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is anyone familiar with the wolves by sarah delappe? by tmoneyswaggg • last post Feb 24th
I’m planning on auditioning for the play at my school but don’t know which character to go for. I think in real life i’m most like #8 (whos funny & lighthearted) but I wanted to test my abilities as an actor and go for a more authoritative/serious character like #25 (who’s the captain of the team) What do you guys think?
Theatre Production Breaking Copyright Law - Should I Leave? by KaijuSpy2 • last post Feb 24th
I was asked to take part in a show a few weeks back, I was given a script and the amateur production was being marketed as being written by a specific author. Since then the script has gone through multiple revisions and was eventually replaced with an original script. Despite this the show is still being marketed as being the licensed show (I can't go into details publicly, but this is a theatre setting where an audience won't really know the difference between who wrote it) - which breaks copyright law + is false advertising. I'm inclined to think the audience won't notice, but the author of the piece could potentially come to the show - at which point this could cause a lot of problems. My concern is though I'm only acting in it, and am not on the directing or producing team - being attached to the show at all could potentially hurt my career when it comes to other auditions - as I am only a small time actor. We've only just started blocking the show and haven't got onto runs yet and nobody is off book. What would you all recommend that I do?
Toronto Actors - Any interest in starting a slack group to share info, experiences and just make new friends? by odub6 • last post Feb 24th
As someone who is very new to the industry, i would love to get to know other colleagues and share experiences and knowledge, aside from this amazing subreddit. Also to share memes :)
Tips of for auditions? by gustozo • last post Feb 24th
G'day, I am some 13year old from Ghent, Belgium and I wanted to be an actor since I was 6years old now I have almost double the confidence and courage so I'm thinking about auditioning for something. My friends will no doubt laugh at me but I don't care! But where and how do I audition? My dad thinks I already have way to much hobbies (divorced parents),so acting classes will be hard but I can try. I'd be trying for a Dutch or French film because my accent is so australian that I failed my English class (true story). *-pathetic pessimistic hopeless 13 year old*
Audio drama casting sites by Cool_Pop_5645 • last post Feb 23rd
Hi everyone I am trying to get an audio drama off the ground I have scripts near ready and want to get started on casting for this but as it is my first project my budget has gone mostly on art and everything else so no real budget for voice actors especially with this being a non profit production, I was wondering does anyone know of sites I can post looking for up and coming voice actors for the project. I am currently looking at casting call and seems to be good but I really want to push this ad much as possible if I can
What do I do now? by raffikiiii • last post Feb 23rd
Acting is something that I'm very passionate about and something I really want to pursue. I'm in high-school right now so I'm focused on my grades so that my parents can support me. So the only thing I can really do is participate in school plays and the next audition isn't till a few months from now. I've been analyzing movies, and I'm starting to read books so I can understand emotion through text better. I read a monologue yesterday for the first time, memorized it, and didn't really know what to do with. How do I ~act~ if you know what I mean. I don't really know how to explain it but after memorizing the lines of a monologue or a script, what do you do next? How do you practice it? How do you make it better? How do you become a better actor? I'm just looking for a bit of guidance.
Hunting Souls is coming out by Diego Silva Acevedo • last post Feb 23rd
My new movie Hunting Souls is coming out on April 5th, hope you guys like it. here is the trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWbjhteBu9M
When Spouse watches my work: by DasherDiva • last post Feb 23rd
I have gotten to where I don’t show my spouse any of my audition videos, performance clips, or acting class recordings because he rarely has anything good to say. Worst critic. I know it’s like well you’re getting honest feedback but it’s the kind of feedback that makes me want to give up. I know you can’t do it to please one person and if one person can make you want to quit then you should. I don’t truly mean I’ll quit just in the moment it feels like such a set back. I’m in my late 40s Ive been focused on acting strictly since 2014 but I was studying before then—-started in middle school, high school, college. Recommitted in 2014. I’ve had performances that were in the zone and were incredible but most stuff isn’t like that. I had a showcase recently and wasn’t gonna show him the recording but I did and regret it. I get private messages of feedback from classmates that say the opposite-I mean they say how much my work inspires them and really great things (and I didn’t always hear those things so I thought it was evidence of my training and growth). I never really like fellow actors commenting on each other’s work but the kind of feedback I got in college compared to now is at least some markers of growth. Spouses criticism crushes my spirit and I have to get over it and while yes you have to have thick skin in this business … and I can have a thick skin… for people I don’t live with. I’d rather not show him and have been better when not showing him, but his complaint is that I spend so much time doing it that he should be able to see it. Well but then you never have anything good to say and I am not at all encouraged. I guess the only feedback we should pay attention to is callbacks and bookings?? I regret inviting casting directors to my showcase. I hope none came, but I know at least one did. (It was online) I feel humiliated and sad. It’s been a 1 year program and I thought I made so much progress. I feel sick. I’m not quitting I’m just lamenting. It’s hard to spend your whole life toward this, having had those moments in the zone-You know what’s possible, but then you feel completely set back and question everything. I have a recording of the showcase and think I should probably talk about it with a coach?? Do you have a family member who is your worst critic? Looking for people who understand this and not looking for you to say to quit or get a thick skin - I know, I know. I want to move forward constructively for myself. A CD I invited did send me a message saying great job, I wonder now if that was just being courteous. I know most CDs are too busy to say something they don’t mean but this is a newer CD. Ughhhh
Hey, actors' agents: how do I get a one-man show into the hands of one of your clients? by epyllionard • last post Feb 23rd
Do I write you a nice note? Do I send you the script? Do I write you a nice note and ask permission to send HIM the script? Is he too busy? Are YOU too busy? Do you get, like, eighty or ninety of these things a day?
