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So I’ve decides I want to try to be an actor by UsualToaster  •  last post Apr 17th

I don’t really know the steps but I know if you want to be a professional actor you need to hire someone (or get hired?). But to do so my guess is you need a resume? Also, where do people find auditions? I know a couple of websites but I want to know where I could start. I have no acting resume (except like once when I was in high school) but I want to try it. Thanks.

If you could study with ANY acting teacher who would it be? (Still Living and Actually Teaching!) by Yaars23  •  last post Apr 17th

They gotta still be alive, and they need to actually be teaching (not just an actor you wish would teach)....

First audition and i need advice by selma101act  •  last post Apr 17th

Hi I’m going to have my first ever audition through an online audition because of corona and I’m going to do improv and I’ve never done both so I really need advice as I’m extremely nervous. Should I cancel? Would that look bad? Please I need a lot of help right now. I’m questioning if I even should become an actress as I’m pretty shy and introverted.

Actors Zoom/Skype Reading / Rehearsing by ji1288  •  last post Apr 17th

Hi All! ​ Any actors interested in Zooming/Skyping to rehearse sides for each other? Or even just reading some scripts to keep us active? I know I have a few auditions coming up and would love a reader or another actor to work on them with and would love to do the same. ​ Thanks, Jen

Asa Butterfield Acting Q&A on Instagram by pr0fess0r  •  last post Apr 17th

Hey guys, I'm part of an online community called The Actors Gym ([https://actorsgym.co.uk](https://actorsgym.co.uk)) which is the online arm of The Reel Scene acting school in London. We work with Asa Butterfield (Sex Education, Hugo, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas etc) who teaches a masterclass at the school. We have organised a live Q&A with him on Instagram (our Insta is @rsactorsgym) for the 21st of April and you're invited to join in and ask your acting questions. Asa is a great guy and we're hoping to do this more often during this difficult time. ​ [Asa Butterfield during his masterclass at The Reel Scene](https://preview.redd.it/ea5lg51n5ct41.jpg?width=3600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7f2623abe10002c02a8ad1554a7264f57e0cee28) If you're interested in our online community, please check out the Actors Gym. We provide monthly self-tape acting challenges which are individually reviewed by casting agents and directors, we have frequent video posts from our actors and professionals like Asa and William Moseley (from the Narnia movies). It is a subscription service and the subscription goes towards supporting the school and its actors while the classes are suspended as a result of the pandemic. Anyway, we hope you're all safe and well and able to keep up some sort of acting training while you're locked down. Cheers Lucas

Questions for a newbie by yeetusmaster21  •  last post Apr 17th

It has been my dream for years to be in the walking dead. I know it is DEFINITELY not going to happen.But I would like to increase the chances of it happening.For a young (10-13) actor,do you think it’s possible?

3-Year Totals: Young Adult Pilot Season Bookings 2018-2020 by WinonaPortman  •  last post Apr 17th

