Community Theaters In LA?

i'm la actor giving real deal!

honest, community theatre isn't big in la in ny. la spread out agents , casting directors have time see plays whereas ny agent or casting director can walk across street see play. la film/tv capital.

there few great theatres in southern california south coast repertory, mark taper, elephant theatre.

here's cliffnotes version of need succeed in la:
1.educate first!

read (check samuel french, libraries, , bookstores):

*=if you're on budget

acting business:
*acting everything: gold edition-judy kerr
*how working actor-mari lyn henry , lynne rogers
*self management actors-bonnie gillespie
-how arrested-j. wallach michael , paul thurwachter
*an agent tells all-tony martinez
-one less bitter actor: actor's survival guide-markus flanagan
-so want in showbusiness?- steve r. stevens
-acting truths , lies (purchased @ www.info4actors.com)

acting:
*book job-doug warhit
*intent live-larry moss
-acting camera-tony barr
-acting in film-michael caine
-acting class: take seat-milton katselas

method acting:
*art of acting-stella adler
*sanford meisner on acting-sanford meisner
*a dream of passion-lee strasberg
-actor's art , craft-william esper
-the power of actor-ivanna chubbuck
-no acting please-eric morris
-respect acting-uta hagen
-challenge actor-uta hagen
-you can act!-d.w. brown
-strasberg’s method-lorrie hull

comedy
-8 characters of comedy-scott sedita
-the sitcom career book-mary lou belli

improv
-anything viola spolin
-steve book on acting: improv

auditioning/cold reading:
*how part without falling apart-margie haber
*audition-michael shurtleff
-secrets successful cold readings-glenn alterman

2.get training!

regardless of how "talented" might be, need training, period!

best schools in la:
cold reading/auditioning
-margie haber
-brian reise
-amy lyndon

commercials
-hey, saw commercial!
-chris game
-stuart k. robinson
-stuart stone
-killian mchugh
-francine selkirk-akerman
-carolyne barry

improv (all 4 great)
-groundlings
-second city
-upright citizens brigade
-improv olympic

scene study/acting (it varies. schools not everyone. chubbuck, eric morris, , howard fine not people aren't fans of strasberg or uta hagen (ie. affective memory , substitution.) playhouse west, joanne baron/dw brown, , acting corps more meisner oriented. try audit these places , make sure if they're or not.

-doug warhit
-stephen book
-diana castle
-kimberly jentzen
-beverly hills playhouse
-howard fine
-stella adler
-ivanna chubbuck
-joanne baron/d.w. brown
-tom todoroff
-playhouse west
-aaron speiser
-acting corps
-eric morris

comedy:
-scott sedita
-lesly kahn

3. great headshots

here's place start:
http://bbs.backstage.com/eve/forums/a/tp...

4. build resume , reel doing student films , indie films. plays build acting experience.

sample resume:
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww80/...

how make acting resume:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?...

legit online sites can find jobs on own through:
sites not listed below scams!

-actorsaccess.com
-lacasting.com
-nowcasting.com
-backstage.com

free proceed caution:
-castingcallsearch.com
-mandy.com
-craigslist

5. networking

here of best places in la meet casting directors , theatrical agents:
-reelpros
-network studio
-casting network
-actorkeys
-talent go

6. agent

agent, need great headshots, resume, , training best. these enough commercial agent @ least. getting theatrical agent (film/tv) takes longer. theatrical agents won’t see unless you’re sag, have polished resume, , demo reel. commercial agents more lenient that. best commercial agents want see on resume commercial classes, improv, , cold reading.

can agent multiple ways. here few common ways:
-mail in unsealed manilla envelope concise coverletter , headshot resume stapled on back. if have demoreel include too.
-attend showcase , impress them. showcase not mean scammy conventions imta, ipop, proscout, or best new talent. mean legit ones @ actor connection, reel pros, network studios, etc.
-get referral friend agency you’re interested in

don’t
-email them unless tell to. it’s unprofessional!
-call unless tell to. unprofessional!
-walk in , ask meeting. unprofessional three!
-sign them if ask upfront money, make take new photos photographer, or take classes. agent’s make money when do. agents make 10% on film/tv , commercials , 20% on commercial print.

here agencies more open taking developing actors:
top youth agencies:
cesd
osbrink
coast coast
abrams
daniel hoff
amsel, eisenstadt, , frazier
savage

top commercial agencies(*=definite winners):
ksr *-alicia ruskin
abrams *- mark measures
cesd *- david ziff or adrienne berg
diverse *- wendy morrison
coast coast * -hugh leon
daniel hoff * - daniel hoff
commercial talent * - neil kreppel
commercials unlimited - richard reiner
innovative artists * - marcia hurwitz or cher van amburg
independent artists- jenine leigh or laura fogelman
bobby ball-mike o'dell
flick commercials- tina kiratsoulis
dpm - daniel p. mulheran
ddo - marlene sutton
venture iab - noel palm
sutton, barth, venari * -pam sparks
arlene thornton , associates - tracy mapes
pantheon * -patricia dawson or pierre gatling
beverly hecht -teresa valente-dahlquist
don buchwald , associates *- kristy dax
m. greene , associates - jim lighte
aka * - doug ely
amsel, eisenstadt & frazier -gloria hinojosa
brady, brannon, , rich * - judy rich or pat , david brady
brass artists - jack ianacci
aqua - john kolinofsky
special artists agency - alexandra gucovsky
amatruda, benson, , assoc. -kimberly gola
angel city - gwen davis
bicoastal - greta hanley
clear talent group - tim o'brien
lemon lime - robin harrington or chaim magnum
la talent - pam loar or mike casey
lw1 - sean robinson
mavrick - brad diffley
momentum - garry purdy
nta*- nancy luciano
talentworks-emily hope
house of representatives
sovereign - annalisa babich
hollywood select talent-mike sutton

theatrical agents (minus big 4 (william morris, uta, icm, caa) , b agencies(gersh, apa, paradigm, innovative) not take beginners) :
buchwald
abrams
david shapira , associates
diverse
domain
glick agency
gva
ifa
kazarian spencer (ksr)
metropolitan
michael greene , associates
pakula king
peter strain
sms talent
sovereign
stone manners
sdb partners
talentworks
aef
aka
chasin
coast coast
daniel hoff
defining artists
gage group
geddes
hervey grimes
henderson hogan
house of representatives
osbrink
pantheon
privilege

i'm going in la on summer, , wondering if there community theaters there may offering unpaid internships. remember, best answer gets ten points, , gratitude.

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