to hire or not to hire - an agent. that is the question.
i'm from back East. Baltimore, MD. been in the performing arts since 1992...got my first acting gig three years after. community theater...Arena Players. there has to be a rule written somewhere that if you're a Black actor in Baltimore, you MUST touch the stage at 801 McCulloh Street at least once on your journey. i've been a member since 1994.
not long after that i did two TV episodes and a movie...i was an extra, but hey! i made my "Hollywood debut" without ever leaving Baltimore. how many people get to say that?
fast forward...i went back to school in 2004. finished undergrad in 2009 with a bachelor's degree in Urban Arts Production from Coppin State University, and almost immediately was in grad school by the fall of the same year. The University of Wisconsin - Madison. up until that point, i had been active in theater for close to two decades; nevertheless, tossing my hat into the ring for my MFA was the most grueling experience of my life as an actor.
from my intro into performance until my graduation this past May, i have performed at least two plays a season. i'm accustomed to being totally immersed in culture - either teaching, acting, directing or writing. even in Madison, a thousand miles from home, i was able to find people who shared my passion.
it's now December. i'm in a new city where i know no one. i'm starving for art, but where do i begin? where are the venues? how do i get my name out? how do i build my brand, especially being this close to LA? do i hire an agent or no? there has to be an arts community here in Phoenix...
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