Have you taken any acting classes? by SomeEpicName • last post Feb 23rd
I live in Hollywood and recently decided to reconnect with my childhood theater kid dream of being an actor, starting with comedy skits I've written myself for TikTok. Most of my friends have taken some kind of lessons at acting schools, universities, or community colleges. I'm considering [a program from the UCLA Extension](https://www.uclaextension.edu/entertainment/film-tv/course/acting-techniques-fundamentals-theater-x-4075). Has anyone taken any acting classes here or at any university extension program? Which ones would you recommend?
Drama School Zoom Audition Administrative Fuck Up by all-hail-elliot • last post Feb 23rd
Hello! I am a young actor currently applying to loads of acting schools in the UK. For one of them. I pretty well known one with a great reputation about their rigorous and awesome training. I was meant to have my zoom audition this morning at 9.30am. I did all my prep work yesterday and this morning. Logged onto the zoom link and waited. After twenty minutes, no one joined the zoom call. So I called up the school and said that I have been in the waiting room for my audition for a while. They reconnected me to someone else who said, oh sorry, the person who was meant to do your audition is sick. You are going to get a new audition date in a few weeks. How come they couldn't let me know once this person called in sick? Why did I have to call them to find this out? After my audition was to take place none the less. I feel like they stole my time and energy. And I am quite angry to be honest. And I am wondering how they handled the other people who were meant to audition today??? Random question, but did anyone here, by chance, also have the same experience today? Is there anything I can do to complain or so? I feel like they owe me my time back (which I know is impossible) or at least a better explanation than, oh this person is sick, sorry for the late notice, or something to make up for this fuck up. Anyway, this is partly to vent and partly to ask for an outsider might think of the situation. Thank you!
Perfect for newer actors asking what to avoid when looking for agents | Did I Get Scammed by Yelp’s Worst-Rated Talent “Agency”? by Food_Pre-Chewer • last post Feb 23rd
anyone know where there are classes for differently abled actors by nicholasbloom • last post Feb 23rd
i can't seem to find any close to me
Actions + Urgent Need + Lines = Brain Overload by niko_nam47 • last post Feb 23rd
Hi everyone! I am new to this subreddit and am in my second acting class in New Jersey. This class is called "An Actor Prepares" and deals heavily with monologues. I am really struggling with delivering an honest monologue by Chris Smith from the play "Killer Joe". I don't know if anyone is familiar with this play, but it is pretty dark and twisted, something I'd normally be interested in watching/reading. I can easily do a cold reading and recite the lines from memory, and I can also go through the script and determine the "actions" or "action verbs" in each of Chris's lines. However, when it comes to actually delivering the monologue, I get so caught up between remembering action verbs and my lines that I forget about the urgency involved. When I get into the emotion of what's happening, I forget lines and also slow down my pace considerably, thereby reducing the urgency once again. What's going on and why does my brain hurt? Are the action verbs only meant to be there as a mental exercise, and should my main goal be delivering the lines with my objective and urgent need? Any help is appreciated!! P.S. Plays are funny. Sometimes there is just not enough context for me to decipher how lines should be delivered, unlike, say, a novel.
Opportunities in Hollywood by MysteriousCase69 • last post Feb 23rd
I have a huge love for movies and I really want to be an actor and make it into Hollywood,but I'm afraid whether I will get enough roles in movies as I'm South Asian and I feel like Hollywood doesnt give much importance to us other than for the stereotypical roles! Like when was the last time you saw an asian person as the lead character in a movie??
Any good agents in texas? by Hot-Ad-313 • last post Feb 23rd
Hey guys! I’m a local actress in Texas and i was wanting to know if someone could help me find a good agent to represent me? Or where can i look for agents. Also! Any good agencies?
Personal Friends Who Made It by Cautious_Bank9661 • last post Feb 23rd
Who are famous actors/actresses (or anyone that is famous in the Hollywood industry) that you knew personally before they made it big? I love hearing stories about how people made it after putting in so much blood, sweat and tears.
