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I am a Former VP, Production for Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, who
has departed to begin producing his own films. I am also the author of
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You are here: Experts > Arts/Humanities > Performing Arts > Careers: Acting, Performing, Directing, Modeling > my daughters talent
Expert: Phil Nemy
Date: 7/14/2008
Subject: my daughters talent
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MY daughter recently went on an audition for a school called ACT and the gersh agency was there. THey wanted 6000 for these workshops. YOu had to audition. My daughter got a callback but i did not have the 6000 dollars. Iwanted to go to see what they would say. They loved her Chris feota was there and he loved her. They said she was marketable and she was going to be great. We want an agent we live in canton ohio and i want to get her started what agency would be good for her and how to i get her in the business.
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Desiree,
Thanks for writing. I'm assuming by ACT you mean the American Conservatory Theater based in San Francisco. Is this right? Or is this a local group in Canton?
Workshops with quality organizations like ACT (the one I mentioned) DO require a sizable investment, but in most instances they provide excellent training. The Gersh Agency is a well-respected and reputable talent agency in the entertainment industry. If they believe your daughter is marketable, they're probably right. I don't believe you're going to find the kind of talent agency anywhere in Ohio with the relationships that an agent needs to market his clients in Los Angeles and New York.
Your daughter probably needs training. I don't know how old she is, but if she is ready for college and you want to pursue an acting career for her, she should enroll in a BFA program for acting at a good college or university like Carnegie Mellon, NYU, Julliard, Boston U, Brandeis or SMU. Eventually, she's going to need to move to Los Angeles so that she'll be available to both her agent and the auditions he can set up for her.
Hope this helps. Good luck!
Phil
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