Actress

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// **Actors perform in plays, movies, TV shows, commercials, and other productions.**//Actors interpret and perform roles for an audience using speech, gestures, and movements. Their roles may be in dramas, comedies, tragedies, suspense thrillers, or perhaps horror productions.Actors spend a great deal of time reading and memorizing scripts, and auditioning for roles. If they get the part, they usually spend long hours practicing with other actors, and rehearsing with directors, producers, writers, and other technical staff.

Skills Needed:
Colleges across the country offer bachelor’s and associate degree programs in drama, theater arts, and acting. Related programs that could also be helpful include film studies, dance, literature, psychology, broadcasting, or communications.Bachelor’s degree programs take 3 to 4 years to complete, while associate degree programs usually last 2 years. Private theater or acting schools are another option.The entertainment industry is extremely competitive and any additional training that will hone your talent will help your career.

Education:
There are no formal education or training requirements for becoming a professional actor. Much of an actor’s success depends on his or her ability and talent. However, it’s a good idea to study a wide variety of subjects in high school and to get some post-secondary training.Joining the drama club and auditioning for school plays are good ways to find out if acting is right for you. You may also be able to join a local volunteer theater group or dramatic society.

Salary Info:
Actors performing in Broadway stage productions earn upwards of $1,600 a week. Those in off-Broadway theaters have minimums of around $500 to $950 a week, depending on the size of the theater.Motion picture and television actors with speaking parts earn a minimum daily rate of just over $800, or slightly less than $3,000 a week.In the entertainment industry, minimum salaries, hours, and working conditions are established in agreements between producers and unions. Actors, or their agents, then negotiate salaries at or above this level.

Job Outlook:
Over all I LOVE this field.Acting can be fun and also hard.

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