During the last three Pilot Seasons, I made lists of young adult actors aged roughly 23-33 who booked leading and series regular roles and grouped them into the most common educational and training paths based on what I could find of their backgrounds. Now to conclude the study, instead of offering long lists of individual actors like in the past, I have listed the schools those with college and conservatory training attended along with the numbers of bookings from each. Plus, I have further divided the categories of those who majored in subjects besides Acting into subgroups of related courses of study along with dividing those who began their careers with high school educations into additional subgroups showing prior training, experience, major market residency, etc. This should bring some light to the realities behind the advice often given to serious young American actors suggesting that it is best to major in something "practical" like Business or STEM or just move to New York or Los Angeles straight from high school with no significant training, experience, connections, nor established parallel careers. Actors who did that and rose to this level account for 1.6%, .6%, and 2.4% of bookings respectively despite a constant and often aggressive online drumbeat of that advice having been given since I was in high school and most certainly before. I have also added two new categories to show just how few actors with family in the business (2.1%) and social media stars (1.6%) booked which should provide a reality check and perhaps quiet some of the grousing I have seen about how you need to be one or the other to advance. You don't. As I've said all three years, this is in no way intended to discourage anyone of any starting age, background, or financial means; but, should rather serve as a reference for inexperienced kids who come here to ask questions about the different pathways into the profession. When I was coming along, opinions were plentiful and often emphatic, but factual bases for them were most often scant which is why I have found this worth doing. So, without further ado ...   **HERE ARE THE NUMBERS**   619 Actors of whom 436 are American   **Educational and Training Backgrounds** 215 Undergraduate Acting - 158 American 22 Graduate Acting - 21 American 50 Non-Degree Conservatories - 28 American 99 Majored in Something Besides Acting - 78 American 102 Began Careers with High School Education or Foreign Equivalent - 58 American 129 Former Child Stars/Began Careers as Minors - 91 American 2 Unknown Education, Training Background, or Starting Age - 2 American   **Undergraduate Theatre/Drama/Acting Programs** * 82 Schools - 58 American * (MT) = Musical Theatre * Leading numbers represent bookings rather than individual actors.   24 NYU/Tisch (1 MT) - 4 actors booked twice 16 Carnegie Mellon University (1 MT) - 1 actor booked twice 13 USC (9 BFA, 4 BA) 12 Juilliard - 1 actor booked twice 9 LAMDA 9 University of Michigan (7 MT) 8 Guildhall School of Music and Drama (1 American) 7 Depaul University - 1 actor booked twice 6 NIDA - 1 actor booked twice 5 Marymount Manhattan College (2 MT, 2 BA, 1 BFA) 5 UCLA - 1 actor booked twice 4 AMDA (1 MT) - 1 actor booked twice 4 RADA 3 Arts Educational Schools, London (1 MT) 3 Boston University 3 East 15 Acting School 3 Northwestern University 3 Pace University 2 Drama Centre London 2 Harvard University 2 Royal Central School of Speech and Drama 2 Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 2 Sarah Lawrence College 2 The New School 2 UNCSA 2 WAAPA 2 Pepperdine University - same actor booked twice 2 University of Illinois - same actor booked twice 2 Wagner College - same actor booked twice 2 Yale University - same actor booked twice Bard College Boston Conservatory (MT) Bristol Old Vic Theatre School CalArts Canadian College of Performing Arts (MT) Case Western Reserve University Coastal Carolina University City College of New York CUNY Lehman Columbia College Chicago Columbia University Cours Florent Dalhousie University Dongguk University Elon College (MT) Fordham University Grant MacEwan University Ithaca College (MT) Illinois Wesleyan University Kalamazoo College Manchester Metropolitan School of Theatre Millikin University Morehouse College National Theatre School of Canada with degree through the Canadian Film Centre. Otterbein University (MT) Reykjavík School of the Arts Richard Stockton College Studio 58/University of Alberta Roosevelt University (MT) Rose Bruford College Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama Skidmore College Spelman College SUNY Purchase Syracuse University Texas State University University of Florida University of Alabama (MT) University of Louisville UNLV UNC Greensboro Royal Holloway, University of London University of Oklahoma (MT) University of San Diego University of Tulsa University of Virginia Wake Forest University Western Kentucky University Western Michigan University York University 2 Unknown Schools - Both foreign.   **Graduate Acting Programs** * 12 Schools   4 NYU/Tisch 4 Yale School of Drama - 3 American 3 American Conservatory Theater 2 Columbia University 2 UC Irvine - Same actor booked twice Actors Studio Drama School Alabama Shakespeare Festival Juilliard National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts UNC Chapel Hill USC University of Tennessee   **Non-Degree Granting Conservatories** * 30 Schools - 12 American   9 AMDA - 1 actor booked twice 6 NYCDA - 1 actor booked twice 4 NYFA - 1 actor from the NYC campus booked 3 times and the other is Guatamalan. 4 William Esper Studio (2 with unrelated college degrees.) 2 AADA 2 Actors Centre Australia - same actor booked twice and also trained in the NIDA One-year Musical Theatre course. 2 NIDA One-Year Musical Theatre Course - same actor booked twice and also trained at Actors Centre Australia. Act Cape Town Film Acting Academy Art of Acting Studio A.T.C.L - Actor also studied at the National Theatre Drama School Bury College National Extended Diploma in Performing Arts CBC Actors Conservatory Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia Circle in the Square Theatre School (Actor is British) Cristina Rota Conservatory and Film Institute (Actor has an unrelated college degree.) EICAR Cinema and Acting School Identity School of Drama Kingdom School of Drama LAMDA Foundation Course Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute (Actor is Costa Rican) London School of Dramatic Art Maggie Flanigan Studio National Theatre School of Canada National Theatre Drama School (Actor also studied at A.T.C.L.) Neighborhood Playhouse Principal Academy of Dance & Theatre Arts Stella Adler Studio of Acting Stella Mann College of Performing Arts Terry Knickerbocker Conservatory 2 UNDISCLOSED - Same British actor booked twice and trained at an undisclosed Meisner conservatory in London. Possibly the Actors Door Studio.   **Majored in Something Besides Acting**   17 Communications, Broadcasting, Journalism, and Media Studies - 15 American >Courses of study: Communications, Communications and Media Studies, Journalism, Broadcast Journalism, Broadcasting, Radio and Television, Media Arts & Culture, and Entertainment & Media Studies. * 2 Minors: Theatre and Film & Electronic Arts * 1 Social Media Star.   16 Business, Finance, and Marketing - 10 American >Courses of study: Business Administration, Business Management, International Business, Music Business, Commerce, Finance, Marketing, and Advertising. * 3 Double majors with 2 in Film and 1 in Pre-Law * 2 Actors booked twice. 1 majored in Music Business and 1 in International Business with a double degree in Film.   15 Social Sciences - 10 American >Courses of study: Psychology, Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, Economics, Sociology, History, Public Policy, and International Relations. * 2 Double Majors in Applied Critical Thought and Inquiry and History. * 2 Minors in Theatre and Film. * 1 Social media star who majored in Psychology.   13 Fine Arts Besides Acting - 11 American >Courses of study: Fiction Writing, Dramatic Writing, Screenwriting, Writing for Film and Television, Painting/Drawing, Music, Architecture, Performance in Voice, Recorded Music, Dance, World Arts and Cultures: Dance . * 2 Double Majors in Fiction Writing and Painting/Drawing; and Art History and Italian * 1 Minor in Film. * 1 Actor who majored in Music booked twice.   9 Film - 8 American >Courses of study: Film, Film Production, Film/Editing, and Cinema. * 2 double majors in International Business and Business Management. * 1 actor spent an unspecified time studying Philosophy at a different institution. * 1 actor who majored in Film Production booked twice.   7 Humanities - 5 American >Courses of study: Religion, World Arts and Cultures, English, English Language and Literature, Philosophy, Applied Critical Thought and Inquiry, French and Francophone Studies, and Italian. * 2 Double Majors in Psychology and History. * 1 also has a degree in Film from a different university.   7 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math - 4 American >Courses of study: Neuroscience, Environmental Sciences and Policy, Computer Science, Math, and Mortuary Science. * 1 British actor who majored in Neuroscience and was a member of the National Youth Theatre booked 3 times. * 1 Social media star.   6 Pre-Law - 4 American * 1 Actor booked twice. * 1 Double majored in Commerce.   4 Criminal Justice - 4 American * 2 Actors both of whom booked twice. * 1 is a social media star.   3 Other - 3 American >Courses of Study: Early Childhood Education, Health Services Administration, Associates in Artistic & Scientific Studies.   7 Unknown Majors - 5 American * 3 Collegiate Athletes, 1 Social Media Star, 1 with intensive training in high school, 1 with family in the business, and 1 probable Journalism major.   **Began Careers with High School Education or Foreign Equivalent**   31 Started with no significant training, major market residency, nor established parallel careers - 15 American * 1 American booked twice. * 7 Canadian, 5 British, 2 Australian, 1 Chilean, and 1 Swedish.   25 Had intensive scholastic or professional training in high school - 11 American * 2 LA natives * 1 is also a model.   16 Los Angeles or New York City Natives * 6 with family in the business * 3 former models with 1 of them having family in the business * 4 known to have had intensive training in high school.   16 Models - 9 American * 2 LA natives and 1 native New Yorker with 1 of the LA natives having family in the business * 1 with theatre experience and professional training since childhood.   12 Dropped out of college as underclassmen - 11 American * 1 model with theatre experience and professional training since childhood * 1 with family in the business.   7 Have family in the Business - 6 American * 6 LA or NYC natives with one also being a former model.   7 Musicians and Rappers- 2 American   3 Social Media Stars - 3 American   **14 Industry Legacies/Family in the Business - 13 American** * 3 Undergraduate Acting - 1 actor booked twice * 1 Graduate Acting - Australian who went to Yale * 4 Majored in something besides acting * 6 Started with high school educations one of whom is also a model * 1 Former Child Star.   **10 Social Media Stars - 9 American** * 1 American Instagrammer booked twice * 4 YouTubers of whom three are also standup comics * 4 Instagram stars of whom two are also standup comics * 1 Buzzfeed star * 1 former child fashion blogger who began her acting career at 12.   -----------------------------------------------------------   **END NOTES** * Apparent discrepancies in numbers in some categories are due to individual actors meeting more than one classification. I was also able to find new information on most of the actors whom I had previously labeled as having unknown training and educational backgrounds. * I would have liked to group the college programs into Conservatories and Drama Schools, BFAs with strong academic components, Performance-Oriented BA programs, and Academic BAs; but, found there to be such a gray area in the middle that I couldn't formulate a solid methodology for doing so. However, based on the numbers of bookings from all but a few American schools that tend to get the picks of the litter from any given year's high school seniors, that doesn't seem to make much difference in this context. * I would have also liked to put an asterisk by the names of schools that turn out large numbers of graduates each year - sometimes from campuses on both coasts. Not knowing the ballpark numbers for all the schools, that didn't seem fair. Just be aware that some of the colleges and non-degree granting conservatories showing numerous graduates on these lists do, so use your judgement when comparing their numbers to schools with fewer bookings. * I have insufficient data to compile a meaningful list of the private acting studios and improv schools where various actors received foundational or continued training because complete resumes were only occasionally available. * This will conclude the study although I may decide to do it again in a few years if I see what appears to be a major change in the market and feel so inclined.   ------------------------------------------------------   **2018 Results:** https://www.reddit.com/r/acting/comments/8bpw52/young_adult_pilot_bookings_2018/ **2019 Results:** https://www.reddit.com/r/acting/comments/b9a7p7/young_adult_pilot_bookings_2019/ **2020 Results:** https://www.reddit.com/r/acting/comments/fmdaj4/young_adult_pilot_bookings_2020/

