Looking for work in commercials, or as a background actor in tv/fims to gain knowledge of the industry.Am an aspiring actress and live in Puerto Rico, any advice on how to break into showbiz?
Hey!! I'm Puerto Rican, and moved out to LA 3 years ago. I'm a theater actress. I took acting classes cause without any education is going to be hard to find gigs. I've been doing theater since I moved, and few more things on TV shows.
Take as many workshops you can, and then look for an Talent Agent, they help you to find good deals. I've heard the Media is back open in PR. UGH!!!! Hablo espaċ¸½ol, so if you need any more info I can help you out.
Take care,
NaomiAm an aspiring actress and live in Puerto Rico, any advice on how to break into showbiz?
Learn perfect English but never lose that charming accent that says, ';Yo soy Boricua, pa'que tu lo sepas!';
Sorry, I stole that last line from Rosie Perez, but if she can make it I know you can, too! Good luck!
There are not natural born brain surgeons. They must study and practice. Likewise, all actors must learn their craft.
Call a local community theater and ask the Artistic Director whom she/he recommends for classes. Check with your local Community or Jr. College or Adult Ed program, these places often offer introductory classes. Seek out local theater troops and ask them, they may even take you under their wing.
How much do they cost? That really varies. Introductory classes at a Community Theater or Jr. College run a few weeks are likely between $150 to $275. Take one of these to see if you like it. I can only say that a expensive teacher is not necessarily a good teacher, but when you go cheap you often get what you paid for.
Get lots of experience in school and community theater. Find a after-school youth theater. Take acting classes! You can even get friend together and with a digital video camera act in your own movie. Put it on you-tube and see what people think. After getting some experience, search around on Yahoo Answer for information on Acting Resume' and Head shot.
Use ';Craig's List'; Gigs-Talent -or the Puerto Rician version of it, to find roles in student/independent short film. Student films are a great place to get practical experience in front of the camera. Roles in these short film gives you experience and you don't have to make the commitment to drive as often as working in a play. (Be careful with Craig's list - there is a lot of Model Gig's looking for adult work. Just use your head and be careful and take a friend with you on an audition if you are not sure.) Look for dinner theater jobs.
To get ready to audition learn a few good monologues. I suggest a Dramatic Monologue for your age range, a Comic, and a Classical (Shakespeare). You will need to practice reading sides, the short scripts a casting agent or director wants you to read when you audition.
Then get a Headshot done. Make sure you have the picture on disc so you can print it out. Later you will want it professional printed, but to start in community theater computer printed will be okay. Make a resume' and staple or glue it to the back of the headshot. Look around on-line for an example of a acting resume' to model yours after.
A good agency casting movie work in your area will need reliable background actors. (If there are movies being made in your area. Be reliable. show up, on time! Offend background cast will tell you what to where. Find out what to wear and wear it. Maybe bring a suit bag with a change of costume is the costumer does like what you are wearing.
Send you resume' to casting agents and go to open calls in bigger areas. Know you really are going to need your folks help here because good agents know that you can work with out there consent. You are going to need then to drive you a lot once this gets going.
You can also go to the big regional auditions for summer stock theater in the states where many directors go. Theses gigs are temporary, but a great place to get experience.
Break a leg!
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