This workshop will help demystify how to get from being a “theatre student” to being a “paid working actor.”
In 2021, Georgia had approximately 6 Equity Theaters in production and 366 Film/TV shows in production. While theatre training is the necessary backbone for a good actor, there is the incredible need to be able to translate that training into the dominant media (Film/TV) for a lucrative and financially feasible career.
In this workshop you will learn how to get the most out of your current theatre program and what you need to have when you graduate to start working professionally right away.
We will discuss the different paths that you can take once you have graduated and why each actor’s journey is different. You will learn… everyone is unique and there IS a place for you in this industry!
You will get a crash course on the “business” of the “Acting business” and learn about Managers, Agents and Unions. You will also learn that to be a working actor, you must WORK HARD. That includes continuing your training after graduation.
And finally, you will have an opportunity to start to understand how to translate the training in theatre into Film and TV. I call it “30 feet to 3 inches.”
We will discuss auditioning in the current Film and TV industry. Some students will have an opportunity to work directly with Di Quon with sides and audition.
Di has coached young actors to TONY nominated theatre actors into recurring roles on Television and lead roles in Feature Films.
Wear comfortable clothing, and bring a notebook to take notes!
Di Quon’s acting career started with “Lily Kim,” in Maid In Manhattan starring Jennifer Lopez and directed by Wayne Wang. She has over a dozen television credits (many recurring), fifty-ish commercials, several independent films and a lead role in Grown Ups starring Adam Sandler. Di created, produced and stared in the PBS pilot My Life… Disoriented, the first Asian American dramedy on television. As a voice artist, Di has been in Oscar nomination animated films, television, podcasts and video games. She directed stage plays and made the leap to directing film with the Award Winning short Agu this year.
Di studied acting for 15 years and continues at UGA while teaching on-camera acting for undergrads.
