CJ-
Acting's a lot of fun, yeah. Really good skill set to get down. ESPECIALLY if you're doing acting for the camera (vs. stage acting); it's a very different skill set that is focused on acting for a small, closeup window. Which, incidentally, is exactly what you're doing with seduction.
If you can make it onto certain talent scouts' radar, they will blast you with casting call notices; I'm not even sure how I ended up on them, but I still get these to this day. "Audition Announcement for CW's 'VAMPIRE DIARIES'" "Roles Being Cast in Al Pacino's Next Movie" and "'HAWAII FIVE-0' is Casting Roles for 5th Season" are some of the things that've made their ways into my inbox over the past few months.
Searching the Craig's List "Talent Gigs" section is an easy source of auditions;
here's the one for Los Angeles, for instance. If you're not in LA you will have a much more limited number of local auditions, or you will be doing a lot of commuting back and forth between home and LA.
The
easiest way to get roles is through your network, but you have to build it up first. Meet everyone in your acting class and network with your teacher; she probably knows some local directors, as they may come to her for fresh talent for their independent films. These guys usually aren't the next Christopher Nolan or anything, and their movies will tend to be mediocre, but you'll get some IMdb credits and these can help move you toward getting your SAG designation, which can be necessary for many of the better roles (the SAG functions as a trade union monopoly, guarding its members against competition from outsiders - if you're not SAG, it can be tough work getting a lot of bigger roles, so you're not left with much choice but joining).
And of course, get an agent. You'll need to be able to show some decent acting chops / screen tests to get a half decent agent, but these can send you some nice gigs if you get them. On the other hand, an agent is not a magic bullet; I've seen lots of people dissatisfied with their agents because they'd represented them for years and never sent them anything. Think of your agent as a contract negotiator first and a maybe-occasional-perhaps-sometimes job locator and you'll be all right.
Chase
