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Audition Tips
This article was written to answer many of the most frequently asked questions about...
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Volunteer for student, experimental, low-budget, and independent films. Perform in independent and community theater. Bear in mind, acting is doing, not just studying and reading about it. The more participation you have acting, the more you discover, the more you'll develop, and the better your acting will be.
Try out for a number of roles. This way you will extend yourself as an actor, which will make you a more well rounded actor.
Get a computer, you'll be using it A LOT. It's an important tool for any actor to have a computer or to at least have access to one (if you don't have a computer, I recommend setting aside some money and investing in one). You will be devoting a lot of time on your computer creating letters, keeping your resume up to date, editing photos, and searching for work.
Build your own acting site on the World Wide Web. This is doubtlessly the best way to market yourself (second only to your headshot and resume), and it's accessible to anyone with a computer, 24/7. Here, you can promote your latest news and endeavors, nicely showcase your resume, photos, and headshots, and incorporate audio and video clips. Talk about standout!!!
Search for acting jobs EVERYDAY. Important sites to visit are Playbill, Backstage, Actors Access, and Craigslist. Also check out the 'links' section of my website.
Make mailings every day, or every day that you find something to submit for. Even if you don't think you're quite correct for the role, but you think that you could be, submit yourself regardless. Belive in me, occasionally it pays off, you may move the film-maker or director and change his or her mind about the character. It's worth every try.
You want to have a range of monologues prepared to go at all times (comedic, dramatic, classic, and contemporary).
Carry headshots and resumes with you at all times. You never know who you'll run into!
Attend classes whenever you can.
Join a theater group or company, this will naturally keep you on your toes!
Take action on behalf of YOU! MAKE your acting career come about. Write a play, stage a reading, and then star in it. Film your own movie.
Work with other actors. Form friendships. Collaborating is huge!
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