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Reddit by Confused_Mocha Feb 2nd

Is it possible for an actor to swap roles before a play starts?

It's for a story I'm writing and I wonder if a similar scenario exists in the acting world: The director asks the story's main character to swap their role of playing the hero to the villain of a play. The director knows that the main character remembers the...
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Reddit by AutoModerator Feb 2nd

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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Reddit by JellyfishField88 Feb 2nd

What is the beat way to approach contact someone for clips of your scenes to use for your personal video reel?1,

So ofc as a small actor you’d wanna grow and in order to grow, using scenes from short films youve been in can be helpful. Ive never asked a director or producer for scenes I’ve been in because I’ve never worked on a reel for myself, now that im working on...
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Reddit by Frequent_Can2968 Feb 2nd

CASTING CALL FOR 35$

I need a female voice actor that can capture the voice of a 10-year-old kid. Anyone welcome to audition just dm me!
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Reddit by natsuhime Feb 2nd

How to credit a role on my resume that I stepped in for one performance?

A local community theatre had an actor get sick with Covid during their tech week for a play. They called me to ask to step in and I rehearsed with them for a few days and then performed one night (until the original actor was able to come back). How do I...
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Reddit by Rare-Neighbourhood06 Feb 2nd

How can a person with no background in voice acting get hold of their tone and the speech techniques to speak eloquently in daily conversation?

Hello, to all. I have always admired individuals under a profession that allows bending their tones and practice voice expressions. I always notice an actor’s dialogue delivery first or a news presenter's speech skills. The exercise of admiration has now led...
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Reddit by EtakMayNot Feb 2nd

Moving US City

I'm a very early career theatre actor/developer/director. I have the ability to move basically anywhere in the US right now and I'm having a difficult time deciding on a city. I am not looking to move to NYC or LA. My training is in theatre and I have limited...
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Reddit by unwrappedcandybar Feb 2nd

For my Canadian actors, are all the agencies listed in TAMAC that reputable?

There are some big ones that are not TAMAC, and you have some smaller agencies that are part of TAMAC. Like let’s say a smaller agency is part of TAMAC, but the star meter for their clients start at the 25000+. Then you have a big, reputable agency that’s not...
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Reddit by griho Feb 2nd

Actor advice?

Hey everyone. I'm in Chicago and looking to get into commercial and/or TV acting to make an acting career. I have background in improv, children's theater, and have studied a lot of forms of theater (clowning, shakespeare, suzuki, linklater, meisner.) I feel...
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Reddit by rubberducky073 Feb 2nd

is this acting studio a scam? please help

Has anyone here ever heard of face forward actors & models academy? There is one in my area and my acting teacher at my college had not heard much about it but I called them and they set me up for an audition last night on zoom with about 10 other talents...
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Reddit by AdultGrapeJuice Feb 2nd

Will AI/Elevenlabs replace voice actors?

While this AI can’t mimic human emotion it’s unreal how accurately it can replicate speech itself. I absolutely despise this because I’m scared of many jobs becoming obsolete due to AI. It’s so annoying. Will voice actors be completely unneeded in the future...
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Reddit by LeoMajors Feb 2nd

Why do actors always write one-person shows?

Obviously it's a good way to show off your own talent, but it's almost a cliché at this point. Wouldn't it better show off your acting skills to have someone to play off of? Aren't most people more likely to see a multi-person show than a one-man or one-woman...
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Reddit by hennebeto Feb 2nd

Labeling audition footage

Hey, I have some self tapes i did that i need to submit through actors access. I’ve never submitted through them before. Bare with me! In the instructions it says to separate the clips. So would that mean like takeone.mov taketwo.mov or like separate within...
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Reddit by rawrshallavenge Feb 2nd

Theatre submissions on Actors Access question

So I'm new to Actors Access - I have good student/semi-professional footage for a reel/clips (I've already uploaded a few), and I have headshots that will do for now (next on my list) Question though - when submitting for theatrical auditions, I know they...
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Reddit by Movie-Connoisseur Feb 1st

Is trying to learn techniques on your own effective?

I’m a meisner actor and have trained in it for over a year. I’m at the point where I feel like a confident actor and I’m looking to add more tools to my belt so ive been seeking other methods and techniques to see if they help in any way. I love meisner but I...
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Reddit by Helloimafanoffiction Feb 1st

15 Favorite Actors

Note this is just my opinion .Willem Defoe .Bill Bixby .Peter Cushing .Peter Capaldi .Matt Smith .Michael Caine .Robert De Niro .Christopher Eccleston .Christopher Lee .John Hurt .Robin Williams .Morgan Freeman .Frank Welker .Mark Hamill .James Earl Jones
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Reddit by Abstract_Corduroy74 Feb 1st

Acting work vs Acting training: what should I do?

Hey everyone. I'm having a bit of trouble deciding really what would be best for me to do next. I just got done with KCACTF and URTA auditions all in the same week. I've gotten a lot of offers for good opportunities, but the thing is, I'm not sure which...
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Reddit by AromaticTrade7947 Feb 1st

Agent/Manager Referral from CD

Would it be inappropriate to ask a CD for a referral to an agent or manager after taking class with them? I’m just at a loss for options here, I’m not getting anywhere with cold emails or self-submissions on actors access. I don’t live near any major cities...
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Reddit by Emergency_Reactor Feb 1st

I can’t find a US agent

I have been busting by butt to be a better performer. I moved to the UK from the US to get a masters in acting, and even secured a UK agent. Recently I won a broadway world award for best performer in a one woman show - I use this to pitch to agencies but...
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Reddit by smallcoconut Feb 1st

Best / Worst Stories as an Actor?

Hi everyone! I'm actually a writer on this board (former child/teen actor) and I haven't auditioned in yearssss. Looking for some inspo for a book I'm working on where my young adult protagonist has just moved to LA to be an actress. I did this for a couple...
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