Theater Companies in New York for Young Actors:
Rattlestick,
Young Blood at Ensemlble Studio Theater, Flea Theater and the Bats Company, Pearl Theate, 52nd Street Project, Theaterworks
USA
Summer Theaters for Up and Coming Young Actors:
Williamstown,
Chautauqua, Berkshire Theater Festival, Hangar Theater, Peterborough Players, New Jersey Shakespeare
Regional
Theaters with programs for Non Equity actors:
Shakespeare Theater of Washington DC, Oregon
Shakespeare Festival, Milwaukee Repertory Company, Actor's Theater of Louisville Apprentice Program
Summer
Traiining Programs:
Steppenwolf, Shakespeare LAB at the NY Public Theater
Monologues:
Visit New Dramatists to find intersting new material and possibly meet new playwrights. Take class with
Karen Kohlhass. Visit www.monologueaudition.com.
Headshots:
Visit
Reproductions website and view the photographers work. Set up an appointment to meet with them and see who you have chemistry
with before you choose.
Commercial Classes:
David Cady at
Donna DeSetta Casting.
Voice overs:
Some excellent
voiceover teachers and casting directors have been recommended to me. They include: Doreen Frumkin, Dawn Mjoen, Maureen Kelly
at Just Voices, and especially Dorianne at Phantom Audio.
Singing Classes:
Joan Lader is the most well known. There is a book available at the Drama Bookshop with more suggestions.
Put yourself on tape:
One on One Productions, or MyiCastNY.com
Used Books:
www.addall.com
Discounts
for seeing theater:
Theater Development Fund, Audience Extras, Playbill.com or usher
for an Off Broadway show.You can also see many plays on the third floor of Lincoln Center Library with an appropriate reason.I
also recommend the Museum of Television and Radio Broadcasting to view programs which have aired on television.
Volunteer
Usher at theater companies. See bottom of this page to Download list of theaters.
Improv
Classes:
Peoples Improv Theater (especiallly with Alan Cross), UCB, Magnet Theater
Theater Newsletter :
Join Alan Bird's email list at info@nytheaterguide.com.
Lots of useful information about recent casting, reviews and box office receipts.
Wardrobe
and Makeup Help:
Find a personal shopper at a high end department store. They will make
suggestions for you. Look at current fashion in GQ or Vogue, and find ONE outfit you can wear to auditions that is hip,
relaxed, and trendy.
Make up: Go to a Bobbi Brown makeup counter where you can get a free makeover. Tell them you
are going on camera so they don't use make up with anything metalic.
Takiing care of
your diet:
www.getthinforthecamera.com
Audition
for Agents and Casting Directors you don't know yet:
One on One Productions, Actors Connection,
The Network.
Websites:
I have enjoyed building this website
from www.register.com. It's affordable and allows you to include video and audio files.
Rehearsal
App:
If you have an iPhone, you can download a rehearsal app which will allow you to record
the other character's lines to help you memorize your own. I haven't used it myself, but friends tell me it is very useful.
Find it at http://www.rehearsaltheapp.com/manual/rehearse
Lawyer:
Volunteer
Lawyers for the Arts
Health:
Al Hirschfeld Clinic operated
by the Actors Fund 212.319.2787. The fund's website also includes a list of inexpensive health insurance options
Financial:
Actors Federal Credit Union: checking and savings accounts, as well as low interest loans and credit
cards for actors
The Actors Fund: will help pay unexpected bills, help with housing in New York, and
offers seminars on managing money.
Find out about inexpensive Mutual Funds at Vanguard.com. They
have the largest index fund in the country.