Understanding Agents: Relationship Building and Therapy!

presented by Beth Chaplin

When you decide to use your acting skill and talent to make a little money in commercials, industrials and voice-overs, your best doorway to this work is through a talent agency -- but it can be a tough door to open. Most of the agents in the Twin Cities are truly nice folks who are very supportive of actors. However, the maddening subjectivity in this business often manifests itself in the worst way in your relationship with agents.

About the presenter:

Beth Chaplin (author of The Acting Biz: A Career Guide to the Twin Cities) has worked as both actor and part-time agent for nearly 20 years. Come ask questions and gain insight -- from how to get an agent to notice you, to what to do when agents aren't calling, to choosing an exclusive agent, to resolving conflict. In this 90 minute workshop, we'll discuss how to navigate the agent relationship with some sensible strategies. If you understand how an agency works and why they make the decisions they do, your agent-actor relationship will be much simpler!

More info about Beth at The Acting Biz and BethChaplin.com.