Shows On Broadway
How do you get an equity card for actomg (broadway shows)? and what is an equity actor?
I really want to be on broadway and ive been acting and singing forever, i dont have an agent but i know i need to get one, i also heard you need an equity card too, but i have no clue how to get one!
If you have any idea about this or have any ideas that could help me get a broadway audition for (ex: rent, hairspray, momma mia, etc.) that would help also, any info you have please tell!!
Much Appreciated!
You should strongly consider enrolling in a good university program and earning a BFA degree in acting. They’ll not only polish your craft and expand your skills so that you can qualify for more than one kind of role, but they’ll teach you the ins and outs of living in New York or LA, working odd jobs while keeping yourself in shape and finding/hitting all the auditions.
Some of the top university programs (Yale and Maryland are two I know of) will earn you an equity card upon graduation, which can be a BIG help–lots of auditions are closed to anyone except equity members.
Otherwise, you earn points toward equity membership by acting in paid roles in professional companies. Your best chances would be to audition at regional or local professional theaters (community companies will not count).
As a goal, auditioning for Rent, Hairspray, etc. on Broadway is great, and it suggests you have the kind of ambition, desire and and guts that a professional must have. But you will not start out that way; most new actors pay their bills by working in restaurants or travel agencies or some such. Then their first important roles are in trade shows (auto shows, boat shows, etc.) or commercials (I met someone once whose career really took off after his nose was on a nasal spray ad).
While you’re getting your career started, you want to keep enrolling in actor’s workshops and master classes in the best schools you can afford. That’s where you might make contacts–getting parts in shows depends in part on who knows you as much as how good you audition.
Some of the most talented people I ever met–performance majors from when I was in grad school–went to New York and worked as a microwave cook in a restaurant or a receptionist in a corporate office for a couple of years until the roles started coming in; now they’re established but nowhere near famous, their resumes have lots of little parts on TV series and off-Broadway or regional shows. I think they’re happy. Best wishes for your career.
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