Join?......Page 103
Survival......Page 108
Rules of the Game......Page 114
5. What About Agents?......Page 117
Exclusive Management or Freelance?......Page 118
Why Is It Important to Deal with Franchised Agents?......Page 121
How Much Do You Pay?......Page 122
Things to Remember......Page 124
Some Words of Warning......Page 126
6. School Daze......Page 131
Choosing a School......Page 133
Acting Classes......Page 137
7. Going for It!......Page 141
Regional Theaters......Page 143
Opportunities for Minorities and Women......Page 144
Related Fields......Page 145
Temporary Work......Page 146
Canadian Actors’ Equity Association......Page 149
Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television, and Radio Artists......Page 151
Runaway Production......Page 153
9. Summing It All Up......Page 155
Managing Retirement......Page 156
A Final Word......Page 157
Periodicals......Page 159
Books......Page 160
Regional Organizations......Page 161
Service Organizations......Page 162
Theme Parks......Page 163
Off-Off-Broadway Theaters......Page 165
Dinner Theaters......Page 166
Eastern United States......Page 167
Midwest United States......Page 172
Western United States......Page 174
About the Author......Page 177