AboutPeter Messaline Expertise Career advice for high-school students and beginning performers.
Canadian tax advice for artists of all sorts.
Research resources for those looking for performance-related answers.
Experience I am a Canadian performer, tax preparer and writer.
I have supported myself as an arts entrepreneur for thirty-five years.
I am the most-published writer in the business of being a Canadian artist.
I have written on arts tax matters and prepared performer taxes for fifteen years.
Organizations belong to ACTRA, CAEA, AEA, British Equity.
Publications CAEA Newsletter
ACTRA Branchline
The Agents Book
Actor's Survival Kit
Tax Kit 2000+
Making It (Federal government career management for culture workers)
Expert: Peter Messaline Date: 1/10/2008 Subject: How to get started
Question I am 17 years old and I would like to get into the business of acting. I have no type of qualifications or any experience in acting at all. I would like your advice on what I should do to get started or am I to late already.
Answer Not a lot to go on here!
Whereabouts do you live?
Are you still in school?
Do you read a lot? Are you good at sports?
Do you drive?
Do you plan on college?
Why did you think of being an actor?
It's not too later, but your odds will be better or worse depending on your answers to my questions.
