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  1. Reddit by Putang1nam0 Jan 28th

    Question about drama school

    Currently I’m a freshman at San Francisco State University and I’m a drama major. I’ve always planned on pursuing an acting career, and I really want to study the craft right now. I’m just wondering if staying at SFSU is the right choice. I came here (I’m...

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  6. Reddit by ElliotIsRami Jan 28th

    Feeling Envious

    Hi fellow artists. I guess it’s in the title. I’m feeling envious of another artist and in my studies we’ve been told it’s our individual path and artistic journey. I get that. But it’s also opportunity, the image the creator tries to display, and many more...

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  10. Reddit by HelloGuest Jan 28th

    How to get "Stand-In" work?

    Hello, I am not sure where else to submit this question. I recently started working with Central Casting Los Angeles (I know we all have our opinion on doing BG work), but my ultimate goal is to become a professional Stand-In. I started in November and I got...

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  11. Reddit by silkk8 Jan 27th

    Anxiety is ruining my chances at an acting career.

    I've been anxious my whole life, but in my late teens/early twenties (college age) it got clinically bad. That, coupled with horrible chronic digestive problems and nausea, eventually made me quit college for a semester to get medicated and back on track. I...

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  12. Reddit by highrisedrifter Jan 27th

    PSA: Advice from casting (long read)

    As someone who has worked for a casting director for a couple of years and as a director currently casting a SAG-AFTRA paid feature film (and also i’m mainly a SAG-AFTRA actor with good TV/film credits), I have some advice for actors who use casting sites...

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  13. Reddit by badthrowaway77 Jan 27th

    Help with training

    So I just booked my first big credit at the last year. I made the episode and everything. It was literally the culmination of a ten year journey. I felt like I was on top of the world...There is no way the top agents in my city would say no to me now...and...

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  14. Reddit by PinkamenaDP Jan 27th

    My first commercial is now airing!

    I saw a commercial that has me in it for the first time!! Its been airing this week on the channels NBC and CBS and maybe ABC but I haven't caught it there yet. It's for a large Native American entity that has a massive presence locally and regionally. They...

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  18. Backstage by Act0r Jan 26th

    Agent advice/feedback - TKO

    Hi friends -- I have a meeting with Lynne Jebens at TKO this week. This is the result of a One on One session with her. I liked Lynne a lot in my initial audition with her, but am curious for advice around her/the office itself -- good agent/agency? Are...

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  20. Reddit by JetGunAintThatBad Jan 26th

    Went to my first acting class

    I (15 year old from the UK) went to my first acting class today. I can almost taste the BAFTA /s. I've always been the STEM type (nerd-type) and as such I've never done any acting before that. Therefore, I'm shit. Imagine a 4 year old doing Macbeth and trying...

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