Getting, Keeping & Working With Your Acting Agent: The Compact Guide

An informative guide for actors on finding and working with agents.

About the author

JBR is a non-binary creative. He began his career in the 1980s as a child performer with English National Opera, and has spent more than three decades in the industry, exploring creativity and working across a number of fields. He has been an actor, a director, a writer, a designer, a drag queen, a producer, a dramaturg, a teacher, a comedy booker, a publican, a marketing manager and an agent. He started as an agent at Simon & How before setting up on his own as JBR Creative Management, where he works with a small group of brilliant, multi-platform creatives who keep him on his toes, keep him inspired, and keep him learning about the power of creativity.

He holds degrees from Bristol University and Mountview, and a PGCE from London Metropolitan. As a writer, he was contributing editor of First Act newspaper, and editor of Fourthwall Magazine & The Drama Student. He has contributed to the Irish Independent, Musical Stages, PostScript, BritishTheatre.com, and is a columnist for AussieTheatre.com.au. He is often called upon as a judge and has judged film festivals, sat on the Olivier Awards public panel, judged the Amateur Stages playwriting competition, the Stiles + Drewe Mentorship Award, and the New UK Musicals singing competition. He is a regular guest lecturer at a number of UK drama schools.

Summary

This empowering, informative guide explains everything actors need to know about agents – how to find one, what they do, and how to work with them effectively to help you succeed in your career.

Product details

• Authors: J BR, J. Br, Jbr, JB R
• Publisher: Hern, Nick Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9781848429413
• ISBN: 978-1-84842-941-3
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: The Compact Guides
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Training, job, career; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Success, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Careers / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Success, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, EDUCATION / Counseling / Career Development, Theatre Studies, Advice on careers & achieving success, Careers guidance, Advice on careers and achieving success