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Opportunities in Acting Careers VGM Opportunities Series
author
:
Moore, Dick.
publisher
:
NTC Contemporary
isbn10 | asin
:
0844264199
print isbn13
:
9780844264196
ebook isbn13
:
9780071417709
language
:
English
subject
Acting--Vocational guidance--United States, Art dramatique--Orientation professionnelle--tats-Unis.
publication date
:
1999
lcc
:
PN2055.M6 1999eb
ddc
:
792/.028/02373
subject
:
Acting--Vocational guidance--United States, Art dramatique--Orientation professionnelle--tats-Unis.
Page i
VGM Opportunities Series
Opportunities in Acting Careers
Dick Moore
Foreword by Roddy McDowall
VGM Career Horizons NTC/Contemporary Publishing Group
Page ii
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Moore, Dick, 1925 Opportunities in acting careers / Dick Moore.Rev. ed. p. cm. (VGM opportunities series) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-8442-6419-9 (hardcover).ISBN 0-8442-6420-2 (pbk.) 1. ActingVocational guidanceUnited States. I. Title. II. Series. PN2055.M6 1998 792'.028'02373dc219818390 CIP
Cover photo credits: Top left and bottom left: courtesy Eclipse Theatre Company, Chicago; top right and bottom right, images copyright 1998 PhotoDisc, Inc.
Published by VGM Career Horizons A division of NTC/Contemporary Publishing Group, Inc. 4255 West Touhy Avenue, Lincolnwood (Chicago), Illinois 60646-1975 U.S.A. Copyright 1999 by NTC/Contemporary Publishing Group, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of NTC/Contemporary Publishing Group, Inc. Printed in the United States of America International Standard Book Number: 0-8442-6419-9 (cloth) 0-8442-6420-2 (paper) 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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Contents
About the Author
v
Acknowledgments
vii
Foreword
ix
1. There's No Business Like Show Business
1
Historical background. The typical actor. Disadvantages. Advantages. Personal requirements. Paradoxes of the business. Job opportunities. Adjustment. Trends. The effects of emerging technology.
2. Getting Started
30
Working at working. The paperwork. The personal interview. The audition. Some final hints.
3. Where the Jobs Areand How Much They Pay
70
Broadway. Regional theatre. Dinner theatres. Off-Broadway. Off-Off Broadway. Stock. Children's theatre. Business theatre. Films for theatres and television. Radio. Television.
4. State of the Unions
84
Why were the unions formed? Will joining a union get you a job? What do the unions do? How are the unions governed? When and how do you join? Sometimes you pay less. Survival. Rules of the game.
Page iv
5. What about Agents?
105
Do you need an agent? Exclusive management or freelance? Why is it important to deal with franchised agents? How much do you pay? Things to remember. Personal managers. Independent casting directors. Some words of warning.
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