Does anyone know if you have more than one casting agency?

A few actors may have more than one agent if they really work in non-overlapping circles; like keeping a Perth agent at the same time as getting a Sydney agent. The problems are: Usually an agent won't really be bothered looking for work for you if they know you aren't in the vicinity. There's no point calling you to turn up to an audition if you're not in the state. But if you tend to roam around, it can be useful to have a local agent in your current city. Depending on the size of the agency/size of the jobs they are sourcing, one agent should be able to keep tabs on national jobs anyway. My Perth agent has sent me to auditions in Sydney and Melbourne when I happened to be there and available to audition. (I didn't look for an eastern states agent because I had no intention of permanently relocating.) They may both end up trying to get you auditions for the same job...there will be scheduling clashes and you will have to choose who represents you for any one job offer. The agent that misses out might feel put out and not feel like putting in the effort to line up work for you if you're going to choose another agent. But some agencies (BBC in Perth for instance) specialise in corporate entertainment, variety acts, etc...and don't have anything much to do with theatre, or radio voiceovers, etc. So it can be useful to have agents who each specialise in completely different jobs...until they both want you on Thursday morning and your schedules clash again... There are other avenues which can co-exist with having an agent look out for work for you. Getting your details into 'Showcast' is almost like having an agent...casting agents look at it and may request you to audition for films & TV. Sending your resume/details to local casting agents may mean you can get asked to audition for certain jobs before your agent necessarily finds out. You'd then need to come to an arrangement as to whether you get your agent to manage your contracts and details, and take a commission, or whether you sort it out yourself independently and leave them out of it. Either way, make sure they know what the deal is. It often gets said that your agent works for YOU, not the other way round....but that doesn't relieve you of the responsibility to be a good employer! Cheers Craig ~<8>-/====\---------