Steps to Become an Actor

Instructions

• 1

  Join an acting school or workshops:
  
  First, you should join an acting school or workshops in order to get the initial training about acting. In order to take acting as a profession, it is very helpful to join a school where you meet with the people who are also looking forward to become actors in the future. Furthermore, you get the chance to learn a lot of things from your instructors.
• 2

  Look for auditions at theatres:
  
  There are a lot of theatres where auditions are always taking place for various roles. You can simply find a theatre where the auditions for the role or roles of your choice are going to be held. You must know that the auditions will built-up your confidence.
• 3

  Prepare for the audition:
  
  After finding the suitable role for which you want to give audition, you must prepare yourself for it. Find your strengths and weaknesses, give informal audition in front of your family and friends, and then ask for their feedback which will help you to improve your acts. Moreover, make your resume and write everything which you have accomplished until now and write the areas of your interest. Besides, you need to get a good head-shot which you will attach with your resume.
• 4

  Learn from audition feedback:
  
  You must learn from the feedback of the judges who evaluated your abilities after the audition. Don’t worry if the feedback is negative as it will help you to eliminate your weak points. On the other hand, a positive feedback will give you more confidence.
• 5

  Keep learning and be keen:
  
  Always keep learning about the new things and be eager to take the advice from other professionals in the field of acting.
• 6

  Never let yourself down:
  
  You will definitely face some failures, especially in the beginning. But, you will have to fight back with the adversities in order to live up your dream of becoming an actor.