a few concerns of mine

smerle
Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:56:14 +0000

You can take this with a grain of salt, because I run an acting school in Chicago, but I really believe there is no better place in the country to get started as an actor.

The theatre scene here is wonderful. On any given night you can choose from around 200 shows to see.

Actors are incredibly supportive of each other. I call Chicago the blue collar town for actors. You don’t get famous here, you just work. And because no one audition can launch your career there isn’t that sense of personal competition between actors. Actors here share audition information all the time.

There is a very health commercial world here. And it’s not impossible to get an agent.

Because of a major tax break that Illinois passed last year for the film industry, Chicago is becoming the Indy Capitol of the country.

Bottom line, the work here is great. Actors come to Chicago because they have a passion for the work.

Best of luck in your journey,
S. Merle
Director, Act One Studios
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