Whats the easiest way to get into acting and stage performing??

Question:Im 14 years old and have been at my stage school for nearly a year. I am in spotlight and i dont really know what to do now. Do i enter as many auditions as possible or save my best acting for the ones i have a better chance of making??

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Im 14 years old and have been at my stage school for nearly a year. I am in spotlight and i dont really know what to do now. Do i enter as many auditions as possible or save my best acting for the ones i have a better chance of making??

There is no easy way--this way is the most reliable.

For the present, no, don't save anything. Acting isn't something you "save", it's not like you're born with only so much of it--it's a talent that you improve by practicing it. As we often say, "there are no small parts--only small actors."

So yes, enter as many auditions as possible. Not only at school--contact local community theatre groups and college theatre departments, ask them if they have upcoming shows where a 14-year-old might audition for a part. If they don't, ask them if you can work backstage or even be an usher.

You want to work as much in theatre arts as you can, in any capacity. And while doing so, you want to network--stay in contact with the directors and the lead actors in all of those shows. Keep it professional--you don't want to phone them just to chat, rather to ask questions about upcoming shows (and later, to help with your career).

And keep good records of everything you do in these shows.

Also--take a good college-prep curriculum in high school, with four years of English, four of math, chem, bio, physics, and a range of arts and social sciences. Read lots and lots of plays!

And get instruction in dance, voice, and acting. Lessons, classes, summer workshops for teens. Polish your talents!

(Once in a great while, somebody will jump from this kind of amateur work right into a professional career. Don't count on it.)

Junior year of high school: start shopping for colleges. You want to get into the finest bachelor of fine arts (BFA) program you can. (note: NOT a bachelor of arts [BA] program--there's a big difference). Ask your contacts in theatre and your high school counselor to help. Your goal is to identify four or five colleges/universities where you'll apply--one or two tip-top, incredibly choosy programs where you'll have a tough time getting accepted (Yale, NYU), one or two solid programs where not everyone gets accepted but you figure your chances are good (top state universities), and one that accepts everyone (regional universities or community college even).

Senior year--you apply to those four or five colleges EARLY. Applications at the beginning of your senior year of high school will put you in line for more financial aid (some scholarships have early deadlines), but more importantly, in most BFA programs just getting accepted by the university is not enough--you then must specifically apply and get accepted to the theatrical performance BFA program. That's where your theatre contacts come in again; you'll want them to write letters of recommendation for you. You'll also need to provide your experience in theatre (more is better), and you probably will need to travel to the department (at your own expense) to audition.

After working diligently for four or five years and earning the BFA, you should have all the knowledge and skill to pursue the next stage of this process--the hard slog of auditions, continued training, earning the union membership, and getting an agent (in that order). Make it that far, and you'll be making your living on stage, screen and TV.

search online there are websites to help people find adutions, they do cost money but if you want a start there is the chance

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means forget about acting and get ur life sorted and get urself a decent education.period!

Join your park district theater.
I try to limit 3 plays tops 2 one time for myself.
Only do as much as you can handle while putting all you've got into every play.
Hope this helps!