How do I get a theatrical agent to meet me?
Finding a theatrical agent is always a little bit of a challenge. The first thing that you really need is some kind of talent. If you've been involved with acting or if you're interested in acting or you've had a little bit of a taste in things and you want to try something on a professional scale, then it's best to reach out to an agent. You can send out a letter or a mailing along with a picture and resume of the work that you've done. Sometimes they'll have showcases where you might have a particular project or something that you're working on, a play that you're working on, and you'll invite an agent to come see you. In my case, here in New York City where I live, I was able to get my first agent because I came to New York in a play that was popular and people came to see it. And some agent saw me in the play and sought me out, which is a very rare and fabulous thing to happen to an actor. Generally it's a lot of sending out letters, a lot of phone calls, a lot of begging, and it can change throughout the course of one's career. Myself here in New York, I've probably had maybe four different agents in the 12 or 13 years that I've lived here. And the last time that I was shifting agents, after I left one agency to come to another one, was probably the most challenging. Because I had reached a point in my life where I felt like I've done a lot of different work and people kind of know me around here and so it shouldn't be that big of a deal to change agents. Well, it was sort of a big deal and it took me a good six months to garner a new agent. I didn't leave my former agent until I had the new one, but it took me six months to really garner a new agent who I felt was competent and could represent me in the fashion that I was accustomed to.
