“Marlon” Season 2 premieres tonight, June 14, on NBC—and to mark the occasion, co-star Bresha Webb (previously of “Grey’s Anatomy”) sat with Backstage for an online Office Hours Q&A session, where she fielded readers and fans’ most burning questions and offered some great tips on how to land an agent, the difference between a manager and an agent, and how to persevere through an acting career when the going gets tough! Also starring alongside Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish later this year in “Night School,” it took Webb years of hard work to get to where she is on screens big and small, so you know she’s speaking from the heart—and from experience. Check out some highlights from the June 11 Office Hours below, and you can see the full conversation on our forums page here.
Know what resources are available to you when you’re first getting your start. “I got my first professional gigs in Baltimore City. I started in regional theater, and I found out about those listings from casting directors that saw me perform at other shows,” Webb said. “When I moved to Los Angeles, I would go on Backstage to find listings and to look up agents. I
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