How To Get An Acting Audition

Write a cover letter to express who you are. Yes, it's similar to applying for a regular job, but you need to know who is doing a casting call. Are you in a city with a theatre district? Do you know about getting an agent?

Thanks, I'll write a cover letter as well. I just wasn't sure if I should try to include a little about myself in the resume also. I'm currently in NJ and so far I haven't really found much opportunity here except local community colleges. I do know about getting an agent, but I don't even have head shots...this is all something I have to save up for.

Well, at least you are near Manhattan. I think people still use Backstage as a source for auditions in NYC. They probably have an on-line site. It's nice to have professional photos done, but even some shots taken with a digital camera and tweaked in Photoshop are acceptable.

http://www.wikihow.com/Create-Your-Acting-Resume

http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Into-the-Acting-Business

http://www.wikihow.com/Start-and-Build-Your-Acting-Career-if-You-Don%27t-Live-in-New-York-or-Los-Angeles

http://www.wikihow.com/Become-a-Working-Actor



http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/figuring-out-what-you-need-to-succeed-in-acting.html

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/breaking-into-acting-for-dummies-cheat-sheet.html

Be sure your acting resume is one page only. If you can do anything unusual, list it under Other Skills (or some such category). It's a good way to work in some humor and personality. Gymnastics, singing, unusual accents, anything you can show off at the end of an audition if asked. (Double-jointed perhaps?)