Acting agents near waldorf, maryland?

Question:Hi, im trying to look for an acting agent near waldorf.. im 13 and really talented. and im having trouble finding one..in need some help.please.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Hi, im trying to look for an acting agent near waldorf.. im 13 and really talented. and im having trouble finding one..in need some help.please.

look in a phone book
I know that sounds stupid
but all agents should be in there

Legitimate talent agents will only consider working with you if you already have a strong combination of training and experience. If you do, tell us more about your training and experience and we'll be better able to answer your question.

If you want a future in show biz, an agent is the last step.

The first step is to gain experience--which you certainly don't have or you wouldn't be asking about agents on Yahoo! answers. Get into as many amateur shows as you can; school plays are fine, but also look for community amateur theatre groups and also college theatre departments--call them up, ask if they have upcoming plays with roles you might audition for, ask to be on a mailing list. If you don't get a role, ask about helping out in those amateur companies backstage or with audience.

Start reading plays. You're old enough for any kinds of material. Familiarize yourself with the greats: Shakespeare, Miller, O'Neill, Williams, Ibsen, Shaw, Chekhov, Strindberg, Rostand, Moliere, Simon, Ionesco, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Aristophanes, Plautus...and also contemporary playwrights like Rabe and Mamet and Kushner. Oh, and the musicals--Rodgers and Hammerstein, Sondheim, Rice, Webber, Hirson & Schwartz.

Get instruction. Classes/lessons/workshops in voice, dance, acting, comedy, mime, movement, stage combat, make-up. Hone your talents--and understand that you'll never finish learning about acting, no matter how long you try.

In high school, take a college-prep course load: four years of English, four of math, chemistry biology physics, foreign language, psych, history, and arts. You're going to need a college degree, more likely than not.

When you're a junior in high school, ask people you've met in shows who know about theatre, and your high school counselor, to help you find colleges you might want to attend. You'll be looking for a bachelor of fine arts (BFA) program in theatrical performance--not just an ordinary academic bachelor of arts (BA) program, the BFA is professional training. You'll want to pick 4 or 5--1 or 2 of them will be top programs like Yale or Maryland where you stand a slim chance of getting accepted, 1 or 2 should be selective places that you'll probably make it into, and 1 should be a "safety net" school where everyone gets accepted.

Early in your senior year, apply to those colleges/universities. After you're accepted as a student in the school, you usually must apply separately for admission to the theatrical arts program. At this point, it will depend on your acting resume (listing all the shows you've done), letters of recommendation (best from people you've done shows with), and an audition (you travel to the theatre department at your own expense for it).

The BFA program will polish all your skills and give you working knowledge of the business. Then you're ready to start the hard slog toward qualifying for membership in one of the actors' unions. Only THEN will you be ready to consider signing on with an agent.

That's how over 90% of professional actors get started--most of the rest first got famous in modeling, sports, music, or some other entertainment industry and crossed over, and trust me that's really not any easier.