Questions and Answers
QUESTION: My daughter is already a good actor for 2 years old. She just turned 2 years old last week, but she knows stuff like preschoolers and kinders learn in school. On her birthday last week, I asked her if she can make sad face, and she start crying. And I asked her if she […]
by Lynette Tilley (Hertfordshire, United Kingdom ) QUESTION: My son is hilarious and full of confidence. He loves to cross dress as Dave from Money Supermarket! His interests are comedians. I would love to get him into drama school but have no idea how to go about it. He is 9 years old and currently […]
by turner (apple valley,ca) QUESTION: I wanted to know where I can find talent agencies for babies I really want my child to be an actor. ANSWER: You can get Backstage’s Call Sheet to get an alphabetical listing of all agents in the country. Select only the acting agencies that represent babies (or mention 0-99 […]
(San Luis Obispo, CA) QUESTION: My child has an acting permit, and goes out for auditions which is usually during school times, or has to miss school because we have to travel 4+ hours to get to the audition. Are child actors excused with the permit? Is there a way to get them excused at […]
by Lindsey (Aix en Provence , France) QUESTION: We moved to France a few years ago from a small island in the Carribean so my daughter has never lived in the United States. We are American but now live in France. My daughter loves acting she’s funny , confident and her dream is to win […]
by Charles (Australia) QUESTION: Hi everyone i am a 20 year old male from australia and a high school drop out. i have done some small acting jobs but i always shy away from bigger roles because of the fear they may ask if i have completed high school and i’ll have to say i […]
QUESTION: What are sensory exercises and how do you do them? ANSWER: Sensory exercises are acting exercises where you practice using your five senses to re-create the reality of something. For example, you could work on trying to re-create a coffee cup. First, you would work on a real coffee cup, concentrating on how the […]
by Alina Moser (Austria) QUESTION: Do i need a high school graduation to get into an acting school? ANSWER: Some schools (often the better ones) require it, but many don’t. Don’t drop out of high school to become an actor, though. There’s no reason to do so. Many teens are very successful in acting and […]
QUESTION: I can see that acting schools are highly recommended for success as an actor. The thing is, I highly doubt my ability in getting into a really good acting school, Because I nearly dropped out of high school at several points of my life due to problems in my personal life, so my transcript […]
QUESTION: My daughter is playing Cinderella (Rodgers and Hammerstein) in a (good) community theater production. She has excellent dramatic, musical and dance ability, but acting is not her profession, and she tends to ‘act’ herself. She is feeling extremely awkward playing the romantic scenes with the prince. Would you have any acting advice or technique […]