u/NoPen8263

I often hear actors say things like:

“I often book the audition when I have no time and just throw it on tape.”

“I was about to quit acting, an audition came in and I didn’t care about it all and I booked it.”

“I always book the audition I thought I did terrible on and didn’t really understand the story, I never book the audition I thought I did perfect”

“I booked my very first audition, I had no idea what I was doing then didn’t book for years”

We hear these stories all the time, and I imagine they’re probably true. But if you ask any actor ‘whats your audition process like’ they will go on and on about their script analysis and objectives and verbs for each line and framing and lighting, etc etc.

My question is… why the disconnect? Why do all the analysis and all the other stuff if so many people seem to admit that it’s the auditions they did off the cuff and on the fly that they book? Is it just a way to feel in control of something that really isn’t? Genuinely curious.

I want to attend some EPAs but never know where to find them! Where are they posted?

I grew up doing theatre and transitioned into TV and film as an adult and have just recently returned to doing more theatre and taking more classes geared towards theatre and I forgot how insufferable some of the people can be.

There’s a lot of condescension I’ve noticed around pissing contests about who knows more about X obscure playwright , or who can fawn harder over X actors INCREDIBLE performance in some play, and wanting to upstage your fellow actors.

I suppose I was hoping to come back to a collaborative environment centered around having fun, but I have unfortunately been disappointed so far.

Been with my manager for 10 months now and he has landed me 2 auditions. He also referred me to a few agents and the agencies he referred me to passed on me. (the both said I was great, but they were in the middle of dropping clients). I was able to land myself an agent on my own without the manager's help. Time to drop the manager?

Hi there! Just signed with a new agency in LA a few weeks ago and the agent suggested that I get new headshots right off the bat. They said it would help me get more auditions. I found this to be a little strange to be honest, because I have heard good feedback on my headshots in the past, I took them with a VERY reputable headshot photographer in LA, and I'm struggling a bit to see what the shots are lacking. I don't want to straight up say no, but spending the money on something I feel is unnecessary is kind of annoying. What should I do in this situation?

Hi. So I have been with my wife for years now and was with her before I even started acting. Once I started acting she was afraid that I would have to do kissing scenes and set a boundary saying she wasn't ok with me doing them unless it was for a career changing huge, well-paying role. At first I agreed to this, but as I progressed I realized this would really hinder my career, so I told her I had to take roles with kissing sometimes and she very reluctantly accepted but suggested we get therapy for this, which I was ok with. However, she said I can only do it for a gig, never for free and never in a class.

Now I have just joined a new scene study class and the first scene we have to do for class (of course) involves passionate kissing. I'm not sure what to do about this, I am absolutely the type of person who can compartmentalize work and personal life, so I have never been worried about this at all, but I just know this is not going to go over well at all with my wife. TBH I have never had to kiss for a class and I find it to be unnecessary, but it is a good class. What should I do in this scenario?

I was in scene study classes and moved to a new market and now want to take classes, mostly for community. However, being new to this market I also want to take a lot of CD workshops to become known to the CDs here. I ALSO have self tapes to do. How do you juggle memorising lines for all of these things? Acting classes often give you longer scenes to study and that takes time out of memorisation for the other things. Would love to get your perspective