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9 comments
nw2biz says:
July 27, 2010 at 11:15 pm (UTC -8)
How do find authentic auditions for my child? And do you have a list of reputable talent agencies?
revaFlowers from Tymail.com says:
November 1, 2010 at 6:59 am (UTC -8)
I would like to know a good talent agency in Tucson,Az
Krista Smith says:
December 22, 2010 at 9:51 am (UTC -8)
Hi Debbie,
I was wondering if you know of a good child acting coach for my seven year old son. We live in Orange County- Huntington Beach to be more specific.
Merry Christmas to you and to your family
millie says:
January 4, 2011 at 9:44 am (UTC -8)
Hi, i have a 4 year old comedian, drama king, singer, dancer, actor who is constantly asking me when he will be on T.V i have sent his pics to a modeling agency but heard nothing yet. He has won some talent shows in NJ but i dont like those things too Glam. He is more an actor than model and i don’t know where else to turn or what to do HELP!
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July 26, 2011 at 6:09 pm (UTC -8)
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Laura says:
October 27, 2011 at 6:00 am (UTC -8)
I live in Oklahoma and have 12 year old son (soon to be 13) and he has done a lot of background work and commercials here and he has an account with both Actors Access and Casting Networks and my question is this. I am not ready to move to Los Angeles yet but if my son see something he wants to submit himself for on of his accounts that is in Los Angeles is it ok for him to do so and does the production company pay for travel and lodging?
We are still very new to all this.
Debbie Sikkema says:
October 27, 2011 at 7:30 pm (UTC -8)
Hi Laura,
Thanks for reading my blog and commenting! That is a very good question and one that causes a lot of confusion to many people. Unfortunately, very rarely will a production company pay for someone to travel to LA for an audition. Typically, all traveling for auditions is done on your own dime, and it gets very expensive, especially now with airfare rates skyrocketing. Fortunately, there are more and more opportunities to submit on tape, and if there is interest in the first taped audition, you are sometimes asked to send in a second tape or occasionally maybe even a third tape before you are required to visit in person to LA or NYC or wherever the casting director is. If you are not able to travel at your own expense and to leave for L.A. at a moment’s notice, then it probably is best not to submit for auditions in Los Angeles. If you are able to travel to L.A. easily, or to come to L.A. for an extended period of time at your own expense, then you could submit and plan to make a trip when needed. Otherwise, I don’t recommend it. You can ask a casting director whether a taped audition would be accepted, and if you have a local agent, see if they will check into that for you. Best of luck to you!
To your success,
Debbie Sikkema
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