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White girl cast as Maria in West Side Story by coolflowerG • last post Aug 29th
Today my university posted the cast list for their upcoming production of West Side Story and a white girl was cast as Maria, even though three Latinx girls auditioned. One was cast as Anita, one cast as Maria’s understudy, and the third is in the ensemble. The entire school is in an uproar and normally I would be too but I’m conflicted because none of the Latinx girls have the soprano range the part requires and the white girl who was cast would sing the part the best, hands down. Should that matter though? I’m interested in what you guys think about this. Do you feel the university was wrong to cast her? What do you think the girl that was cast should do? Because of her major requirements she had to audition for the show and accept any roles she is cast as.
L.A. based actors, how often and how long are you driving to gigs, auditions, and such when you have them? by FoxyGrandpa17 • last post Aug 28th
Mostly just curious since I'm not there not but plan on moving soon
Auditioning for Dorothy by Jello_Squid • last post Aug 28th
I have the opportunity to audition for Dorothy in a nonmusical version of the Wizard of Oz, and I'm looking for some advice or words of wisdom. I really don't want to be carbon copy of Judy Garland's Dorothy, as I know I need to stand out somehow and make it my own, so I've been going through some of Dorothy's monologues from the film and actively trying to not match Garland's style. This has really forced me to rethink the character, and I feel like I've managed to build up my own Dorothy, which is very exciting! I can't wait to audition, but this will be the first time I've acted in about three years. I switched to backstage and set design when I was 15, so I never stopped being around theatre during that time, but I have been *desperate* to start acting again. I know a lot more about acting now from researching and learning about how other actors go about building characters, but I'm still a little apprehensive. Any words of advice will be very much appreciated.
Audition question by TSDTRT3i • last post Aug 28th
Should you use props? Let's day a bottle or a pencil that is in the scene
If you don't have a reel, I don't even look at you. by Rdwomack2 • last post Aug 28th
Small piece of advice, for whatever it counts coming from a nobody director. I just posted casting calls yesterday for a project. It’s the lead role in a mystery. In the first hour I had 200 submissions, and a little more than 16 hours later I have 450, and that’s just on one website. Easily half of the submissions don’t have a reel, or clips, or ANYTHING. It’s particularly annoying when I see a resume that has a dozen films listed, but they don’t have a single second of footage uploaded. Like I said, take my opinion with a grain of salt, CDs might see things different…but how am I supposed to offer you the chance to audition, if I don’t even know what you look like on camera? How do I gauge your acting ability if you don’t have a reel or clips? How can I even begin to weed through all the submissions if I was relying on headshots alone? Y’all. Do yourself a favor. If you’re going out for a dramatic role, show us SOMETHING! I have a pretty good imagination, but I can’t discern your talent on camera from a headshot. Edit: Reel, clips, anything on camera. Hell a monologue you recorded in your apartment is better than nothing.
Should I volunteer my time to be a BG for a local director? by actingstarterpack • last post Aug 28th
I was offered to do BG for a short film that does pay. Should I do this in hopes of networking or not bother? I do get a share of the film if it ever gets sold or wins an award. This is a special contract given to low budget films by my union. I've done these before. I don't get to talk to the main cast. I'm mostly networked with other BG actors who so happen to be aspiring principal actors. I don't see this as helpful for my acting career. I doubt they would keep me in mind for future projects, it's more like by the contract rules, they need actors who with union membership to fulfill the contract requirements. The contract requires a number of BG with union status
Getting back to to the swing of things, but feeling kind of lost by Tony_Tonie_Tone • last post Aug 28th
What’s up Reddit family!! I’m an actor and writer in NY. I took a nice amount of time off from performing to tend to family as well as myself. I’m so blessed to have a great family that supported me through my hard times, and gave me the confidence again to be who I am, and never let society dictate what I can do with my life. With that being said I would like some advice on where to even start get my name and face out there for auditions. I have a backstage account as well as actors access...is there anything else out there I should be looking check out?? (Theatre companies, agent festival, conservatory programs)? I would love to get everyone’s advice. Hope everyone is doing great BTW. I know how this business can’t take you off of your rocker at times.
