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  2. Reddit by StudySafe1982 Jan 5th

    Portraying vs. Feeling

    Let's take sadness. Most acting coaches tell you that the audience can see through fake tears and will know if you're not truly sad but merely faking sadness. But I think you can totally get away with just portraying an emotion. I've seen it happen. Actors...

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  3. Reddit by BlackDoomsday Jan 5th

    Help

    What to do as a high schooler Hello I am a 16M high schooler, I learned about a lot about acting. I am going to take acting clas in spring. I got 3 acting books, but if I wanna be a actor I wanna know where to go or to do because sitting and reading at doing...

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  4. Reddit by Patprick Jan 5th

    Actors needed for survey!

    Hello fellow actors. I am currently a theater actor and in AP Research, this is my senior year of high school. My paper is regarding Discrimination in the Theater Industry, and through my literature review, I found a gap regarding the effects it has on mental...

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  5. Reddit by bumpysquid23 Jan 4th

    Present for an upcoming actress

    Hey everyone! My sister is starting her journey as an actress by getting into drama school, and I would like to support her with some present, buy I don’t know where to start. Are ideas? Maybe a very influential book on the field? Thank youu ✨

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  6. Reddit by Consistent-Future874 Jan 4th

    What is the benefit of working in a closet

    I hear that a lot of voice actors set up in a walk-in closet and while I do have one it would definitely be a pain to set up in, are the benefits worth it to do or is just working in my room fine or are there any alternatives.

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  10. Reddit by Several_Pay_7483 Jan 4th

    side gig benefits

    hello, fellow actors! after a few months of unemployment, i was hired for a remote copywriting position at a nonprofit. i really like the gig, and am wondering how viable it is to stay at a steady remote job while in the early stage of my acting career (i'm...

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  15. Reddit by bunnynoira Jan 4th

    How to handle sneaky "age" questions in auditions?

    Hi folks! I've never posted here, but I've had something that's been nagging at me for a few months and I wondered if anyone else has encountered this/has advice! Several months ago, in an audition that was going really well, the CD asked me "How many years...

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  16. Reddit by love_acting99 Jan 4th

    "Whys"

    Every actor has their list of whys. Why we pursue this amazing but extremely difficult career. I made a whole list, but I realized I haven't been reading it lately, so I decided to post it both for review and to share my reasons. Feel free to post your whys...

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  17. Reddit by M4cNChees3 Jan 4th

    Maybe a dumb question about sex scenes in acting

    Not sure if right thread, but in movies where there are sex scenes, do the actors and actresses ever perform actual intercourse (just obviously isn't fully shown in the show or movie)? Or are there some policies against that or idk how does all of that work?...

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