Audition portfolio?

Question:I am trying to make a portfolio for auditions for like plays/musicals and music stuff, but i don't know what to put in there. please help......!!!!!!!!!

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I am trying to make a portfolio for auditions for like plays/musicals and music stuff, but i don't know what to put in there. please help......!!!!!!!!!

No one else has really explained what goes on an actor's resume, so here you go:

*Your resume should have your name in large clear type at the top. Your phone number, e-mail address - for contact information. Never put your address or your social security number on your resume. You should also put your hair color and eye color. Height and Weight is also recommended. If you sing, you should put your voice range as well. These items go toward the top of your resume. Union status would go directly under your name, if you were part of a union.

*Next, your resume will be divided into sections - THEATRE, FILM, TELEVISION, TRAINING, SPECIAL SKILLS. Don't worry about it if you don't have credits in all of these categories - just use the ones you need. For THEATRE - you would create 3 columns - Play - Role - Theatre -

EXAMPLE:

Twelfth Night - Viola - City Shakespeare Company
Mikado - Yum Yum - City G&S Society
Cinderella - Cinderella - City Children's Theatre

The film and television categories would work the same way, except instead of listing a theatre, you would list the production company.

*The TRAINING section of your resume - should include anything you've had training in, which could relate to the theatre and film industry. Acting classes, voice lessons, dance, gymnastics, stage combat, teleprompter, acting for film, etc. These should be listed - by Skill - Teacher - School or Studio

*The SPECIAL SKILLS section of your resume should include anything you do well, that you think could come in handy - accents, musical instruments you play, juggling, riding a unicycle, any sports you can play, etc. For beginning actors - training and special skills are probably going to be the biggest categories on your resume, but don't worry - that will change.

*You should also have a headshot. As an actor just starting out, this shouldn't really be your first priority. However, if you are so inclined, you can easily google headshot photographers in your area. Or even have a friend with a really good digital camera take some pictures of you with a blank background. Take a look at some professional headshots first, so you can get an idea of the look.

*Headshots are 8x10 - and your resume gets stapled to the back of it - which means you need to make sure you cut your resume down to size.

I hope you find it helpful. Good luck! And I wish you a long and successful acting career!

You don't need a portfolio for auditions, just a headshot and resume.

An audition portfolio really is not a standard tool for actors. But what you can do is create a 'book of other looks' which would be a series of 8 x 10 photos of you in various costumes and make-up which would show that you can play a variety of character types. Your most important audition tools are still your monologues, your song, and your head shot and resume.

Portfolios are not something stage actors use. Models, yes. Sometimes you will see an actor with a book of other "looks" as Doc says, but that does not happen in theatre. Only in film and television, and more often, with "actor/models" for print work. Your headshot, and more importantly, your audition are the tools that will net you jobs in theatre.