I paid for a manager and agent. Here is why i'm happy I did. by ParticularPaper6095 • last post Feb 23rd
Back in 2016-2017 I was booking some projects here and there in my local area. None were paid and I just got rejected from one of the biggest talent agencies in my area (probably the only legit one in my area too). Around that time I was bullied in a actors/models fb group by a photographer because I asked why don't photographers (in my area) work with more plus sized models (im a plus size model) and he said to just lose weight and stop being lazy. A lot of people came to my aide and berated him and I got my first paid modeling gig from another photographer from that interaction. That made me feel slightly better but I also felt like it was out of pity. I was getting depressed and worse of all, desperate. I came across this talent manager that was talked about by a few actors for years. Most of them said DO NOT SIGN WITH THEM! ITS. A. SCAM. I kept that in mind and told myself to never do it. Ive read books, articles, watched videos and interviews of people falling for these scams so I knew better. So when I was looking for castings on Craigslist (i know SKETCHY) I accidentally came across their post. When I realized that was the manager after I submitted, I did not reply. But they did ask me if I wanted to do a background job. They needed more people that weren't on their roster. I said ok. I did the gig. It was fun, I met some models and actors that I worked with before and found out that they were signed to the manager. So I asked them about their experience. They said it was good and worth it. I also met the manager and they were nice. One day, I emailed the manager and asked for a meeting. I went to their office and thought they were "legit" because they had an office (so young and so naive). We talked about what I wanted to do and whatever (barely remember the convo tbh) and next thing I know..... I signed a contract with them. Of course I had to pay but I got a discount and my first payment went towards a class because they knew I really wanted to do this (so sweet right?). Now I thought this was meant to be because I wasn't working at the time but I somehow was able to get enough money to pay them on time. Something kept telling me this wasn't right but, how could it not? One of their clients was basically a local celebrity in my area. He was booking left and right, he got a few big gigs in LA and I watched one of his interviews and he credited THAT MANAGER for his success and he later moved to LA and booked even bigger gigs. He couldn't be wrong right? (He was actually really nice and helpful. He would post casting from Casting Networks that didn't require you to have a profile into the fb groups so anyone could apply. I got my first big audition from that but I couldn't go. Long story.) I got a few auditions from this manager and a few gigs. Also, that background gig I got from them when I wasn't signed with, they somehow were able to have me listed as a CO-STAR on IMdB. I thought it was weird but whatever, I needed credits. I only told 2 of my friends about this manager and I told them that I knew it was wrong. They were happy for me and still supported me but I REALLY knew it was wrong when I wouldn't even tell my actor friends. Those are the people who would literally understand me and help me out that most (I love my 2 friends that I told, don't say anything about them). Shortly, after I finished paying the manager, I heard nothing. No auditions, no meetings, no background gigs. Nothing. Tbh, I was happy. I didn't want to be associated with them. After that I said never again! Fast forward to 2019, I finally signed with a LEGIT modeling agency and I was so happy! I knew it was right because I actually shared it with everyone! There were pretty new so castings were few and far between but I paid nothing. I went to the agency and got my photos taken from a real Hollywood professional (his work is literally everywhere and he works with so many celebrities) but that was short lived because since the agency was new, it got hit the hardest by the pandemic. So 6 months later, all the models contracts were void because they were shutting down. We got to keep all the photos we wanted from them to continue on our careers. Of course I got depressed and again...desperate. Mid 2020, I got an audition request from either Actors Access or Casting Networks from an agency. They were holding auditions for new clients. Ok cool, I did one before in 2019 and I got rejected so I saw nothing wrong with it. I went to the audition and it had an office... almost like the office from the talent manager I was with. So bells were ringing in my head and screamed "RUN!". Of course I didn't listen to myself. I auditioned with other actors and models. They selected a few people for another meeting a few days later and I was one of them. I went to the next meeting and an actor/model that I thought was really good from my group was there before me. He was waiting for his turn of course. Once it was his turn, he went in and then QUICKLY LEFT! Those same bells were ringing. It was my turn. I went in, had my meeting and then boom. Got hit with the payment portion of the meeting. Everything was screaming run as loud as any voice but I was scared? Idk why I was scared to leave. So I didn't, I signed the stupid contract and had a payment plan. I thought it was worth it because I was getting classes(
Acting Classes in Atlanta by Mackie32 • last post Feb 23rd
Hi everyone! I'm a 17 year old teen from Georgia who has had a passion for acting for many years now. This year, I want to start taking acting classes but there are so many to choose from (Nick Conti's Professional Actor's Studio, Drama Inc, Catapult Acting Studios) And I am feeling quite overwhelmed. Could anyone give me any suggestions? Thank you in advance!
How successful would Mel Blanc (or a person like him) be in the modern age of voice acting? by TheGentlemanWolf • last post Feb 23rd
Quite curious, because one could argue that he was the one of (if not the best) voice actor of the 20th century or still is depending on who you ask. And I think he would be held in high regards in the modern day entertainment industry, but I'm curious to know what you guys think?