Acting Resources and Tools for Actors

Here you’ll find all the acting resources you need for your acting career: sample acting resumes and cover letters, monologues, acting classes, headshots reproduction services and more... Consider this your virtual online acting library. Just browse our actor resources and click on the actor tools you need to get started.

Here is a list of the different actor tools we offer to help you with your acting career:

• Resume tools. If you are in the process of writing your acting resume, click here to find out how to format your acting resume. You can also view sample acting resumes.
• Acting cover letter tips. Acting tips on how to write acting cover letters for agents and auditions, along with sample actor cover letters.

• Monologues. If you need a monologue for an acting audition or for acting class, you can browse our selection of female monologues, male monologues, one minute monologues, movie monologues and Shakespeare monologues. Or pick one of our original comedic monologues and dramatic monologues. You can also check out these monologue tips.

• Acting Reel Tips. What to include on your acting reel and how to get a professional actor demo reel.

Coming soon…

• Scene study material: Good duet acting scenes for female and male actors that you can use for scene study or auditions.
• Mailing acting agents: Links to listings of agents and acting managers along with tips on how to do a mass mailing when you are looking for representation.
• Reviews of acting books: Acting books that offer the best theater and acting tools and information. Where to find good acting books on acting methods and acting as a business, as well as monologue books, books with acting scenes and more.
• Glossary of acting terms: What does it mean when an acting teacher asks you to find the objective of the scene and work on characterization? What about a casting director who wants to know if you’re SAG and have a reel? What’s an under 5 or a recurring role? If you’re confused by the lingo, you will be able to tap into this acting resource of acting terms used in the business and in class.
• Finding a day job: While you wait for your acting career to take off or when you are in between acting jobs, you may need a day job to pay the rent. This section will offer tips on how to choose and get a job that is flexible enough for you to keep auditioning and working on your craft.

Please come back often as we build our library of acting resources. We hope they help you as you develop your talent, audition for acting jobs and market yourself as an actor.

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