Notes on going union:

Stay non-union until your card is handed to you.

Avoid getting your card through Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA).

Some theatres that are good places to get your card from. These theatres will see non-union and getting your card from them means you are "good enough" to get your card:

• Northshore Musical Theatre
• Theatre Under the Stars
• St. Louis MUNY
• Pittsburgh CLO
• Kansas City Starlight
• Stages St. Louis

So, now you have your card and have an agent, now STOP GOING TO EPA's. Why? Because, it sends a signal to the casting director that you are looking for a chorus position. If you have an agent, that means they have submitted you for an appointment, which is where the principal roles will be cast from. EPA's are before the appointments, don't let them see you before, and not give you an appointment.