by tisha (atlanta,ga) QUESTION: Should I wait until my 5yr old gets an agent to enroll him in acting classes or just find one now? I wasn’t sure if most agencies like for you to go with someone that they recommend or not. ANSWER: Don’t wait! Actually, it’s a much better idea to take kids […]
Category: Child Acting
by Ashley S. (New Bedford, Massachusetts ) QUESTION: What if you know your child has an extreme amount of talent, like across the board, not just because shes my kid. I mean, looks, voice and talent with acting. But how can you start them up if you don’t have the funds available to do so? […]
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 […]
(Mill Park, Vic, Australia) QUESTION: I have a 11 year old daughter that says she wants to be an actress like Emma Watson. The problem is there are no places that are close enough where she can go to audition for a stage show or play? Can she just do little plays at home, and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]