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Reddit by Saskiaaaa Feb 5th

Any actors based in Manchester UK?

Hey I was just wondering whether there's any UK specifically Manchester based actors on this sub? I'm just getting in to acting now and am just looking to share tips and knowledge and whatnot

Reddit by louisasnotes Feb 5th

New to the Community - just saying Hi

UK Theatre School for 3 years in the '80's, but life 'got in the way' and I never did anything with my training (on stage!). Decided to 'give it another try in my early 50's - 6 years ago. Now, Union member in a 'satellite city', don't work nearly enough...

Reddit by LaReinaDelMundo Feb 5th

BFA MT grad wondering if community theatre gig is worth it for me and/or what to do with my life...

Hello! I graduated fairly recently from a top musical theater BFA program. I tried to live in NYC for a year and did work a bit (mostly tv/film + singing) but ultimately couldn't figure out how to make it happen; I could only afford to live an hour and a half...

Reddit by laineejentz Feb 5th

ACTORS I NEED OF HELP

I need an acting coach to have like one or two lessons with befor this Saturday! I’m willing to pay! I have a very important audition.

Reddit by WestEnd2019 Feb 5th

I'm a professional actor with stage, TV, film, and filmmaking experience... and longtime redditor AMA

I’ve been a longtime redditor and love to help and support anyone pursuing their crazy creative dreams. Recently, I’ve been noticing people IRL are coming to me looking for advice - and I have it! If anyone has questions about working professionally...

Reddit by ThePloetz Feb 5th

Is relocating to pursue Voice acting crazy?

I am an actor (Or like to think of myself as one even if the majority of my income doesn't reflect that) living in a small market in Alabama. I got into acting a few years ago with the intention of attempting to become a voice actor. Acting is aright but I...

Reddit by Faerie_Cat Feb 5th

StarNow.com and other voice acting charged websites

So I have a conundrum. I don't have any acting jobs under my belt, no voice acting training per say, but I have done some pro-bono stuff here and there on sites like [BehindTheVoiceActors.com](https://BehindTheVoiceActors.com). Is it worth jumping into sites...

Reddit by cornucopiaradio Feb 5th

[Paid] [£10] I need three different male voices with a London accent to record around a minute of dialogue for a new audiodrama I'm working on.

Hi everyone, I need three male (London accented or if you can do a good impression) voice actors to record just around a minute of dialogue each for our new one-off 19th century set audiodrama ‘Fading Down The River’, all about the final voyage of the HMS...

Reddit by CaliforniaStoked Feb 4th

What headshot gets you called in the most?

Hope this doesn't come off the wrong way. My commercial agent said that my current headshots aren't getting me in the room, and that I need to take new headshots ASAP. Honestly, I think these are my best headshots I've taken so far, but she's right, I'm not...

Reddit by galaxikk Feb 4th

Best acting agencies in Seattle?

I’m in seattle currently and joined seattle talent two or so years ago, but have got absolutely 0 mileage out of them (through some fault of my own) but I’m not a huge fan of how they operate. Any seattle actors know the best agency to find real work that...

Reddit by mblue456 Feb 4th

Becoming an Actor

I have always been interested in acting, but I have always been to shy to try it out. I haven't even told anyone that I'm interested in acting because I think they'll laugh at me since I'm so quiet. I am a freshman in college right now and I'm very unhappy...

Reddit by swengunderblum Feb 4th

Do you think it is ever appropriate for an actor of one race to play a character who belongs to another race, whether a historical figure or a fictional character, and who looks totally different than the actor playing him/her?

This is an often contentious issue today. But is this ever okay? There are many great performances of where actors of one race have played characters of another race. It happened a lot in the past, but I suspect you will not see much of it in the future as it...

Reddit by bytheghostlight Feb 4th

Monologue Help?

Hi, ya'll. I'm a 5'3 actor and trans guy, so as you can imagine, I'm having trouble looking for a comedic monologue that I can realistically pull off. I know these are specific circumstances. The range I'm looking for is somewhere between high school and...

Reddit by imsoMcFly Feb 4th

How should I invest in myself??

Hello Actors of reddit. I’d like to ask those of you who have been in this business for awhile, I’m an NYC Actor still up and coming. I’ve got my headshots (Decent) Reel (looking to get it better) and my subscriptions to Backstage and Casting Networks. I...

Reddit by saoirsebe Feb 4th

Voice acting and gender transition

I'm wondering if anyone in here has been a voice actor in the past and went through a gender transition and how that may have impacted your job opportunities, if you trained your voice to feminize it or not, how it may or may not have impacted you and your...

Reddit by bLANKMOD Feb 4th

Pointers/thoughts on this clip I used to audition?

About a year or two ago I auditioned to be a voice actor for SCP: Unity using [This](https://soundcloud.com/blankmod/2017-va-mgsv) clip. Looking back on it, I absolutely hate it, but it got me on the team, selected out of around 50 or 60 people. I'd like to...

Reddit by floatingfast77 Feb 4th

[PAID] The Verge/Vox Media is looking for female voice actors

Hey all, The Verge is looking to hire 1 Chinese or Taiwanese identifying female voice actor, and 1 Latinx identifying female voice actor for our new science fiction project, Better Worlds. Better Worlds is a series of bespoke short stories by science fiction...

Reddit by gio_petti Feb 4th

I got to do an interview with veteran voice actor Adrian Truss, thought I'd share here, he give some great incite into becoming a VA

Reddit by CornrowKenny100 Feb 3rd

How would you approach reading as a character with a lisp, without overdoing it on every ‘s’ word and make it genuinely sound as authentic as possible?

There’s a role I’m attempting to tackle where I need to speak with a lisp. For someone that doesn’t speak with a lisp, how does one go about it and make it authentic as possible as this is not in not in my nature of speech. Does anyone know any examples in...

Reddit by BrandosBytch Feb 3rd

Can't decide on my Stage Name

I'm trying to get myself back into college as a starting point for me going for my dreams to be an screen actress one day. I'm having a hard time deciding which of the following sounds catcher though: Arlene Anderson or Arlene Savage does anyone know which if...