What is the process of becoming a broadway actress?

Question:I want to pursue a career in acting, but I know nothing about how to start out.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I want to pursue a career in acting, but I know nothing about how to start out.

#1 -have to have talent. Then major in theater in college and get in as many plays and musicals as you can in college or community theater. In summer try out for summer stock and regional theater. by then if you're not getting leads, you won't make it on Broadway even in the chorus. If you are getting leads in college then you MIGHT have a shot, but then you have to move to New York and make lots and lots of connections, and go to every audition you can, get headshots done, continue to take classes all while pounding the pavements of all the agents and reminding them that you are around, and in the meantime you will have to support yourself somehow. This is very hard to do if you have to work, so it helps if your parents are paying your rent.

back street theater where you work for free initially selling tickets, sweeping the floors and auditioning for every part in every play

eventually you get cast

eventually they might pay you $100 a week or you finder a biger theater group that can pay you.

eventually you build a resume and get and agent and start auditioning for bigger plays, summer stock, etc.

Union plays only pay like $500 a week starting pay and it costs $2,000 to buy your union card.

you survive by doing small theater, experimental theater, summer stock, tours, commercials for radio and TV, small parts in TV and movies and the occasional play when you get cast.

are you sure?

http://www.actingcareerstartup.com/teen_...

You'll find what you are looking for there.

Tony

Why would you want to limit your acting to broadway where there are so few jobs? You start out by being in all the school plays and speech and drama stuff.