Lost a role cause I didn't have a SAG waiver before by daveV311 • last post Aug 28th
Hey I got a casting call last Wednesday for a role that would have giving me a sag waiver for non-union member and today i was asked if i had ever been giving one and i said "no" they hung up on me. I called back and asked about it and they gave me the "oh.. i just got an email and they wont need you any more". Should i have lied and said "yes i do have a SAG waiver" or is it normal for them to lie and drop you from a project? Just a little info I am a background actor in New York
Fastest Successful A-List Actor by VixtiL • last post Aug 27th
Trying to find a list of actors who have gone from no acting experience to an A-List actor in the shortest time period. Either there is no results or I'm just "Googling" the wrong question.
Bittersweet Role by YoloSwaggins1147 • last post Aug 27th
Hello, So I'm not entirely sure how to word this but I'm curious as to how my fellow actors react to being cast in a role they did not intend for. I recently auditioned for a play and was cast as a supporting character. Please do not take this the wrong way, as I intend on giving my director the best of my performance and plus some, however, I can't help but feel slightly confused as to how I received this role. I spent the last few weeks truly preparing for another character. During call backs, I had been picked for three characters (only auditioned for two during call backs, one largely as the main role as I had been preparing and briefly as the one I actually got cast as). I felt strong that I received the main role, but then I realised something - I overdid my supporting character audition. Up until that moment, I had been the only audition-er that had read the play and knew how the character actually acted. Because of this, I think I gave my director too much that I encompassed the character that the other 4 actors did not give him. I can't help but feel I wish I received the role I really wanted, but I'm still grateful for receiving this. Anyone have any tips on receiving this? This is surely not the last time it will happen to me, but all actors around. Has anyone ever spoken to their director on their decision similar to this?
It feels like my agent has forgotten about me. by Looking2Progress • last post Aug 27th
I signed with him last October on the back of a successful off west-end run, he's not in the top tier of agents over here but he is still pretty good; clients are on film/tv jobs all over the world, have tony/emmy/BAFTA nominations etc. etc. so, I was pretty excited to sign with him since my previous agent ran her whole operations out of her garage. From October to January we had almost weekly contact, I came in for meetings, he phoned/emailed me some of the jobs he was submitting me for, I got new headshots and he selected the ones he thought I should use on my cv. Although I didn't get any auditions in that time, it felt like the actor/agent relationship was pretty strong. Then things went silent for little bit, I chalked that down to some of his bigger clients booking large TV roles and I imagine that was a little hectic so I didn't email I just went about my day; acting classes, my normal boring day job, waiting for an audition to come through ... and finally, in March, one did. I ended up booking the job and spent most of April on set doing my thing; during this time we were in almost constant contact every day... then the job finished. After I got paid things went silent again but this time I wasn't getting auditions, so, in June I emailed him just one of those "should I get some new headshots" emails and I got an email back a couple days later from his assistant telling me that I'm being submitted for things and my headshots are fine for now. Well, now it's almost September and I haven't had any auditions since March and haven't even spoken to my agent since April - I really don't know what to do at this point. I feel like in what? 10/11 months? I should've had more than one audition and the fact that I booked that has to count for something, right? I really have no idea what to do now, all of my friends are busy auditioning at least twice a months and I'm just sat here not getting anything! What's going on? Anybody got any advice? Should I be looking for a new agent?
Studio Classes vs. Community College Classes by beetsaladz • last post Aug 27th
Hi all, Probably not a unique question, but I can't seem to find a solid answer that already exists. I work full time in a corporate role, recently graduated uni. I've honestly only recently become interested in acting. I have literally done nothing up until now that's relevant, not even theater in high school. I'd like to give it a shot, at least try out some classes and see how I feel auditioning and things like that. My main question - I'm doing some research about options in the area (I'm in OC so there should be a lot of options). What I'm leaning towards is either: 1. The Actor's Studio of OC - has great reviews, basically night classes right? 2. Local community college acting classes - would basically result in an associates degree? i believe it's about 16 credits. Price wise, I think they're in the same ballpark. Is there one you would recommend over the other? If so, for what reason? I'm honestly not sure what my end goal would be. I would love to try to be in film / tv, get an agent, etc. but I really think I'm way to inexperienced at this point to even say that. Thank you!
