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Help Starting my Acting Career

QUESTION: Hi, my name Anastazia and i want to be an actress. I’m 18 years old and I’m graduating high school in June. I have never acted in my life. My school holds a play every year and I only got a small, non-verbal role. I live in a small town in up-state New York […]

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Acting Tip for Special Skills on Resume

QUESTION: I was looking through your section about filling a resume and it was very helpful except for one thing. What if I don’t have any special skills? ANSWER: If you really believe you have no special skills, you don’t have to have a special skills section on your acting resume. As long as you […]

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Help with character development!

by Shelby Salt (Calgary, Alberta Canada) QUESTION: In school, we are doing a Cinderella parody and I auditioned for Cinderella and got the part. I was very happy about that until it came to developing and knowing your character. In the play Cinderella likes basketball and that’s pretty much the only difference from the real […]

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How do I act the part of a child

(canada) QUESTION: I am 19 years old and I’ve been acting since I was 3 years old, I’m in a play for the sears drama festival, I’m playing the part of a 5 year old, she’s a really fun character, but my problem is I have a large chest (D cup) and I want to […]

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Getting into Character?

QUESTION: I am doing a scene at the moment and I do not feel that I am in character one bit. How do I get into character? Is it by looking at the movie, play or scene the actor is in? I just don’t know how… Any help? ANSWER: If you are doing a scene […]

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Character Experiencing a Loss

QUESTION: I am doing a 15 minute skit based on the short story ‘On the Sidewalk Bleeding’ and I play Laura, a girl who is deeply in love with her boyfriend, but he is killed in a gang fight and she finds him dead in an alley. I’m not sure how to get in to […]

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What’s a character actor?

by SALIOU (NEW YORK) QUESTION: What’s a character actor? ANSWER: Good question. A character actor is someone who has a very specific type. It is often used for comedic types but not necessarily. If you always play bad guys, you can be considered a character actor. Some people just have a strong character actor look, […]