I need help finding an agent!

Hi there. As you probably guessed it, yes, I am a teenager. However, I'm no "I wanna get rich and famous and be on telly!" kinda girls though. I am deeply interested in acting professionally, and I would like to take another step towards that career, by getting an agent. I know that there are alot of these sorts of threads, so sorry in advance. But I'm having a little difficulty knowing some good agencies and so on. I'm mostly interested in theatre work, specifically musicals, however, anything would float my boat. So anyone have any advice of which agencies I should send my resume into? I live in Melbourne, I'm fifteen, and I currently only have community and school theatre to my name. I would appreciate any help. Cheerio :)

Well, sometimes it helps to say so (there's a great saying in theatre: If we were mindreaders, we wouldn't need headsets) :) Shame, comedy festival is pretty huge... so's the fringe, but it's a bit late now to sign up for volunteer work, (vollie is short for volunteer) but it's still a good time to check out shows and meet the people involved afterwards. If you see a show and want to get involved with the group, many performers hang out after their show to chat with friends, family and audience members. Again, at your age, it's unlikely you'll get an audition, but building contacts ready for when you leave school is a good head start. Generally any theatre company will need volunteers at any stage of the year. Generally volunteers do 'grunt' work (ie. all the boring stuff), but it's recommended because a) you get to meet all the important people, b) it is excellent experience anyway and looks good on your resume and c) it means you get your face in front of the people who will need actors in the future. ... In east Melbourne eh? Off the top of my head, there is Red Stitch in Carlton, Chapel off Chapel in Prahran. If you're willing to head more into town, check out 45downstairs, Arena Theatre Company (Nth Melb). As I said, Melbourne is a fringe town, so your best bet is to find some new up-and-coming group and hook in with whatever they happen to be doing. The above will help, but note that these are either venues or full-time pro companies, and won't be asking you to audition; they're just suggestions of who to do volunteer work with. Also, if you haven't already, check out the companies section of this site: http://www.theatre.asn.au/views/companies/10+38+324+325+326+327+328+329+330+331+332+333+334+335 for more places. Finger puppet pattern for under $4 at Puppets in Melbourne

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