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Competition Do's and Don'ts

Actors who are about the same age and level tend to have the same challenges. Allison Williams has created this guide to do’s and don’t when competing with a monologue or scene.

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Becoming a Professional Actor: Agents

Tips for student actors when looking for an agent.

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Becoming a Professional Actor: Acting School

Some professional actors attend an acting school after high school. Some don’t. Which is the right path? Training is never a bad thing. But there’s no one answer to the kind of training a professional actor needs.

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Poster: Scene Shop Safety

Use this poster for your scene shop - to keep actors and crew focused on safety.

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Becoming a Professional Actor: Avoiding Scams

Young actors fall prey to scams every day. They so want to be in the business, they’ll do anything to make it happen. Unfortunately there are many people out there who know this and will also do anything to get money out of the naive actor. Read this guide to learn how to avoid scams for actors starting out.

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Becoming a Professional Actor: Headshots and Resumes

Headshots and resumes are necessary. They say what you look like and what you’ve done. If you want to become a professional actor it’s important to know the ins and outs of both. Make them simple and straightforward. No bells and whistles. This guide has all your student actors need to know.

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Resource Link Guide

Looking for information and searching online is too overwhelming? See if our Resource Guide has what you need.

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Duet Characters List

Looking for character duet ideas for students to use in improvs, mimes and scene work? Over 85 pairs to choose from!

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A Midsummer Night's Dream Character Warm-up

Use this exercise in the early days of rehearsal or even as part of your audition process. It allows students to get into the physical side of a character without having to worry about hitting the “thees” and “thous.” This works well with any Shakespeare play.

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Drama Teacher Tune-Up 2

Our second Drama Teacher Tune Up! We look at including mask work in the classroom, Shakespeare, Close Reading, and Classroom Management..

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Reflection Sheets

A set of six reflection worksheets to use in rehearsals, group activities, and performance.

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Scenes for Classroom Study: Beauty and the Bee

Use this scene in your classroom for character study, scene work, substitute teachers, performance, Individual Event competitions, and however else you can imagine. Characters: Catherine (17) and Cossett (14) Genre: Comedy

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Scene Work: Where do I Start?

What steps should you take before you start rehearsals? Use this 8 step handout to get your students ready to rehearse.

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Acting in Shakespeare and Classical Plays

This one page handout is a great guide for students to keep in mind when performing the Bard and other classical works.

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Active Verb List

This 3 page list of active verbs will help to get action out of your actors in a scene. Encourage the actors to play both physically and vocally with the verb.

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The 10 Line Scene

Practice the act of writing a two character, one location scene with these short exercises. Whatever the scenario, limit the length: 10 lines per character.

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Duet Scene Scenarios

Use these duet scene scenarios during Improv work or warmup games.

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Scenes for Classroom Study: The Snow Show

These resources are designed for character study, scene work, substitute teachers, performance, Individual Event competitions, and however else you can imagine. Characters: Ramona (16) and Jenny (16) Genre: Dramedy

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Headline Characters Exercise

Use this exercise to practice creating characters and then writing the first few lines of a monologue. Students will use a headline as a jumping off point.

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