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By far the most important thing for Antic Mind when we look for an actor is experience. Experience counts for a great deal. It shows that other directors have thought you good enough to put on stage, it will have developed your stage craft, it shows that you can learn lines, take direction, work around practical issues such as keeping going when you or someone else forgets lines; it will mean you will know how to handle an audience, create character and work as part of an ensemble.

It is vital, therefore, if you are wanting to work in the industry that you get as much experience as possible. Whether this experience is amateur or professional doesn't really matter. There are some amateur actors out there who are much better than professionals, but they choose, probably for financial security, to work in other jobs. An actor who has played Hamlet for a good amateur company is likely to be more capable than a professional who has had nothing but bit parts.

Getting experience of being in front of an audience is what counts. The more acting credits you have on your CV the better. Once you have started to accumulate a list of credits, you need then to start improving its quality - by going for more demanding roles or working with better quality companies.

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