All The World's A Stage
My agency is rare in the fact that we have, in our Los Angeles office, a stand alone Equity division. There are less then ten of us in LA with this kind of commitment to theater. All of our bigger competitors will do theater if it's a big show like Hamilton or one of the large legit theaters in town like the Taper or the Geffen. Unlike those ten percenteries, we have five people on the ground in Los Angeles servicing an elite group of the best stage actors in Los Angeles. We are working on Broadway, national tours, regional theater and, of course, local theater here in Los Angeles.
There is a big lie out there that you can't make your living as a theater actor and live in Los Angeles at the same time. I am here to tell you that that is just not true. The actors in our Equity division made over a million and and a half dollars last year and they are on record to make two million this year. We are constantly preaching to the young actors coming out of conservatory programs that want to be on the west coast that there are opportunities here everyday.
In the last 5 years we have had two dozen actors make their Broadway debut out of the LA office. We have actors working at most of the major regional theaters around the country and have many leads in the national tours out there. Certainly sounds like there is theater work to book out of LA. Don't get me wrong, if your passion and end all be all is theater, then NY is where you should be. But if you want a diverse career that allows yo to be in the heart of film and television and still do what you love, acting on a stage, Los Angeles is a very viable option.
There are very few theater casting directors in LA which means the town gets to know you quicker on the theater front then they might on the film and TV side of things. There are so few agencies that specialize in theater that our relationships are undeniable and finally the talent pool is far smaller than in the Big Apple since most stage actors shy away from LA. Seems like a good choice if theater is your bag.
There is a big lie out there that you can't make your living as a theater actor and live in Los Angeles at the same time. I am here to tell you that that is just not true. The actors in our Equity division made over a million and and a half dollars last year and they are on record to make two million this year. We are constantly preaching to the young actors coming out of conservatory programs that want to be on the west coast that there are opportunities here everyday.
In the last 5 years we have had two dozen actors make their Broadway debut out of the LA office. We have actors working at most of the major regional theaters around the country and have many leads in the national tours out there. Certainly sounds like there is theater work to book out of LA. Don't get me wrong, if your passion and end all be all is theater, then NY is where you should be. But if you want a diverse career that allows yo to be in the heart of film and television and still do what you love, acting on a stage, Los Angeles is a very viable option.
There are very few theater casting directors in LA which means the town gets to know you quicker on the theater front then they might on the film and TV side of things. There are so few agencies that specialize in theater that our relationships are undeniable and finally the talent pool is far smaller than in the Big Apple since most stage actors shy away from LA. Seems like a good choice if theater is your bag.
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