Open Calls by ActorPlaybook  •  last post Apr 17th

* **Casting Director Alison McBryde** is also holding open calls! You need an Actor’s Access account for this one. Search for breakdown posted April 3 “VIRTUAL OPEN CALL – VARIOUS PROJECTS” You must submit on Breakdown Services (Actors Access) or have your team submit you. **Deadline to submit 4/27.** [https://actorsaccess.com/projects/?view=breakdowns&breakdown=675050&region=9&fbclid=IwAR166tKfme9JTBWcf3VfB6T9qctDiYrCkX\_DIvIW3eW8dT\_jN2t6SqQzXhQ](https://actorsaccess.com/projects/?view=breakdowns&breakdown=675050&region=9&fbclid=IwAR166tKfme9JTBWcf3VfB6T9qctDiYrCkX_DIvIW3eW8dT_jN2t6SqQzXhQ) * **Bluestein/Kennedy Casting** – Virtual Open Call! Bluestein/Kennedy Casting is hosting a free Virtual Open Call through **April 30th** **– yup! all month!!**….. for all actors. Submit via Breakdown Services. You’re going to have go through the breakdowns for this one. [www.instagram.com/kennedycasting](https://instagram.com/kennedycasting) for more info.  * **CASTING SUBMISSIONS REQUEST** – **Elevator Casting (LA)** is asking for actors to send reels, improv, sketch, shorts, monolologes, characters, etc. **contact@elevatorcasting.com**

What are some good tips to increase believability of voice tone? by ForgotMyCakeDay  •  last post Apr 17th

I'm not a professional actor, but I do enjoy implementing acting into personal projects. With that being said, I find it hard to connect to the character I'm playing and act accordingly. How can I act in a way that isn't obviously fabricated? Is there some trick that may help an actor visualize his character? I know that good acting comes with practice, but I was wondering if there are some mentality tips that might get someone on the right track.

