Careers: Acting, Performing, Directing/Singing/acting

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Hi, My name is Criston and I'm a 13 year old with dreams apparently to big for my town I live in Mississippi and I want to be a singer/actress for Disney but we don't have the money to go to a HUGE place or  agent... What should I do?

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Hello Criston,  The only thing you can do is go to your parents and ask them to make it happen for you.  If you have not been taking singing and dancing lessons for the past few years and you are not active in your school plays, there is no hope for you to be on Disney.  but if you have been doing these things and your parents work very hard for you, there is a slight chance that you might be on Disney.  It is one's parents that make it possible for a teen to be a professional actor and that is the only way it happens. Best wishes and God bless, Doc

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Kenneth D. Plonkey

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Questions about acting and directing. Questions about getting started in a careeer. Questions about training and schooling for actors.

Experience

I am a retired film actor. I am a retired university theatre program director and professor. I am the author of "The Tao of Acting, Mentoring for the Aspiring Actor" to be published this summer.

Organizations
SAG

Education/Credentials
BA, MA, PhD in Theatre Post graduate study with certificate in Media Acting

Awards and Honors
John Golden Traveling Fellowship

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