Expert: Kenneth D. Plonkey - 4/21/2010

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QUESTION: im 17 and live in northern california..after high school i want to take up acting as my career.im going to a JC my first 2 years out and will probly take some acting classes there but after that i want to move to LA and go to a 4 year there. what are the best programs for acting and who are some of the best acting coaches. money isnt really a problem so please still name some even if there really expensive. thanks

ANSWER: Hello Steven.  Well, it seems to me that you will have a good resume when you graduate high school. How far from LA do you live, because there are better cities to get started in acting in  You need to read my book and my blog all of it back to last august right now so you can make he right choice Go to www.kenplonkeyacting.com  Then send me your resume and let's talk. be sure to ask all the questions you think of.  God bless, Doc,

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QUESTION: I ilve about 7 hours away from LA and about an hour and a half away from San fransico. I don't have any resume, I have no acting exierience yet. I'm still a junior in high school. But I want to start taking classes.

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There are good acting studios in San Francisco. My take on acting classes is that they are pretty much a waste of time and money, except that eventually if you want to be a professional you will need some on your resume. If you have never been in a play, you have no resume, but if you have been in a high school play you do have a resume. Now. If you have never been in a play, then you have no idea if you have enough talent to invest money on. Talent is something you are born with, you cannot learn it in a class. Go to my web site and do the reading I recommended then contact me at my e-mail. God bless, Doc