 | Wayne Bryan, now in his 18th season as producing director for Music Theatre of Wichita, has produced over 75 large scale musicals, and helped guide MTW to being the highest subscribed arts organization in Kansas. Broadway acting credits include Good News!, Tintypes, and Rodgers and Hart (supervised by Richard Rodgers). TV credits include "M*A*S*H" (CBS), "American History" (PBS), and "Keystone" (A&E). Awards: 1999 Brotherhood Sisterhood Award from NCCJ; 2002 Recipient of Governor's Arts Award; Joseph Jefferson Award (Chicago) as director; Atlas Award (San Diego) as actor. Co-authored new version of Good News! seen around the world, author of many articles on musical theatre. He can be reached at WBryanKS@aol.com, or at the Music Theatre office (316) 265-3253. |
Arts & Entertainment
2003-08-01 11:28:00
How do I become an actor?
: How do I become an actor?
ANSWER: You can try standing on Hollywood Blvd, looking cute, but you'll probably have more luck if you buy the trades, go on open calls, audition your heart out, get yourself into a show that people will come to see, build up your credits, do student or independent films, and knock on agents and casting directors doors. It's a lot of work, but it can be done. I think a lot of us like to believe in the fairy tale that someone will tap you on the shoulder, as you're walking down the street, and say "I'm a Hollywood Producer, you're perfect for my movie!" But most working actors have worked their way up, and have been doing what they do for a long time, some decades before receiving any major recognition. Work, enjoy it, share it, keep doing it if it means something (or everything to you), keep putting yourself out there.
