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  3. Reddit by banananuttttt Feb 12th

    I just gave up on a self tape

    Does this ever happen to you? Was doing a self tape audition that admittedly I didn't put much work into. I just got so much anxiety and frustration just for one page. It's a character that I can do well within my range. Anyways I just didn't want to do the...

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  4. Reddit by Lumpy-Ordinary-1816 Feb 12th

    Advice

    Is it possible to start my acting career without my parents help?? I’m 14 and so far all I’m in is theater in Highschool right now and I feel like I need more y’know. I want to get a headshot but of course I don’t know how to drive so I can’t drive to like a...

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  6. Reddit by SillyStringChad Feb 12th

    Can’t wrap my head around it

    So I found an agent who is legit and finds actors casting opportunities. In order to get represented by them you first must have 4 professional credits in either TV or film. My question is, how do I get a professional credit without having an agent?

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  7. Reddit by residenttinman Feb 12th

    Should I subscribe to Backstage without a reel?

    What it says on the tin. I’d like to subscribe to Backstage so I can start auditioning, or at least applying, to roles that give me more professional credits and eventually start moving me towards qualifying for the unions. The problem is: I don’t have a reel...

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  8. Reddit by jackal567 Feb 12th

    Taking Acting Courses in Chicago before Moving?

    Hello all; my family is going to be moving to a suburb just outside NYC in 6 months, and for a variety of reasons (student loans suck), I'm heavily leaning towards going with them. My Mom has said I can come with them, no rent or grocery payments necessary...

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  10. Reddit by cabin1211 Feb 11th

    This is why you're not getting work.

    Let's have a serious chat. As I keep diving deeper and deeper down the rabbit hole of Voice Acting full time, working with trainers, and getting work I am starting to see the fatal flaw as to why most people who want this so badly are not getting work. It...

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  11. Reddit by Tight_Bookkeeper_582 Feb 11th

    Looking For a One-Act Play With Three Male Roles

    Hello, fellow actors! For my acting class, I need to find a short play for me and my two classmates to do. The three of us are men (late teens/early 20's), but we can swing the gender if it's not a given in the script that one of us has to be female. Two of...

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  12. Reddit by Shrekwithan8pack Feb 11th

    I want to be an actor

    Hello! Im a 14 year old guy from the Netherlands and i want to be an actor (as the title already stated ahaha) i just really dont now where i’m supposed to start and hoe i achieve my dream. All tips and help appriciated!

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  14. Reddit by film245 Feb 11th

    How to stop anxiety during auditions

    As the title says, I suffer extreme anxiety during auditions, I basically tense up and stutter so it ruins my whole performance. It’s a struggle because I know most people feel some level of anxiety and nervousness but for me it actually affects the way I...

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  15. Reddit by DumbassDragon Feb 11th

    Atlanta to Philly

    Hi ya’ll. I guess I like to move. I was in NYC for acting school prior to COVID, and Atlanta during this past year. Atlanta has been okay—I’ve managed to sustain myself barely on doing BG work, and I’ve gotten a few indie roles as well, but nothing...

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  17. Reddit by CaliforniaStoked Feb 11th

    Submitting to Commercial Agents - Question

    Hello! I recently booked a few commercials and I'm in the process of submitting to 15 different LA commercial agencies that I have targeted. I have a reel that I put together, with 2 commercials that I starred in. I booked another two commercials, but they...

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