You’ve been working hard to improve your acting skills. You’re ready for feedback from the pros. But where to get it? Fortunately, many acting schools around Los Angeles offer programs that include industry showcases. At these types of events, actors will often perform in front of agents, managers and casting directors. There’s never a guarantee that participating in a showcase will lead to representation or work. Still, these programs help performers develop networking skills and they can gain valuable feedback. Here are a few of the L.A.-area schools that offer showcases.
JDS Actors Studio28069 Diaz Rd., Temecula, Calif.
At JDS Actors Studio south of L.A. students in the Riverside and San Diego County areas have the opportunity to take the stage for an audience of Hollywood casting directors and agents. The school, whose roster includes child actors Corinne Massiah (“Mistresses”) and Tehya Scarth (“American Horror Story”), offers showcases twice a year as a part of their Industry Workshop. The five-week session teaches actors the “ins and outs of the business,” according to founder Diane Strand. In addition to learning about auditions and unions, students prepare one monologue and one scene
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