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elphclaudia

Resume?

How do you format a resume to send to a casting company?

I wanna send my to one and I don't know what to do.

Thanks for your help!
-Katie (elphclaudia)
bway99

There are two popular formats I know of
here is the format I use http://starvingarts.com/bigtalentedbob/

and here is another format I see alot

http://www.radnetcafe.com/exampleactorresume1.html
Etoile

I know this might sound stupid, but make sure you know it's an actual casting company and not a scam before you send them anything.
dorphelousman

use the first example posted. and combine the theatres and the film/tv. it's standard that you put those together. You usually seperate regional theatre and new york theatre. make sure you include a headshot, obviously, but also put in a cover letter. do a little research first and try to find out who is in the office and write the letter and address the envelope to a specific person... do you mind if i ask who you are planning on writing to?
MaryMag

dorphelousman wrote:
use the first example posted. and combine the theatres and the film/tv. it's standard that you put those together. You usually seperate regional theatre and new york theatre. make sure you include a headshot, obviously, but also put in a cover letter. do a little research first and try to find out who is in the office and write the letter and address the envelope to a specific person... do you mind if i ask who you are planning on writing to?


I have a question concerning separating regional and community theater. What do you write as a header for each category? "Community theater" and "Regional theater"?
dorphelousman

i would just put both under the general heading "theatre" until you have some good credits to knock off the community stuff
jazzygirlsings

bway99 wrote:
There are two popular formats I know of
here is the format I use http://starvingarts.com/bigtalentedbob/

and here is another format I see alot

http://www.radnetcafe.com/exampleactorresume1.html


The format of the second one would make me angry as a casting director...Just putting that out there...

The first one is pretty good, but I would put my accents under the special skills category and not under its own heading.

And I agree with dorphelousman to put the general heading of "Theatre" until you get more credits...(If you don't have much experience...)

Also, this topic has been discussed at length...(I think we have something in the "read Me" thread...also, if you use the search button, you're sure to find related threads...)

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Welcome!
Chevstriss

I don't like either one of the formats. Is that stuff at the top supposed to be where you put a kind of cover letter into, or ignore it? And why separate theatre from musical theatre? sometimes that line is blurry, and sometimes you have a completely non-musical part in a musical.

that one where everthing is shoved over on the left is just weird.

I do agree w/ super wide margins all around tho. It gives them room to hand write their notes during your audition.
jazzygirlsings

Chevstriss wrote:
I don't like either one of the formats. Is that stuff at the top supposed to be where you put a kind of cover letter into, or ignore it? And why separate theatre from musical theatre? sometimes that line is blurry, and sometimes you have a completely non-musical part in a musical.

that one where everthing is shoved over on the left is just weird.

I do agree w/ super wide margins all around tho. It gives them room to hand write their notes during your audition.


I actually agree...I was skimming it and didn't notice that there was a separation of Plays and Musicals, which is totally unnecessary...
BriZanna

I used this
http://www.DIYActingResume.com
Chevstriss

that one's much better. of course, if its a theatre audition your theatre should be at the top.
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