b'PERFORMING ARTS RESUME\nContent\nA performer\xe2\x80\x99s resume details your experience in a performing arts discipline, your abilities\nas a performer, and your physical characteristics. In a professional resume, it is considered\ninappropriate to include personal information, but in your performer\xe2\x80\x99s resume, you will\nhave to include personal information. Often, employers will want t know your height,\nweight, hair color and build. Sometimes, they\xe2\x80\x99ll even want your measurements, for costume\npurposes.\nFormat\nUnlike professional resumes, performer\xe2\x80\x99s resumes are often broken into columns and kept\nto a page a length. Traditionally, performers\xe2\x80\x99 resumes can include sections on\neducation/training, union membership, performing experience, related work experience,\nawards/distinctions, and special skills. Professional resumes tend to have short paragraph\nsections. Performer\xe2\x80\x99s resumes are usually divided into concise list form.\n\nResume Guidelines for Multitalented People\nIf you have focused on more than one discipline, get specific! Don\xe2\x80\x99t try to cram all of your\ntheater, dance, and singing experience into the same document. You will not be able to do\njustice to your experience or your resume. If you have enough experience in more than one\ndiscipline to warrant more than one resume, then write more than one resume, and only\nsubmit the resume pertinent to the job title.\nIf you are an actor and a singer, a choreographer and a dancer, a composer and a director,\nhave a separate resume for each title. Keep each one very focused. If you decide to include\na section like Other or Special Skills, you can mention your other talent in a single phrase;\nfor example, Extensive theater background or Proficient in Alexander Technique. It may\nfeel as though you are minimizing your other areas of expertise, but what you\xe2\x80\x99re really\ndoing is focusing. Do not underestimate your special skills when submitting a resume. A\ndirector or organization may be looking for something rare and atypical during an audition\nscenario, and those special skills may give you an edge.\nYour resume is suppose to convince an employer that they want to hire you, and that you\nare perfect for the job they\xe2\x80\x99re offering. That means you have to keep everything in the\ndocument relevant. If you\xe2\x80\x99re auditioning for a musical, you\xe2\x80\x99ll need to highlight a variety of\nabilities; if you\xe2\x80\x99re auditioning for a Hollywood comedy, it might be unwise to highlight\nyour career in modern dance.\nIf you have developed a unique performers art genre that incorporates aspects of more than\none discipline, and the job you are seeking requires this ability, then you should develop\nyour resume accordingly. You should still keep it to one page. Remember, choose\nrepresentative highlights of your training and experience. You don\xe2\x80\x99t need to include\neverything. Be discerning. Choose your most impressive accomplishments, and in this case,\nchoose a sample representative of your range.\n\n\x0cPerformer\xe2\x80\x99s Resume Options\nEffective and Appropriate Photo Options From Headshots to Galleries\nIn addition to providing your stats and measurements within your resume, you\xe2\x80\x99ll probably\nwant to include a photograph. Accompanying your resume, a good photograph can help\nconvey the intangible qualities about you that make you a good performer. During a large\naudition, putting a name to a face is important, and not including a photograph could lessen\nthe chances of getting the part. Performers of all disciplines can use a single headshot, but\nsometimes more is appropriate. For instance, a dancer may want to include a full body\naction shot to highlight a particular strength (for instance, jumps or turns). An actor may\ninclude a photo featuring him/herself in costume in a particular role. This approach can\nhighlight a physical and technical versatility. Whatever you choose, be sure your face is\nclearly defined, and easy to recognize. Be careful your visuals to not detract from your\nresume, including a single headshot on the same page as your text is appropriate. Anything\nelse should be kept separate. These separate documents are your gallery. You may not want\nto include your gallery with every copy of your resume that you send out. It is more\nappropriate to offer a gallery to an employer who has expressed interest in you, or who has\nspecifically requested it.\nYou may be thinking, \xe2\x80\x9cThat\xe2\x80\x99s all very well and good, but how am I going to afford this\ngallery when I can\xe2\x80\x99t even afford head shots?\xe2\x80\x9d One option is to work with a photography\nstudent. This arrangement can be a good, even trade. The photographer gains experience\nand additions to her portfolio; you gain a valuable service for a nominal fee instead of\nastronomical professional costs.\nScannable Resumes\nYour chances of being discovered improve greatly when your resume is available online.\nOnce your resume is scanned, you can upload it into searchable databases. In this situation,\nemployers may call you if they are interested, which tips the interviewing/auditioning\npower-balance in your favor.\n\n\x0cSAMPLE PERFORMING ARTS RESUME\n\nTRISH MILLER\n123 James Drive\nBrooklyn, NY 11201\nCell: 917- 123-5678\ntmiller@slc.edu\nHeight: 5\xe2\x80\x998\xe2\x80\x9d\nWeight: 130 lbs.\nEyes: Brown\nHair: Brown\nPERFORMING EXPERIENCE\nShow\nRole\nDancing at Lughnasa\nRose\nAs You Like It\nRosalind\nOur Town\nStage Manger\nMy Fair Lady\nChorus\n\nTheatre\nSarah Lawrence College\nThe British American Drama Academy\nThe Lovett School\nThe Lovett School\n\nDIRECTING EXPERIENCE\nInsert title\nDirector\n\nSarah Lawrence College\n\nTRAINING/EDUCATION\nSarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY, Bachelor of Arts, anticipated May 2006;\nTheatre concentration\nThe British American Drama Academy, London, England, Study Abroad Program,\nSpring 2005. Norman Ayrton, Mick Barnfather, Christopher Cook, Daniel Evans, Lynn\nFarleigh, Nick Hutchinson, Mike Loades, Jackie Matthews, Fiona Shaw, Michael Thomas,\nIan Wooldridge.\nAWARDS\nInsert name of award, date received\nSPECIAL SKILLS\nProficient in Alexander Technique, Stage Fighting, Theatre History, Dramaturgy, Dramatic\nCriticism, Improvisation, Guitar, Voice, British (London) Dialect'