Annie Get Your Gun
Posted by petercarney1978 on 5. February 2010
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IMDB rating: 7.20 Plot: Annie Oakley is an incredible shot who was raised ‘Doin’ What Comes Naturally’. Frank Butler, the star sharpshooter in ‘Colonel Buffalo Bill’’s show, however, knows full well that’s not how ‘The Girl That I Marry’ must be. Anyway, not at least until he finds that ‘My Defences are Down’. Though Annie defiantly says ‘Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better’, she realizes that ‘You Can’t Get a Man With a Gun’. The victor at the end is love; as you know, ‘It’s Wonderful’. After all, ‘There’s No Business Like Show Business’. |
Actors: Keel Howard,Calhern Louis,Naish J. Carrol,Arnold Edward,Wynn Keenan,Sundberg Clinton,Bell Hal,Butler Archie,Charlot Andre,Dugan Michael,Dunham Phil,Earle Edward,Evans Herbert,Biography,Comedy,Family,Musical,Romance,Western,
Am I ready to try for an agent?
I’m 15 years old and live in the greater Los Angeles area. I’ve taken high school drama class, a couple voice lessons, improv workshops (will start classes in January), and have been in 2 community theatre productions(Annie Get Your Gun- townswoman; Guys&Dolls- Lieutenant Brannigan. The producer changed the role from male to female for me to play). I understand all the conflicts and time and effort that will be put into it, but I’m wondering whether or not i’m ready. I want to submit when I turn 18 so I can be in control of my career and not my parents, but is it too late then? I am auditioning for an arts high school in my area and hope to go for either television & film, or acting. I also want to do background work this year to get experience on set and see how everything works. I have been to a couple live tapings of shows, but would like to see more of what goes on. Bottom line: Am I ready to submit? What should I do to better prepare myself?
Thank you!
Sounds like you’re getting a great start . . .yes, start!
Agent, nah . . . you don’t need one, apparently. You’re doing great all on your own. You don’t want your parents to be involved; thus, hold on submitting until you’re 18-years-old. Otherwise, you need to completely involve your parents.
You don’t understand all the time, etc. because you haven’t done it. You understand it intellectually; that is not the same as understanding it in reality.
If you do well, now . . . your life is never your own:
No proms . . . no parties . . . no boyfriends (no time, really) . . . no school dances . . . no time to just "hang out". Child/Teen actors, once they are grown, complain about the loss of their childhood and teen years.
Congratulations on the "arts" high school . . . that is great!!!
It’s "too late" to submit and pursue acting when you are six feet underground! And only then . . . Beginning actors (male or female) start at 6, 18, 21, 25, 30, 35 and even 45, 55 and one nearly 80! So, until your family and friends are gathered around your grave — it’s not too late! Puleezzze!
Background work will only be available to you with your parents full permission and signing you up at Central Casting. Your parents will have to sign for this.
No, you’re not ready to submit; you need to prepare yourself exactly as you are! Yes, you are doing all the right things! Classes, workshops, performing at school and in community theatre and going for a performing arts high school. Keep on doing all of this!
Also, buy the weekly newspaper, Backstage West, for bunches of auditions; in which, you do not need an agent. Professional work, too!
Read these books . . . they do help:
"How To Agent Your Agent" by Nancy Rainford
"Respect For Acting" by Uta Hagen
"Acting Professionally" by Robert Cohen
"Ask And It Is Given" by Jerry and Esther Hicks
AngelAura | Dec 29, 2009
I’m an LA actor and thus giving you the REAL DEAL!
Since you’re only 15, YOUR PARENTS NEED TO BE INVOLVED!
Here’s the cliffsnotes version of what you can do to do to get into acting. SHOW YOUR PARENTS THIS:
1.EDUCATE YOURSELF FIRST!
READ (check Samuel French, libraries, and bookstores):
Acting business:
-Acting is Everything: Gold Edition-Judy Kerr
-How to Be a Working Actor-Mari Lyn Henry and Lynne Rogers
-Self Management for Actors-Bonnie Gillespie
-How to Get Arrested-J. Wallach Michael and Paul Thurwachter
-An Agent Tells All-Tony Martinez
-One Less Bitter Actor: The Actor’s Survival Guide-Markus Flanagan
-So You Want to Be in Showbusiness?- Steve R. Stevens
-Acting Truths and Lies (purchased at www.info4actors.com)
Acting:
-Book the Job-Doug Warhit
-Intent to Live-Larry Moss
-Acting for the Camera-Tony Barr
-Acting in Film-Michael Caine
-Acting Class: Take a Seat-Milton Katselas
Method Acting:
-Art of Acting-Stella Adler
-Sanford Meisner on Acting-Sanford Meisner
-A Dream of Passion-Lee Strasberg
-Actor’s Art and Craft-William Esper
-The Power of the Actor-Ivanna Chubbuck
-No Acting Please-Eric Morris
-Respect for Acting-Uta Hagen
-Challenge to the Actor-Uta Hagen
-You Can Act!-D.W. Brown
-Strasberg