Star Trek Convention in Albany! by pseudosquid • last post Aug 27th
Our second Star Trek convention since 2016, the Star Trek Association of the Northeast brings you the ***Northeast Trek Con 2018*** held at the Albany Capital Center in Albany, NY Oct 26-28. We have Jeffrey Combs, Chase Masterson, JG Hertzler, Robert O'Reilly, Aron Eisenberg, Larry "Dr. Trek" Nemecek, - and 3 new Star Trek actors to be announced in the next 1-2 weeks. You can expect to see Star Trek actors and panels, of course, but you can also expect to see scientists, astronauts, authors, media personalities, FX makeup artists, a gaming room, and many more things! Come join us for a fun-filled weekend of Star Trek, science + science fiction. [
A, B, C, D, E, F list actors: what was your reason when you made the decision to cross over from acting in films to acting in anything? by testyoint • last post Aug 26th
You must believe you are an actor if you are going to be one by testyoint • last post Aug 26th
Diversity: How often as a minority actor are you auditioning for big roles? by mirrorsarereflective • last post Aug 26th
A question on diversity. I havr been talking to few friends I met. Some of them have told me thatvthey tend to get roles for small parts because of their type. Does this mean that there aren't that many big roles for minority actors? I have seen shows with them as leads or supporting, but it seems frw according to auditions my friends are getting. The reason why I ask is cuz recently a friend I bumped into who I studied with. She told me an agent from good agency wanted to sign her up. She did drama school in UK but no film experience. He signed her up but its been over a year and she has only gotten an audition and it was for this indian girl who is maid. She literally disappears for the rest of the season. She said she felt a bit misled because her agent told her there were no promises but there are a lot of roles needing her type. She had other auditions but it seems diversity is super big for commercials. A girl I met on a commercial set of mine just auditioned for lead for a film adaption of book, but there is controversy because the novels character was white aad now they made her black.
Interesting question by TheRenaissanceG • last post Aug 26th
Do any of you actors who try to fully immerse yourselves for weeks and months into your characters psychologically ever notice that you begin to attract things in your everyday life that are specifically of that fictional character and not of yourself? Like weird coincidences and serendipity only in alignment with your role?
Going ficore. Can you check the sag-e box instead of ficore in AA? Will anybody really know? by intothevortex87 • last post Aug 26th
That’s my only hesitation at this point, there are boxes for sag non union sag e ficore on AA, and technically you can “rejoin” sag again, so what do you guys think? Would the people at AA really know any difference? There’s 50 million actor profiles on there, and they are a business, not the morality police. What would you do? I don’t get sag auditions I joined way to early but I know I could make non union commercial money and build up my credits reels and relationships more and then rejoin sag in a couple years when appropriate, but right now I’m not acting at all, so, yeah
Background Actor by Kyle Taylor • last post Aug 25th
Hi guys, aspiring film/tv actor here; was wondering if anyone any idea son utilizing extra work to break into the business? i know there are strong opinions for and against. Also, if you do support it, is LA or NYC better for it? It is worth being in the extras union? Thanks, and glad to be here!
How to portray physical and/or mental illnesses? by ailander • last post Aug 25th
Hello actors of Reddit! I am planning to apply to become a standardized patient and I am also planning to volunteer in my school's nursing/medical program. I do not have a lot of experience with physical or mental illnesses myself nor do I know a lot of people with any type of illnesses. My question for you all is how do you portray a person that is experiencing some sort of physical illness or mental illness without looking/feeling too "act-y," especially when I will be interacting with other med students and am not onstage.