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  1. Reddit by Cc-on Sep 4th

    Is this informative?

    Good Morning Everyone, Recently, I started my acting career after thinking while also continuing my studying in my university towards a traditional degree. My university is from a smaller area, with respect to acting, and I thought it would be informative to...

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  5. Reddit by BMCA2001 Sep 4th

    Uncredited IMDB

    Is it worth it putting your featured bg work on imdb if you are uncredited? Even if your character had a name for that role? I see a lot of people do it and even some famous actors like Scott Wolf as well! What are your thoughts on it?

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  6. Reddit by BMCA2001 Sep 4th

    Actors Access Material

    Should I put my co-star role even if it’s just 7 seconds long? All my other materials are just self tapes and have been getting me a good number of auditions.

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  8. Reddit by jettacfer Sep 3rd

    Is actors connection legit?

    I know I can’t go in expecting to sign with an agent or be cast by a casting director, but I want to know that it’s not a scam. Will I actually get to perform a scene for who they say or are they just going to steal my $40?

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  9. Reddit by gift4fiction Sep 3rd

    How many actors are there in the US?

    Just curious what people think the total number is. Including Union/non-union and aspiring, early career to established. SAG/AFTRA membership is “approximately 160000” Equity membership is 51,000 Maybe a good criteria is people who are auditioning or intend...

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  10. Reddit by Drecasso_Ent Sep 3rd

    Is this a good sign? What does this mean

    On Monday I auditioned for a TV show on HBO Max. It was a small Co Star Role. A few days later the same casting director for that show requested for me to audition for another project. My manager sent me the audition from the casting director and they told me...

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  12. Reddit by 1121222 Sep 3rd

    Actors who shot your own reels - any advice?

    I’m newish to acting and I don’t have any acting credits that I can take clips from, however I’ve been studying acting and want to take matters into my own hands and film some scenes myself. I’m curious if anyone has done this, and if any advice comes to mind...

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  13. Reddit by SoulWolfX Sep 3rd

    advice for the next steps in my acting journey

    Hello! I’m an actor currently enrolled in high school, have some new headshots and classes lined up and have been performing in theatre since 4th or 5th grade, albeit slightly sporadically. I’ve been going through a big debate in my head. My question is...

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  14. Reddit by FitFlamingos Sep 3rd

    Theatre Callbacks: Do I dress for the part?

    I have my first professional callback for a play and I'm wondering about this. The period is mid 20th century. They have not specifically asked actors to dress up for the callbacks. If I were to dress up I'd just do enough to suggest the character, not go...

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  17. Reddit by musicalslimetutorial Sep 3rd

    Seeking Advice on Selecting a Talent Manager

    I just appeared as a series regular on an Australian television show (I’m an Australian actor), and I have begun holding meetings with US talent managers in the hopes of setting up representation in the states. I met with a variety of options, but three...

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  18. Reddit by Heyyinzz Sep 2nd

    Any tips on dealing with imposter syndrome?

    37 year old actor/director just landed my first staring role in 10 years and am having imposter syndrome. I just got the lead role of Brandon in Rope by Patrick Hamilton, the play that eventually became a Hitchcock classic. The director called me in during...

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  19. Reddit by PsychologyAble983 Sep 2nd

    Getting into acting

    How do I get into acting if I live in the middle of nowhere. My family is working class and I live in rural PA and the closest city to me isn’t even that big. It’s like 50,000 people I think, and yea that’s all good and dandy. I just don’t know wtf I’m doing...

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