How do I go about acting? by patdeeznutz  •  last post Apr 17th

I'm an Irish 23 y/o male. I don't have any experience whatsoever, but I am very good at voices and characters. I find myself constantly doing different "characters" to make jokes, and a few people have mentioned that I should act. Every time I watch a show or a movie I get the urge to act myself. I have no formal education, or experience. Whilst im not unattractive, I don't think I have the "look" of an actor. This plays a role in me not pursuing the career. Can someone give me advice on what to do? I'd really appreciate it!

Is it ok for me to take a different route than most actors?? by ScoobyHorn  •  last post Apr 17th

Yo,so i'm 14 and i find acting interesting and i want to do it,but i have school so i started theatre [classes.my](https://classes.my) question is can i do theatre-Acting classes/imrpov and still develop the skills that someone named Jimmy that goes to a drama school does ???

Looking for people who have experience with Art of Acting Studio summer intensives by crackerjackfeeler  •  last post Apr 17th

I’ve been invited to attend the 5 week Film & TV acting intensive at Art of Acting Studio and I was hoping to hear from some people who have attended the school at all but especially from anyone who participated in a summer intensive. I’m an out of state actor and I’m pretty limited as to classes where I’m located. I’ve been thinking about splitting my time between my home and LA so I can pursue acting work there too. I was thinking an intensive like this could be a good chance to get the ball rolling on that in addition to the connections and further learning. That is assuming of course they will even be able to hold the intensive as usual with everything going on... Thanks!

Interview tips? by _StarkEdits_  •  last post Apr 16th

Hello everyone. I have an assignment for class that involves interviewing someone. I am interviewing a friend who has background in theater acting. I know this is a very vague question, but does anyone have any tips for interviewing actors? The interview is just audio based, so my main goal is to really capture their identity and personality. And I’d like to ask good questions to get that feel, but I’m really doubtful of my questions.

Kotaku: "Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy Voice Actor Keiji Fujiwara Has Died" by Cicada_5  •  last post Apr 16th

[https://kotaku.com/kingdom-hearts-final-fantasy-voice-actor-keiji-fujiwar-1842897719](https://kotaku.com/kingdom-hearts-final-fantasy-voice-actor-keiji-fujiwar-1842897719) Rest in peace.

I’m an aspiring voice actor looking for work. What are some good websites I could find jobs on? by AfricaByToto3412  •  last post Apr 16th

I have some experience, I played a few characters in a friend’s animation a couple years back and Im looking to get back into it, this time seriously.

How attractive do you need to be to get lead roles? by throwaway93737363  •  last post Apr 16th

Assuming the actors had the talent to back it up, if an actor is above average and another one is very attractive who’s more likely to get the lead role? Excluding rom-coms, how much would looks play into someone getting a lead?

How do voice actors change their voices so much? by chrisredfieldu  •  last post Apr 16th

I've seen a few videos on voice actors "changing their voices" but they dont explain how. It comes off as an inherent anomaly they were born capable of producing. I think a speech pathologist would be the best person to explain specifically how these voice actors are able to change their voices so much. Are these successful voice actors born with vocal anomalies that are allowing them to change their voices so drastically? I know in some people smoking is how they achieve some changes in the voice, like Troy Baker. If these vocal changes are learned, where do voice actors go to learn how to produce these sounds? Examples: \- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV3sux7tH9M](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV3sux7tH9M) \- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmXeH\_2XIww](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmXeH_2XIww)

If you were able to go back in time and talk to your younger self when you were first starting your Acting career, what would you tell him/her? by dbowsmashbros  •  last post Apr 16th

This is for all the experienced Actors and Actresses out there.