answers1: Why not? It's all about you. Just practice and try. No harm
in that. Though there are many critics so don't let them give your
hopes up okay hun? <br>
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-Heather <br>
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answers2: of course you can, try auditioning for some local theatrical
companies, there wud have to be some around, look up "operatic
societies" or "theatrical societies" in the phone book, me and my
siblings have done it since we were 2, but they will accept you wen u
are older, go out, try, you got nothing to lose :)
answers3: if you have no experience, you wont make it big
answers4: it depends on what you want to get into. You should usually
have some experience though.
answers5: Yes
answers6: Yes, you will be able to. Be sure to take advantage of ANY
opportunities you can get where you live now-- take classes in
fine/performing arts, learn to sing, learn to dance. Find a community
theatre in your town or one nearby. Find out if there are any churches
in the area that have a drama troupe, even puppetry-- I know several
excellent actors who make a good living with puppetry. Even try
speech/debate type events. Put on skits for your family and friends
and learn how to present yourself in different ways. <br>
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This might not sound as fun to you right now, but one of the best
things you can do if you don't have any opportunities to get
experience is to read as much as possible. Read Stanislavski books
(The Actor Prepares, etc.) and read plays. Even if you don't "get" it
all at first, if you have read a lot, it will be easier for you to
grasp concepts when a director is telling you what to do later on.
answers7: First of all, ignore Answer King's response: "If you have no
experience you won't make it big." Making it "big" should never, ever
be one's primary goal in the arts. Better to work regularly than
become some sort of "star." <br>
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Now to your question: The answer is yes, you can get into the
performing arts later in life. History is full of established actors
who started in their 40s, 50s, and even 60s, but I presume you're
thinking about more along the lines of your late teens or early 20s,
which of course are not that far off. <br>
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As for your statement that there is no place in your town to do any
performing, does that also include even church programs. I know it
sounds corny and perhaps silly, but even a church Christmas pageant is
performance experience, particularly if you're singing or have some
lines of dialogue. Also, even joining a church choir would give you
an outlet for your singing; yes, the repertoire may not be dazzling in
a theatrical sense, but it's still music -- and still an area for
learning and growing. <br>
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Learning and growing are the keys here. I'm assuming that your
primary passion is theatre, and there are ways you can learn now even
without the benefit of lessons or performances. You can obtain books
on acting and auditions and read them [I highly recommend "Audition"
by Michael Shurtleff; it's about auditions but also has astounding
information about acting and, equally important, how to behave at
auditions and rehearsals]. As you read thing and discover new ideas,
don't just read passively: take notes, either on paper [preferable] or
stopping every paragraph and mentally paraphrasing what you've just
read: "In other words, what they're saying is......" If your town is
so small that the library has limited materials, ask them if they have
reciprocal borrowing agreements with library systems in other cities.
If not, you may have to buy some; there are a ton of books available,
so I strongly recommend perusing stuff on Amazon -- and take time to
read the feedback/reviews that other purchasers have posted. And of
course, you can also start reading plays, but I'd aim more for
learning about the craft of acting/singing first. <br>
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I also strongly recommend watching videos/DVDs of performers/shows you
admire: don't just sit there and enjoy them, but really study what the
artists are doing. If you see something that really impresses you,
like a particularly well-performed song in a musical, watch it 5 or 6
or 20 times. The point is not to copy their performance technique,
but to analyze what they're doing to be so good -- facial expressions,
hand gestures, double-takes, interactions with others. Hollywood
films are very good at looking like everything is effortless and
happening for the very first time, but I assure you there's a lot of
work and care to prepare for them, and that kind of "perfection" IS
attainable live in a theatre as well. At 13, you won't be able to
figure out everything that's going on, but it would be a start. <br>
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If you spend just 30 minutes per day doing some reading/studying, in
one year that's 180 hours of learning -- hardly inconsequential.
Multiply that by several years, and by the time you move to a larger
city you'll have an impressive amount of learning. <br>
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Don't waste time lamenting that you're not performing now -- that's a
waste of time, and at 13 you have more years ahead of you than you can
fully realize. In a couple of years, you could even take the lead by
putting on a play, or find a pianist and put together a short
concert/recital -- one of the most fulfilling things is to create
performance opportunities, rather than wait for them to cross your
path. <br>
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Finally, I'll give you the number one rule in acting: 90% of acting
is REacting. Never jump the gun -- always listen to the other
actors/characters, and respond naturally. In other words, YOU know
what your next action will be, but you mustn't show the audience until
the appropriate time. <br>
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Best of luck to you!
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