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  1. Reddit by SuperCringyMeme Apr 7th

    My workplace wants to use my voice in an AI program

    Hi everyone, I’m new here, and I have a bit of a dilemma. I’m currently a full-time voice actor for my workplace. Per my employment, I’m the only one in my department who’s allowed to perform voiceovers for our video content. The head of my department, even...

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  2. Stage 32 by Terrence Sellers Apr 6th

    Fingers Crossed

    I've been freelance acting in ads, commercials, and a few shorts for the last 7 years. As an African American living in Taiwan that doesn't speak Mandarin fluently, it has been extremely hard to get acting work here. My dream has also been to get cast in a...

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  3. Stage 32 by Tammy Hunt Apr 6th

    Casting You!

    Instead of starting with what you think the casting director is looking for and working backwards, start with your intuition and experience of the role and work from there, ignoring your perception of the casting director. Doing it this way not only helps you...

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  4. Reddit by NotYourAverageHippo Apr 6th

    Fellow Actor Ignoring Me?

    So I booked my first SAG VO gig and the client wants me and the other actor to discuss the characters before recording next week. He also assigned us a related short story to read and discuss the scene briefly with each other. I've always responded to our...

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  5. Reddit by AutoModerator Apr 6th

    Headshot-Age Range-Character Type Feedback

    Use this thread to post your headshots for feedback, get info on your age range/type, find good headshot photographers, ask any questions you may have about headshots. If you are posting a DIY headshot for feedback, and not just a snapshot in order to get...

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  6. Reddit by gavincade Apr 6th

    Actors in Kentucky?

    Hey! Any actors based in or near Kentucky? I don’t see a lot of people in this profession or chasing this goal around here and looking to see if there’s others out there!

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  7. Reddit by lawknad Apr 6th

    Question about agents/casting

    Hello! I’m an actor based in England. Through sending a headshot to an open casting call I applied to, i’ve been asked to send a self tape in character for a lead role in a new teen series for the BBC. I’ve never had an agent and never been able to get to...

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  8. Reddit by Soft_Jellyfish8301 Apr 6th

    Is nepotism really the key to it all?

    I've been looking into some actors recently from Game of Thrones and noticed a lot of them have some nepotism small to large. For example: emilia clarkes dad was a theatre sound engineer and her mother took her to one of her fathers plays at a very young age...

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  9. Reddit by BigBadminton Apr 6th

    Androgyny and Voice Work

    Over the past few years, people I've interacted with have commented on my voice, and the most common is that it's "androgynous" or "neutral." I am wondering how good, bad, or indeed how neutral this could be as a voice actor? This isn't about evaluating my...

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  10. Reddit by EitherNectarine6499 Apr 6th

    Accountant cost?

    Any incorporated actors in NY (or LA) care to share how much they pay their accountant for both corporation and personal taxes and if that accountant works specifically with actors? My CPA charges me $900 for personal and $1400. Is this crazy high or the...

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  11. Reddit by Inevitable-Anxiety57 Apr 6th

    rejection/friends constantly working

    how do you handle when you have friends who are also actors who are constantly working and getting offers? i want to be happy for them but it’s really hard when i’m just faced with rejection after rejection and it seems i just hear radio silence when i am...

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  12. Reddit by thedearidiot Apr 6th

    Genderfluid actor with questions

    Hi, I am genderfluid and I've been like this since I was a kid. One day I look like a guy (I have short hair and pass **very** well (been told I look like Timothee Chalamet on multiple occasions)) and the next like a girl (generally tend to wear wigs on those...

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