It's been a little over a month since SAG and AFTRA merged into 1 "stronger" union...and it's become extremely hard to book work and get auditions. At the few jobs I have gotten the climate on set has been extremely unprofessional. People showing up late, not bringing proper clothing options, not arriving hair/makeup ready, chatting DURING a take. It's embarrasing. Being a union member no longer means being a "professional" actor because a large percentage of the current members did nothing but fork up some cash to achieve their union status.
This oversaturation of people will no doubt even out in a few years as actors learn that buying your card doesn't automatically turn you into an overnight success. The #1 question agents and managers always ask me is: "How did you earn your SAG card?"
In the meantime I've gotta come up with more clever ideas to make money in this biz...or else it's back to waiting tables!
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