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Question: Ok, so i'm sixteen and would love to get started in acting but i have no experience at all! What do i do!?
I'm sort of tied between acting and medical school!. I've wanted to be a doctor since before i can remember but i've also wanted to be an actor that long two!. I never took acting courses or workshops because my family just didn't see the necessity of putting a 5 year old in acting classes!. I guess i do have some experience though because i am in the Drama club at school but i hardely think that is enough!.
I'm very serious about getting into med school two!. I guess what i'm tring to ask is, is their anyway i could do acting classes on the side but still major in pre-med!? Maybe do some acting while in college and earn some side money for med school or is the entire idea stupid!? is it impossible to do both at once!?
If you even have an answer on how a 16 year old with bearly any expeirence could start acting classes or workshops or even how to get started with auditions that would be wonderful!
Any answer is helpful at this point, so thanks in advanced!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Go to Medical school!. Heal humanity!. Take Medicine as a Major and take Theater as a MINOR!.

Getting onto the big screen is a shot in the dark!. There are literally thousands of pretty/handsome people in NYC and LA waiting tables trying to break into the biz!. Unless you have some sort of connection to move you to the head of the line, I would practice medicine!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Do community theater and see if you really like acting or if you just want to be rich and famous!. If you really like it, take acting lessons at a studio that has connections with REAL casting directors and agents!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

ok do what the first one tells you and then since youe still in highschool get in to DRAMA its really fun (take it from a freshy im going into drama this year and everyone says its fun)Www@QuestionHome@Com

Acting usually takes up all of your time, it is unsteady, you have to be ready to do things at unexpected times, and always be available!. You can spend a long time with no job!.!.!. and suddenly 3 opportunities appear!.!.!. The only advise is PERFORM, PERFORM, PERFORM!.!.!. You have to identify a style that you want!. A person, group, or company that really make you think "I want to do that"!. Find a way to practice with their technique (and i said practice, rather than study)!. practice is finally what will get you on stage in a solid way!. Make yourself clear if you want either a JOB or an artistic activity that will make you happy!. Being notorious is not necessary being talented, or, even worse, it will make you compromise many ethical things that you might not like to do or act in plays that you dont really like!. The commercial circuit not always cross roads with the pure artistic lane, so you have to be focused in what you deeply wish!. Welcome! Best of luckWww@QuestionHome@Com