Actor Growth

So I met with the agency today and overall it seemed alright. They seemed to have a solid business in general. The one thing that I noticed is that it seems like they definitely focus more on background work rather than principal work based on my visit. I say this too because I was told if I join them I can be represented for background work only but not just for principal work only.

I talked to both agents though and they took the time to answer all of my questions to satisfaction. With that in mind, obviously If I was to go with them at this point that would mean I would have all of my representation under the same roof. This can be good or bad.

The good thing is that by having the same company represent you for both it will be a lot easier to handle any scheduling conflicts. Example, it could be that I was booked for a background role but then all of a sudden there is this awesome audition for a lead role. Therefore, it would be easier to organize a way to get me out of the background work to go to the audition instead since I am more focused on the acting side.

The bad thing is that usually agencies that do both background and principal work usually don’t focus too much on getting people to audition for principal roles. Like with this agency, I actually have no doubt that I would be doing background work a whole lot more, though how much they would help to get me seen for principal work is another question. Many background agencies are usually upfront with this fact too. Though for this one they seemed pretty confident for both.

Some tricky choices I must say. I think what I am going to do is send a package to one or two dedicated principal agencies and see if I get a response first of all and make my decision from there.