Resumes

Performance Career Performance Career PrepPrep

Headshots and Resumes 101Headshots and Resumes 101

In this unit, we’re going to go over In this unit, we’re going to go over formats and expectations for a formats and expectations for a PERFORMANCE and/or TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE and/or TECHNICAL resume and headshot.resume and headshot.

Why do I need Why do I need a RESUME?a RESUME?

You tell ME why you You tell ME why you need a resume!need a resume!

•A resume is an organized, easy A resume is an organized, easy to read LIST of:to read LIST of:

- Your contact information (only - Your contact information (only what’s SAFE to list)what’s SAFE to list)

-Productions you’ve been Productions you’ve been involved in as an actor or involved in as an actor or techniciantechnician

- Classes you’ve taken in the Classes you’ve taken in the arts (dance, acting, voice, arts (dance, acting, voice, music, etc.)music, etc.)

- Special skills (singing, music, Special skills (singing, music, dance, etc.)dance, etc.)

What’s good about thisresume?

What could use improvement?

What’s good about thisresume?

What could use improvement?

What’s good about thisresume?

What could use improvement?

Resume Must-HavesResume Must-Haves

NameName

Email addressEmail address

Phone number Phone number (type?)(type?)

Height (weight is Height (weight is OPTIONAL)OPTIONAL)

Hair colorHair color

Eye colorEye color

• List of productions List of productions (past 5 years)(past 5 years)- show title- show title- theater/school- theater/school- role- role

• List of trainingList of training- classes in acting, - classes in acting, voice, improv, music, voice, improv, music, dancedance- school- school- years taken- years taken

Special Skills: Special Skills: Another Another

Resume Must-Resume Must-Have!Have!

•Everyone has something Everyone has something unique that they can offer. unique that they can offer.

• Think of instruments you can Think of instruments you can play, vocal range/quality, play, vocal range/quality, accents you can do accents you can do ACCURATELY and WITHOUT ACCURATELY and WITHOUT PRACTICE (on-demand)PRACTICE (on-demand)

• Driving is also a special skill! Driving is also a special skill! (List licensed state.)(List licensed state.)

• Think of things you might be Think of things you might be called upon to do in the context called upon to do in the context of a play or production.of a play or production.

Formatting Your Formatting Your ResumeResume

1. Make sure that your name is the biggest thing on 1. Make sure that your name is the biggest thing on there. (And that it’s located at the top.)there. (And that it’s located at the top.)

2. Contact info and description (height/eye/hair color) 2. Contact info and description (height/eye/hair color) are listed near name at top.are listed near name at top.

3. Performance Experience3. Performance Experience

4. Training4. Training

5. Special Skills5. Special Skills

Above all…Above all…

* * DON’T LIE!DON’T LIE!

Make sure that your resume Make sure that your resume is organized and easy to is organized and easy to read.read.

Don’t list contact information Don’t list contact information that you don’t want others to that you don’t want others to see. (No addresses, no see. (No addresses, no social security numbers, no social security numbers, no school addresses, etc.)school addresses, etc.)