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hi i am 15yrs old in milwaukee wi  and want to get into acting/singing i dont have no experience in acting but and i can sing but need a little practice. i want to be an actress but have singing on the side. my school dont have anything to do with acting and i look everywhere for acting and singing classes but cant find anything. i dont know where to start or how to get started. can u help?

i am really in a stuck place.

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Brandi,

Thanks for writing. If you're seriously interested in acting, but you have very little if any experience, then you need to begin by enrolling in some acting classes. There is a lot of theater in Milwaukee so you might contact a few of them and find out if they offer classes or if they know of a reputable teacher that offers classes. Theaters you may want to look into include Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Milwaukee Chamber Theater, and First Stage Children's Theater of Milwaukee.

Hope this helps. Good luck!

Phil

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I am a motion picture and television producer with over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry. I am also the author of the book GET A REEL JOB: Finding Your First Job In The Motion Picture Industry In Los Angeles. I can answers questions on a variety of subjects about careers in film from acting to directing to crew work, getting into the unions, successful strategies for networking, etc.

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Former VP, Production for The Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group Supervised production on such films as ARMAGEDDON, THE PRINCESS DIARIES, REMEMBER THE TITANS, PEARL HARBOR, CON AIR, ENEMY OF THE STATE, THE ROCK, CRIMSON TIDE, COYOTE UGLY, A CIVIL ACTION, ROMY & MICHELE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION, NOTHING TO LOSE, EDDIE and others. Worked as an actor, stage manager, director on broadway and regional theater as well as L.A.' Equity-waiver scene. Former Associate Artistic Director of Los Angeles Equity-Waiver theater.

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Director's Guild of America, Screen Actors Guild, Actor's Equity Association

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BFA in Acting/Directing from Carnegie Mellon University.

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I've worked with such filmmakers as Jerry Bruckheimer, Tony Scott, Steve Zaillian, Scott Rudin, Garry Marshall, Frank Marshall, Michael Bay, etc.

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