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Reddit by PsychologyAble983 Sep 2nd

Getting into acting

How do I get into acting if I live in the middle of nowhere. My family is working class and I live in rural PA and the closest city to me isn’t even that big. It’s like 50,000 people I think, and yea that’s all good and dandy. I just don’t know wtf I’m doing...

Reddit by cryoncue Sep 2nd

The Cure To Getting Out OF Your Head

A common struggle I hear from actors is how they have a hard time connecting with their character and then they end up getting stuck in their head. There can be a number of factors that can cause this common problem... One of the most important factors...

Reddit by AutoModerator Sep 1st

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...

Reddit by CanineAnaconda Aug 31st

The Risk of Auditioning for Local Hire When Not Local

I've been seeing an ongoing uptick on this sub that in a business that now relies mostly on remote auditions, actors can live wherever they want and still present themselves as local hires. My opinion is actors can *audition* wherever they want, but unless...

Reddit by oatmeal__enthusiast Aug 31st

Accidentally got SAG eligible as a non-actor, is that worth anything?

A year ago, I got cast in a lead speaking role in a series of commercial. I am not an actor in any way shape or form. I was asked to audition by the basically the luck of god and got the part. Got paid entirely too much money. A year down the road and I'm...

Reddit by PlasticConcept593 Aug 31st

Acting/auditioning advice?

Hey, So long story short I’ve been an actor for around seven years. I’ve been in a few things successful the first two years with a lot of callbacks and a few bookings. The last five years I’ve booked two things and virtually next to no callbacks. I’m...

Reddit by Koasbite360 Aug 31st

I’m an 17 year old male that wants to have voice acting career

So if anyone needs a male voice actor like me comment on this post.

Reddit by AWK2545 Aug 31st

looking for mutuals

Any aspiring actors who wanna talk about movies, tv shows, theatre, and acting in general.

Reddit by BeijingVO2 Aug 31st

Are anyone else's clients getting more cautious?

I just got a gig to play a Jamaican gangster for a video game and the client was worried it'd be considered racist to hire me to do it. Even though I passed the audition and I'm a character actor, I can do it no problem, even though I'm British/Spanish. Since...

Reddit by meinai88 Aug 30th

Adding a credit on IMDB

Hello fellow actors, I was recently in an unpaid short film where I was the lead. The film is coming out sometime in September. I was wondering if I can add the credit on my IMDB page when the short film comes out or if the director has to do it. The reason...

Reddit by zoobify112 Aug 30th

Is Tom from Fat Pig an overused monologue?

Hey yall. I need a monologue that I'll be performing in two weeks, and I have spent the summer (intermittently) reading plays looking for one but haven't been able to find one that I really connected with. Last night I just started looking online out of...

Reddit by rogermarlowe Aug 30th

Christopher Reeves has some harsh words for his Superman co-star, legendary actor Marlon Brando, on David Letterman in 1982. We don't get interviews like this anymore.

Reddit by Tricky_Machine575 Aug 30th

Tips for a *Green* Actor going on TV Set

My first time ever on a TV set I went to the bathroom with my mic on and I was HORRIFIED! Filming again soon and it has been a while, what are some basic things I need to know. I am mostly a theater actor so cameras do, at times, give me the heebie jeebies...

Reddit by thisisnotarealperson Aug 29th

Random discussion: why do you think there hasn't been a reality competition show for acting?

There are multiple singing and dancing shows but as far as I know, and I could be wrong, there's never really been one for acting. Which I find a bit strange, since singing, dancing, music, and acting are the main things under the performing arts umbrella...

Reddit by Euphoric-Wash-5659 Aug 29th

Anyone done the Book from Tape Classes and Coaching?

Seems decently priced and known but would like to hear from actors that may have actually worked with him. The program https://www.bookfromtape.com/ The Master of Self Tape (the one I’m looking at) https://www.self-taping.com/

Reddit by Timetravel_isreal Aug 29th

How do I keep the “as if” in mind but at the same time let go of my script and act in the moment??

Iam 17,and I got rejected from my dream drama school 2 days ago.They basically told me that they saw I had talent and that I wanted it,but that they rejected me bc I played my pieces in the same “tensed up and defensive” way and that I need to learn how to...

Reddit by BRACK3N Aug 29th

money

so im wondering how much i should charge as a brand new voice actor

Reddit by brooklyn3215 Aug 29th

What does an avail check really mean? (+ other random questions)

1. What does an avail check really mean? I read a wide variety of numbers from 5-20 actors being pinned for a co-star on a network tv show, for example, to only 3 actors being pinned. What is the truth? 2. If you've been pinned / avail checked by a CD, what...

Reddit by NickWendigo Aug 29th

Transgender actors unite!

Howdy! I’m just hoping to hear some successful or generally happy acting-related stories from fellow trans actors right now. I just moved to college from my hometown where I was really struggling to get cast because of a transphobic director, just to be...

Reddit by SoulWolfX Aug 29th

what types of classes would you recommend

Hello! I’m a young-ish actor located in massachusetts and am going to start taking more classes. I’ve done quite a few plays since i was in fourth or fifth grade, one musical, and some theatre workshops / classes. I’m more interested in the film / television...