Careers for Class Clowns & Other Engaging Types

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Summary: Tells what you need to know to become an entertainer.
Review: This well-written, thoroughly researched book tells what you need to learn, know and do in order to become a professional clown, juggler, magician, comedian, actor or musician. The author bases her writing on interviews with professionals in many aspects of each of these fields.

The book starts with a list of characteristics that most entertainers either have or should have. Then, in the chapters that follow, the various aspects of each of these art forms is explained, including the things each of them must know, what a typical day/show is like, where to learn the trade, and the organizations that help promote the artists or regulate them. There are also interviews with several artists in each of these fields.

Most of the sections also include a range of fees that artists in these fields can expect to make.

This is a realistic view of "the biz." It contains the collective wisdom and unvarnished truths of many real performers.

As a performing artist, I recommend it highly.