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Stage Fright in the Way of Acting Dream

by Katerina (SI NY US) QUESTION: My child has stage fright and wants to become an actress. What do I do? ANSWER: Many people who choose an acting career are actually pretty shy in real life or suffer from stage fright. Often, the more artistic and imaginative types struggle the most with public fear, so […]

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Starting Acting at 2 years old

by zachery davis (Sandy, Utah) QUESTION: I think my kid would be great she is 2 years old and can remember everything like songs her ABC’s not much she cant plus the things she comes up with are a amazing I would just like to know more of how to get her in to it […]

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Acting Schools for Kids

by toni berry (wigan) QUESTION : What’s the best drama school to go to? ANSWER: Depending on where you live, there are quite a few good drama schools for kids and teens. The important things to look for are recommendations from casting directors and agents. A bad child acting teacher can teach your child bad […]

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How can my son become an actor?

by Melissa (United States) QUESTION: My son, who is 11yrs old, has advised me he would like to become an actor. What can I do to get him started in this line of work? Thank you. ANSWER: The first thing to do is to find a good child acting class for him. This way, you […]

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My daughter’s dream

by Michelle sheard (Redlands California) QUESTION: Hi my name is Michelle Sheard I have a 12 year old daughter that always says she wants to act we live in Redlands California she even wants to move towards La so she could try to act I would love nothing more but to help my daughter make […]

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Short list

QUESTION: My daughter went to her very first commercial audition and got a call back. After the call back audition they called the agency that sent us within 15 minutes after we left… There were still a number of girls waiting to audition when they got this call. I was then called by the agency […]

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Child actor thank you notes

QUESTION: Is it appropriate for me to email a thank you note to the Casting Director after a call back for my son who is 10 years old, or should we send a post card/headshot or a hand written note by him? We do have an email address that is just for him. Thanks ANSWER: […]

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Childrens Aditions

QUESTION: What kind of questions are they going to ask at a modeling/acting audition for children age 9? And how should they answer the questions? I mean should I coach my daughter to give long detailed answers or short to the point answers? ANSWER: They don’t ask many questions at auditions. Not like agents do […]

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My daughter is smart and already a good actor for 2 years old

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 […]

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Talent Agencies for Babies

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 […]