No Second Chances They Say
Apr 2nd, 2009 by Alan Yu
Usually when you get an agent you are always wondering what kind of parts you are being submitted for. It’s a pretty standard practice to request a list of productions that your agent has submitted you for just to see if you are both on the same page in terms of getting you out there.
One common complaint that actors have is that their agent never submits them for lead roles in big productions. Someone told me an interesting perspective about this as many times when you audition for large roles it can be the first time that you have ever seen a particular casting director.
Therefore, this is one of those first impressions situation as if you mess up there you could possibly get overlooked for future roles. So in the agent’s eye it is better to hold off until they feel you are ready professionally to audition for larger roles.
Makes sense in many ways. It’s always good to see things from a different person’s perspective as many times impatience can make you do things that will end up working against you.
