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The Business of Acting Flashcards

1
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Approximately how many UNION theater actors are there in the country?

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51,000

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Approximately how many of the UNION theater actors are on the east coast?

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30,000

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Approximately how many of the UNION theater actors are in NYC?

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26,000

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4
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What does AEA stand for?

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Actor’s Equity Association - Theater Union

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What does SAG / AFTRA stand for?

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Screen Actors Guild / American Federation of Television and Radio Artists - Film / TV / Radio Union

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When did AEA and SAG/AFSTRA merge?

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2012 (before then they were 2 separate unions)

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7
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What are the 2 major Markets for Actors

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  1. NYC
  2. LA
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What are other major markets for actors?

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  • Chicago, IL
    > Could easily be considered a 3rd major market
    > Increasing number of fil/tv jobs as well as a solid theater community
  • Atlanta, GA
  • Vancouver & Toronto, Canada
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9
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Once you find a place to live, you’ll need a …

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Survival job!

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10
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List some examples of “survivor jobs”

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  • Waiter / Actress
  • Temp employee
  • Teaching
  • Any job that pays the bills, but still gives you the flexibility to go to auditions
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11
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What major market is known as “Hollywood North”?

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Vancouver & Toronto, Canada

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12
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To start in the acting business, you need…

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  1. “Survival Job”
  2. Headshots
  3. Resume
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Define headshots

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Professional pictures taken of you for the purpose id identification.

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What are headshots used for?

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  • Promote themselves
  • Represent you
  • Mandatory to take a physical copy to an audition
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How much can a photo session cost?

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Anywhere from $100 - $700+
- It includes 1000’s of shots taken, thanks to digital technology
- You can have numerous outfits “looks” during the session

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16
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What are the 2 types of Primary Headshots?

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Dramatic & Comedic

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17
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Sometimes you’ll choose a 3rd headshot for…

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commercials or perhaps one with facial hair

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18
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Define resume

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Shows the director what experience you have and what you’re capable of doing

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19
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What should an acting resume include?

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  • Height
  • Contact information: either personal contact or agent contact info
  • Acting experience (theater, film/TV, this information can be switched around depending on what you are auditioning for)
  • Education (acting, voice/movement, stage combat, dialects)
  • Special Skills (juggling, tricks, driver’s License)
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20
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What is no longer required on resume?

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hair color/eye color

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21
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To gain experience where would an actor find work?

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  • Backstage Magazine
  • Online services: (Playbill.com, Actor’s Access, Broadway World, Individual theater websites)
22
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Why are websites and social media essential for an actor?

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  • One actor might be chosen over another because that actor has more followers on Instagram and/or Facebook
23
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What should the website of an actor include?

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  • Headshot / Resume
  • Reel
  • Reviews / Photo Galleries
24
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Explain Non-Equity Auditions

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  • Usually the director and/or casting director in the audition room (A reader is in the room if SIDES are used)
  • You might find out of you got the part that day, within a week or 2, or sometimes never
25
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Define sides

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Scenes or portions of scenes given to an actor ahead of time to be performed in front of the director

26
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The goal for a non-Equity actor is to…

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…become an Equity actor.

27
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To become an Equity actor one can either:

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  • Equity Membership Candidate - work at least 25 weeks at participating professional theater
  • Get hired by a theater that will “turn” you Equity
  • NEW “Open Access”: If you’ve received payment for acting from a professional theater, you can join Equity
28
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What is the Initiation fee, annual dues, and percentage of pay lost of an Equity Actor?

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$1800 Initiation Fee, $176 annual dues, 2.5% of pay

29
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How is auditioning for Equity actors WITHOUT AN AGENT like?

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Equity Principal Auditions - EPA’s
> You can sign up for time-slots online
> Usually doesn’t have the director in the room

30
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The Callback for Equity actor auditions

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The director or the representative in the room might bring you back in to:
> Have you audition in front of the director
> See you do more sides from the play

31
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What is the purpose of having an Agent?

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  • They can get you into the “big” auditions
  • Agent showcases
  • The agent negotiates the contract, if you get the part
32
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How is auditioning for Equity actors WITH AN AGENT like?

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  • The Casting Director sends out a notice stating the project their casting and what types of people they’re looking for
  • The Agent reads the notice and submits your headshot if they think you fit the type
  • The casting Director accepts the submission and gives the Agent audition time for the actor
33
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What is the role of a Casting Director?

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  • The casting director is hired by the theater
  • Works with director and various agents to find the right actors for the roles being cast
34
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Who is in the audition room? (Equity Actor Auditions)

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  • Director
  • Casting Director
  • Artistic Director of Theater
  • Associate Casting Director
  • Director’s Assistant
  • Reader or readers
35
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Who is additionally in the audition room if it is a musical?

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  • Musical director
  • choreographer
  • accompanist
  • random people
  • pets
36
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What happens in the First rehearsal?

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  • Begins with a meat & greet
  • Director speaks
  • Design presentations
  • First read-through of the paly with full cast
  • After read-through, start “table-work”
37
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Define table work

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Breaking down the script for meaning and understanding by analyzing every moment of the play

38
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How long does table work last?

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A few days

39
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Once table work is done, …

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…the actors get on their feet and begin “blocking” the play

40
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Define blocking

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The stage movement created by a collaboration between the actor and the director

41
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Once the show is “blocked”:

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  • Will do a run-through of show
  • Start from the beginning and work through the show in more detail
42
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Define technical rehearsals

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  • It’s when all of the technical and artistic elements of a production come together on stage without an audience
  • First time the actors are on stage
43
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The stage manager sets…

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Light cues
Sound Cues
Set piece move cues

44
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Define 1st Preview

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First time performing in front of an audience

45
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What is the purpose of 1st Preview?

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  • A chance for the actors to sense whether or not something in the show works
  • Useful for getting the technical “kinks” out
  • Rehearsals are still held for about 5 hours during the day
46
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What occurs on opening night?

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  • First time critics are in the audience
  • All the kinks are worked out, this is what audiences will see for the rest of the run
47
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What is usually at the end of Opening Night?

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Opening Night Party!!!

48
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The Run of the Show

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  • Now that the show has opened, the stage manager maintains the shape and integrity of the show
  • Actors must continue to review character work and notes
49
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Closing night can be…

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bitter-sweet

50
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What occurs on closing night?

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  • The set is “struck” that night or the next day
  • Sometimes there’s a closing night party
51
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Define strike

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The taking down of the set or removal of set pieces or props in rehearsal

52
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How long does the process take?

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Around 2-4 months!
Time to start the process all over again…

Theater Appreciation: Midterm Study Guide (8 decks)

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