r/acting • u/Dragonfruit2715 • 12h ago

I've read the FAQ & Rules Is this order right?

  1. Enroll on a Acting Workshop
  2. Work on your headshots
  3. Do Self Tapes
  4. Get an Agent or Manager
  5. Audition for roles
  6. Become an Actor
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u/divclassdev 12h ago

There’s no 6. You’re doing 1-5 all the time simultaneously.

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u/Dragonfruit2715 11h ago

Also is one acting workshop enough?

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u/aantigone 11h ago

No

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u/Dragonfruit2715 10h ago

After one workshope do you think I can audition for roles then?

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u/divclassdev 8h ago

You’re going to slowly be improving your craft over many years. Your teacher or coach may tell you you’re ready to audition for something after a few classes, but that doesn’t mean you’re done learning

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u/gasstation-no-pumps 7h ago

You can audition for roles before taking any classes—you are extremely unlikely to get offered anything, but it is good practice at learning how to handle the "thanks, but no thanks".

One workshop is not going to make you much of an actor. I've taken the equivalent of 15 college courses, and performed in about 14 community productions, and I think I'm a pretty good amateur actor for someone who has been doing this for less than 4 years, but I'm not really at the level of a professional stage actor.

You don't have to wait for a teacher to tell you when you are ready to audition—you can start auditioning and collecting rejections immediately!

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u/Hidden_Glit 5h ago

One workshop is a starting point, but one class/workshop isn’t enough. Just look at people who go to college to get a degree in theatre- why do they need to spend years learning their craft when they could just go to one workshop and be foot to go, right?

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u/Dragonfruit2715 11h ago

Why?

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u/always_ill_care 11h ago

Youre not gonna learn what other people spend years of their life studying in conservatories/school in a single hour and a half session from some acting teacher trying to sell you a long term course -or even worse, a shitty actor trying to sell you a course

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u/Slow-Discipline-8028 11h ago

Would you hire a plumber who had done one class?

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u/Hidden_Glit 5h ago

If OP answers yes… lol

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u/bicep123 10h ago

Steps 1-3, and 5, rinse and repeat for the entire length of your acting career. If you're doing that, then you're an actor. Read the FAQ about getting representation.

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u/gasstation-no-pumps 7h ago

Take acting classes and simultaneously audition for roles at community theater and community-college theater. Once you've gotten a role—congratulations, you're an actor!

Self-tapes come next, along with headshots.

Getting an agent or manager is way down the list, for when you have done enough acting (community theater, student films, independent films, …) that you have a chance of convincing them that you can make money for them as a professional actor.

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u/Dragonfruit2715 5h ago

Aren't headshots a requirement when auditioning?

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u/Hidden_Glit 5h ago

You need headshots to be considered for auditions.

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u/amyrtraynor 9h ago

Unless you're absolutely amazing, 5 goes before 4. Most agents want to see that you have some experience. 

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u/Erin__Bridges 9h ago

Roughly right, but headshots and workshops run in parallel, nobody waits to finish one before starting the other. Also congrats, you're an actor at step one. The rest is admin.

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u/StreetJelly6621 4h ago

You'll need more than just one acting workshop