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Well my name is Katelyn, I'm 12 ( i'll be 13 in september), And I LOVE to Act,Sing,and Dance...I love drama!!! I would really like my career to be an actress,singer,or dancer..I'm really good at acting, I have done a couple talent shows and a couple assemblys so i'm not so afraid of being in front of big groups of people. I really want to find an audition for a musical,movie,or a show so I can prove to my self that i'm good enough and that I can go on with a career that i'll enjoy and that i'm good at...So I was wondering if you could help me, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, Please help me...Give me some advice!!!

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Katelyn,

Thanks for writing. The best way to determine what might be casting in your area is to contact you local city or state film commission. They will know what local casting people, if any, are casting anything in your area.

You might also try contacting the local professional theaters in your area and ask what their procedures are for auditioning new, talented, unknown actresses like yourself.

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.

Experience

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.

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

Education/Credentials
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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