Want to be an actor? You and about a billion other people. Besides having extreme talent and the exact right looks, you also have to be very lucky. Of course your chances are still better than winning the lottery.
Acting Organizations:
Actors’ Equity Association
A.F.T.R.A.
American Alliance for Theatre & Education
American Association of Community Theatre
Association of Performing Arts Presenters
Casting Society of America
Dramatists Guild of America, Inc.
Screen Actors Guild – SAG
The Actors’ Fund
Instruction:
Acting: TVI Actors Studio
AIA Actor’s Studio
Howard Meyer’s Acting Program
LISPA – London International School of Performing Arts
Michael Chekhov -Technique of Acting
National Council for Drama Training (UK)
National Theatre School – École nationale de théâtre (Canada)
New York Film Academy
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (London)
The Acting Studio, inc.
The Juilliard School
Ward Studio
Film Fight Club - InWildWest.com
Stella Adler Academy of Acting
International:
International Amateur Theatre Association – aitaiata.org
International federation for actors – fia-actors.com
International organization of scenographers, theatre architects and Technicians
UNIMA-Union Internationale de la Marionnette
Promotion:
ActorPoint.com –Headshot Tips
Essortment.com
Obtain an actor headshot
Planning your Head Shot
TheatrGroup.com
Getting Started as an Actor
ActingBiz.com
Acting Articles and Advice
Tips:
The Rehearsal Room
Actors Craft
Alexander Technique
Crying technique by On-Cue
Crying advice by ABWAG
Obtain an actor headshot
Occupational Outlook: Actors…
TheatrGroup Method
This IS My Good Side by Bob Fraser
Voice Performance: Exercises
UNIMA-Union Internationale de la Marionnette
Resources:
Backstage West
Samuel French
Forms for Actors and Performers
Find something to keep you busy in the meantime. Write a script. Make a movie. That's what all your favorite actors do. That's almost the only way they get to play the roles they want to play.
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