Why I Want To Be An Actor Essay

P.A.B Assignment 1

Employment Opportunities In The Performing Arts

Jasmine Amber Spendlove

Dave Moore

Actor

An actor’s job has various roles; although they don’t necessarily have to have any qualifications they need the experience and knowledge in the career. They also need to be talented and stand out from every single other actor out there because it is a very difficult job to get into. To be an actor it is almost necessary to have studied at either a drama school or a qualifying university to have the maximum experience possible when trying to peruse the career, even though qualifications aren’t compulsory, higher education in the subject area is very important because then you know exactly what to expect and exactly how to be in an audition situation.

There is also various different acting jobs from theatre to TV and film, education and training, drama therapy, soap operas and the obvious one which is entertaining.

As an actor it is quite important to have an agent; at first it is obvious that it might be quite financially difficult so a big part of it is job seeking yourself. There are various different ways of finding auditions; advertisements are always up in theatres, there are various websites that advertise acting jobs such as www.tobeseen.co.uk and casting.thestage.co.uk, they are easy to use and often have a search bar so you can be specific in what sort of role you are looking for.

Different drama schools and university’s that offer further education in drama