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Reddit by prasannaxo Jul 31st

NEED ADVICE - How to know if I should remain with my current agent or try getting signed with another agent

I graduated from theatre school last year. Got an agent 3 months post graduation. The agency is a boutique agency with roughly 50-60 actors on the roster. Since I didn’t have many on camera training to put in my resume I took workshops with major casting...

Reddit by bastiancallmyname Jul 31st

Wife is kissing another man tonight

I’ve been a supportive husband to my wife and her acting career, small theater etc. for 10 years now. When we met I told her I’d have a hard time with her kissing an actor on stage. She said she usually doesn’t have roles like that because most of her roles...

Reddit by Tell_The_Truth_Today Jul 31st

Artist-Depression-Suicides. To all the artists out there including Actors, Directors, Producers, and Casting Directors. If you’re suffering with mental illness or depression. Talk to someone. You’re not alone.

https://www.recoveryranch.com/articles/artists-depression-link-depression-creativity/

Reddit by theloverofmovies Jul 31st

Looking for an LA classroom to film at

Hey all you very talented actors! I’m looking for a classroom to film at in Los Angeles area, and I would really appreciate if either you know a school that would let me shoot there for about 2-3 hours or if you know any good websites to RENT one. I would...

Reddit by KitchenAlgae Jul 31st

How can I see what I’ve submitted to on Casting Networks?

I’ve submitted to a bunch of stuff, but I’d like to see what I have and haven’t submitted to so I don’t do something stupid like double submit. I don’t want to give a CD any more work to do or give myself a bad rep by doing it. Is there a part of the site...

Reddit by authorrobertgemmell Jul 31st

How do agents work? (Asking for informantion not an actor)

I'm a writer working on a series of novels whose main charcter was conceived as a talent agent/con artist The first two books were him in high school/college so the talent agent thing has just been in the background. His father is an agent at a large...

Reddit by puppylover1184 Jul 31st

Opinions on Different​ Techniques

I've taken a variety of different acting classes, but have never studied a well known technique (Meisner, Adler, etc.) I've heard a lot of negative things from actors who have studied those techniques. They say the techniques aren't applicable to 99% of what...

Reddit by NobodyNamedSmith Jul 31st

Booked my first Netflix movie and first national commercial on the same day!

Hey Reddit community, I'm an actor working outside of LA in Austin, TX. I chose to join the union because I believe in the cause! Just excited to let you know after countless auditions, callbacks I finally booked two jobs on the same day! I'm thrilled and am...

Reddit by RunnersTrots123 Jul 31st

Being a non-paid extra in a crowd scene for a few days of shooting - is this even worth it (even for a beginning actor with zero experience) or a complete waste of time?

Reddit by dontstopmenow9898 Jul 31st

Worried about my ethnicity in Hollywood...

Hi Everyone, So I've been taking lessons and auditioning in my local area whilst saving up to move to LA. However, I am worried my ethnicity will make me uncastable in Hollywood. I am Middle Eastern but look ethnically ambiguous, people don't ever accurately...

Reddit by felicia0wang Jul 30th

Student films

Where are places to find student films that I can audition for? I tried some sites like actors access and back stage, but I couldn’t really find any near me. Would I be able to contact universities directly, or does it have to be through sites where auditions...

Reddit by InfiniteIsness Jul 30th

Post Show Malaise

I just finished a run of Hamlet as Gertrude and am feeling the sadness of ending a show hardcore. This show was really special. It was one of those shows where I really connected with my cast mates and we created something really great. What sticks out for me...

Reddit by thehealthyactress Jul 30th

What is the right type of project to turn an audition down?

I’ve turned down several auditions because the script was absolutely terrible, or there trying to reimagine a classic but failed. But are struggling actors... is it okay to turn down bad work?

Reddit by josephlemus_ Jul 30th

NOT ACTING RELATED BUT HELP NEEDED

Alright so basically last school year i joined the student council and its full of popular kids who I don’t know and i get really anxious and currently nervous cause we have our first meeting tomorrow .I joined in the first place to be more social and...

Reddit by Kyoko_IMW Jul 30th

To all the bi actors out there

Reddit by doodlebug_uk Jul 30th

Is acting in London as bad as Tokyo?

Hello guys, thanks for clicking! I'm currently working as a foreign (i'm a white guy) actor/model in Tokyo. I am obviously in a strange position here but as i haven't had much experience before I left the UK I am curious what its like working back home. I'm...

Reddit by dead-betayal Jul 30th

I’m young. And a competitive dancer. With a packed day to night schedule I decided I want to try and do acting.

Salut, Omg ok wow. I do a lot of things. Art,dance,music, you get the point. Recently I’ve been getting hella inspired by movies and shows. I’ve been digging deep into the actors and taking note of how they work certain expressions without coming across as...

Reddit by torontovoiceover Jul 30th

Any non-union voice actors from Toronto on this sub?

This is a burner account because... Reddit haha. I work for an agency and am looking to possibly expand our non-union roster. Diversity, in any capacity, would be an asset. Whether that be POC, LGBTQ+ or someone able to speak other languages. Québécois French...

Reddit by 247Existentialist Jul 30th

How do I become a better actor when I have low empathy?

Apologies in advance for the long read! It’s very hard for me to connect with the emotions of my character. It’s odd because I can typically understand where they’re coming from - both on the surface and sub-textual level - but that connection just isn’t...

Reddit by 10FightingMayors Jul 30th

Seeking help for my husband! Any advice?

Hi all! So, my husband is a wonderful guy who basically dedicates his whole life to trying to make other people laugh. 80% of the time he does this using very impressive mimicry. He can almost FLAWLESSLY mimic a lot of Seth McFarlane characters; specifically...