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Getting Started On Social Media
How to get started on the right foot with your online presence as an actor… Working as a performer is not just about acing that audition when you’re in the room; increasingly, it is important to think about yourself as a performer and as a business. If you don’t know your Twitter from your Instagram,…
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Your Questions Answered with the Casting Society of America
The Casting Society of America’s full Q&A session at Spotlight Spotlight were proud to host casting directors Matt Lessall, Luci Lenox, Rachel Desmarest and Beatrice Kruger from the Casting Society of America for a question and answer session with our members. The panel discussed what they want to see in auditions, in showreels, and how to approach…
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The Casting Society of America on Auditions
What you need to know to ace your next audition Casting directors from the Casting Society of America led a panel discussion at The Arts Theatre on 7th October, chaired by president Matt Lessall. Joined by Beatrice Kruger, Luci Lenox and Rachel Desmarest, they spoke to Spotlight after the event about what they want to see in an…
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An Actor’s Guide to Misconceptions About Acting
Stepping out into the big wide world as an actor can sometimes feel about as welcoming as a hangover; you get paranoid that you’ve done something wrong and it can sometimes feel worse than you predicted it would. However, it doesn’t always have to be that way. To be realistic whilst remaining positive is something…
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Drama School Stories: Oxford School of Drama
Maimuna Memon shares her advice for those considering formal training, and her experience of studying at the Oxford School of Drama Part of our series of perspectives from members on formal training as an actor, Maimuna Memon discusses her time at the Oxford School of Drama. With plenty of great insight on offer in this series, read…
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Spotlight and the National Theatre Launch Platform for D/deaf & Disabled Actors
National Theatre’s Creative Diversity Project Announces New Platform for D/deaf and Disabled Actors in the UK Spotlight are thrilled to have partnered with the National Theatre to champion D/deaf and disabled actors by offering industry professionals the opportunity to watch these actors in action on an online video platform. ProFile is a free service, both for performers and industry professionals, tackling…
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Drama School Stories: Bow Street
Actor Patrick Flannery on the ins and outs of training in Ireland, and why he chose Bow Street Coming from America to study in Ireland, Spotlight asked Patrick Flannery, graduate from Bow Street, Dublin, to contribute his POV on his training experience. With plenty of great insight on offer in this series, read the rest of our…
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Drama School Stories: A Degree vs Drama School Training
Melissa Dalton on her undergraduate experience in a drama degree, versus a formal drama school programme This is the first in our series of perspectives from members on training as an actor in the UK/Ireland. To help you learn more about the training on offer out there, Spotlight asked Melissa Dalton, graduate of Trinity College Dublin…
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FAQs for Finding and Documenting Your Vocal Range
Correctly identifying your vocal range on your Spotlight profile Spotlight provides two different ways to describe your singing voice on your performer CV. Skills Under skills, you will find a Music and Dance section, with various descriptions of singing voices. You’ll find options for your voice type – bass, baritone, contralto, soprano and so on.…
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Audiobooks: What You Need to Know
By Christina Care Audiobooks are a very unique part of the possible voice work out there, and we spoke to Alice Lee from ID Audio about all the essentials you need to know to come to understand audiobook work and production better! Scripts are sent to the production house directly from the publishers of the…