"ASK AN AGENT" (BACKSTAGE)

"...Cover letters that stand out are genuine ones: the actors who write about what they are working on at the moment and describe their ability to make jobs happen for themselves despite their lack of representation or Screen Actors Guild card. The best ones are honest, direct, and display a passionate urgency to work..." (Julie Civiello, intern for Orion Barnes, Theatrical agent and owner of Rogers Orion Talent Agency, Sherman Oaks, CA).

"I recommend that every actor should intern at an agent's office for at least a week" (Orion Barnes, Theatrical agent and owner of Rogers Orion Talent Agency, Sherman Oaks, CA).