<p>How do you get acting jobs as a teen? I haven’t really been in anything but I’d like to.</p>
<p>Well, what do you mean by an “acting job”?</p>
<p>Pretty much any actor gets their parts simply by going and auditioning. You can probably find an amateur theatre group in your town, or audition for shows at your school. If you want to be a professional, you will need to talk with an agent. But this also means needing to actually be in the cities where the professional auditions are being held. In the United States, this pretty much means New York or Los Angeles–maybe Chicago. But most large cities at least have one professional theatre, you may want to contact them.</p>
<p>Professinal child actors generally have professional agents, and live with their families in New York or Los Angeles. I get the impression some child actors go and live just some of the year in one of these cities with just one of their parents.</p>
<p>Also remember there are lots of scams designed to take advantage of young people with dreams. These usually take the forms of “If you give us (some huge amount of money) we will send your photo and resume to professional agents!” But this isn’t worth it, just contact the agents yourself, and cut out the middle man. But make sure you are dealing with reputable and legitimate agents.</p>
<p>KEVP.</p>
<p>Are you in the LA area?</p>
<p>Unfortunately I am not. I can never find any acting jobs around here.</p>
<p>Check out Actors Access…they offer jobs around the country…</p>
<p>In what part of the country do you live? The answer to your questions will vary depending.</p>
<p>Be the son of Will Smith</p>
<p>Community theater. That exists basically everywhere…and if as you say you have never done anything… t’s a pretty good place to start. Also, classes.</p>
<p>Jobs is a whole 'nother question but if you’ve never done anything it’s premature isn’t it?</p>
<p>Also check your local community colleges. The usually open auditions to the community.</p>
<p>If you have no experience, it might be a good idea to take a few classes. Does your high school offer any acting classes or a drama club? Those are good places to start out.</p>
<p>I’m taking drama and got the biggest acting role in the school play. But its a musical do that doesn’t mean much.</p>
<p>So you got the lead in the school musical. That gives you an advantage over every guy who DIDN’T get the lead in the school musical. Why do you think a musical doesn’t mean much?</p>
<p>Does your school have any sort of career guidance office? Can you go by there and talk to someone about careers in acting?</p>
<p>When all is said and done, you move to NYC or LA, you get an agent, and you go out on auditions. That’s how you get work. The question basically is, what should you do BEFORE you do that? Do you yet have all the skills you need to take this big step?</p>
<p>You have to live where the work is. It’s like this–if I wanted to get a job making Louisville Slugger baseball bats, I would have to live in or near Louisville, Kentucky, where the Louisville Slugger factory is. We don’t have ANY baseball bat factories in the city where I live! If you want to be a professional actor, you need to live in or near NYC or LA where the professional acting jobs are.</p>
<p>I completely disagree. I have lived in many parts of the US, near big cities and small, and in the country. There is wonderful professional theatre everywhere. </p>
<p>In terms of getting work as a novice, there often are websites in your local area that list shows that are coming up, and how to audition. There are usually opportunities in community and semi-professional theatre for young people to get experience, pretty much anywhere.</p>
<p>This is why my first question was “what do you mean by an acting job”.</p>
<p>Originalguy still hasn’t really told us. I’m guessing he wants to be in widely seen TV shows and movies. Which pretty much means NY or LA.</p>
<p>If your lucky enough to live near any of these other markets besides LA or NY you may want to reach out to casting directors or agents in the area, (do a Google search). They cast locally for day player roles as well as background actors. </p>
<p>Louisiana - New Orleans and Baton Rouge</p>
<p>Michigan - Detroit</p>
<p>Chicago</p>
<p>New England</p>
<p>North Carolina - not for much longer if the state does not pass the Hollywood tax incentive</p>
<p>South Carolina – Charleston</p>
<p>Utah – Salt Lake </p>
<p>New Mexico - Albuquerque</p>
<p>With Actor Access or Now Casting or Casting Frontier you can put in the region you live in and they will post auditions. PM me if you want more info :)</p>
<p>Start small. Begin auditioning for school plays and community theatre shows. See if you can take any theatre classes in school, or at any local theatres or colleges in your area.</p>
<p>It will be difficult for you to be cast in anything other than community or school shows if you have no experience. But that’s okay - you can find out if you like acting by testing the waters this way. Then, as you gain more experience, you can branch out.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>If your experience so far is just the high school musical please don’t move to NY or LA. That would be beyond silly.</p>