| | Acting resources, links, articles and other ideas: As we often say in class, acting is more like basketball than English class! It's all about experience and practice... Still our students tell us that these articles and resources are very useful for performers. Check out the links further down as well: SHARING OUR THOUGHTS [Sears & Switzer pages] : - [NOTE: Below are links that will take you outside of our website... remember to come back! and let us know if any of these links are dead.]
FACEBOOK? Add to your actor to actor networking: join the SEARS & SWITZER FACEBOOK group. Our favourite Internet links & resources: We all have our favourite Internet resources... BUT bookmark these sites: The essentials: http://www.gingerauditiontraining.com/ Actor's Audition Training. Ginger Howard.
http://www.theactorsnetwork.com/ The Actors Television and Film Studio Network http://www.theadvisors.ca Career and finance help for actors.
http://www.baddogtheatre.com/modules/news/ Bad Dog Theatre Toronto improv comedy club -- shows, classes, teambuilding.
http://www.bongoproductions.com/ Bongo Productions
http://www.centreforthearts.com/ Centre for the Arts
http://www.cindytanas.com/ Cindy Tanas
http://www.dragontrailsdrama.com/ Dragontrails Drama School
Classes for young actors from 7 to 19
http://www.equityshowcase.ca/aboutus.htm Equity Showcase Theatre
Training and professional development featuring top Canadian and International Instructors.
http://creativeandperformingarts.humber.ca/ Humber College School of Creative & Performing Arts
Evening and weekend classes
http://www.kevinmccormickdirector.com/ Kevin McCormick
http://www.lktyp.ca/ Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People
http://www.miriamlaurence.com/Miriam Lawrence
http://www.newschoolofdrama.com/
New School
Foremost Canadian centre for Meisner Technique. Classes for beginner to advanced.
http://www.theplayersacademy.com/
Player's Academy
Eight-month full-time acting program laying the foundation for your career as a professional actor.
http://www.rapierwit.com/ Rapier Wit Toronto Theatrical Stage Combat & Fight Choreography.
Fight Directors Canada's curriculum and certification.
http://www.senecac.on.ca/parttime/theatricalperformance/ Seneca College
Beginner to Advanced levels. Develop your skills and technique in a caring atmosphere.
http://www.secondcity.com/ Second City Focusing on Improvisation. Adult, teen and pre-teen classes. Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced and Professional.
http://www.siriustheatrical.com/ Heather Dick Professional training from beginner to intermediate
http://www.torontomusictheatre.com/ The Toronto Youth Music Theatre Company
Nine-month program for enthusiastic young performers (ages 11 -- 17).
http://www.voiceworx.com/home.html Voiceworx Announcer, Voice-Over Training, Voice Over Workshops, TV and Radio Commercials, Cartoons. OTHER GREAT PLACES TO HIT: Good classes on singing for actors? Get singing! [Every actor needs to be able to sing at least a little bit... and it's the best way to build your voice] Gotta Dance? YES you do! Great actors move well. Under 18? Marvin Karon often offers a great class for serious committed actors who are too young for our courses! http://www.shakespearience.ca/ Looking for great Meisner-based work in Toronto? Study with Tony Pearce: www.newschoolofdrama.com Francophone? Big-link resource sites: - An interesting site with great USA links, tons of free contact lists, and up to the minute ideas; wise comments on the business of being an actor from Bob Fraser too: You Must Act! http://www.youmustact.com/freestuff.html
- Fun new site: lots of NYC and continent wide info too: http://www.actorslife.com/
- Just found a great New England based resource site: http://www.jacneed.com/Casting1.html
- http://www.talentbox.com/ Gi-normous mass listing service!
- HOLLYWOOD NORTH! http://www.hollywoodnorth.com "Hollywood North helps actors, models, photographers, casting directors and talent agents communicate more efficiently with each other. Actors and models have the ability to create personal portfolios which include photographs for the talent industry to access. Hollywood North offers a variety of benefits to its community and refreshing content that keeps pace with the entertainment industry."
- And our pal Susan Aceron has a fun new blog-spot and resource listing:
- A HUGE SITE WITH ARTICLES, SAMPLE RESUMES, ACTOR GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND MUCH MORE: http://www.actorschecklist.com/
- A new American info and casting service: http://www.iamanartist.com/services.html
- Canada's arts internet meeting place: http://edionysus.com/index.php
- Useful stuff; some of it costs but all interesting. http://www.digmyacting.com/
- Here's a notice board from ACTCO (Association of Community Theatres in Central Ontario) http://www.actco.ca/Call_Board.html
- Useful casting info @ http://www.showfax.com/index.htm
- Fun site in the UK, even if you don't buy stuff from it! http://www.theactorsstore.co.uk/
- Good information on auditions and other things of note: http://trainedactor.com/
- Good resources in Canada list and pretty clever site: http://www.wordsnimages.com/jb/theatre.htm
- Connect with the Actors Circle on Yahoo... actorscircle@yahoogroups.com
- http://directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Performing_Arts/Acting/Education/Studios/ great list of acting studios in North America
- An index to resources in Toronto: one of the best lists of agents, studios, theatres, casting agents, etc: http://www.artworldcity.com/
- Ken McCoy has kept this Web links list for more than a decade! great for more "scholarly" searches too: http://www.stetson.edu/departments/csata/thr_guid.html
- General and Giant list of "arts" links: http://www.artslinkslist.com/ - Arts Directory
- This one lists a fair number of community theatre websites where they post their notifications:
http://listingsca.com/Ontario/Toronto-Region/Entertainment_and_Leisure/Theatre/index.asp
Want to know more about theatre in Canada? Try Canada On Stage Online, a new searchable database of theatre today and yesterday at www.pact.ca and PACT's contact list of Canada's professional theatres: http://www.pact.ca/who.cfm
Life in Toronto?: FILM-MAKER STUFF: We get a lot of requests for actor information about other cities: Try these resources: Ottawa: http://www.ottawatheatre.ca/ and of course... THE GOOD OL' USA: ALWAYS ask other actors! use these HOLLYWOOD chat sites as resources: Have fun and let us know if you find a great site! And never forget the OFFLINE resources that you can find: - Go To the library... Toronto's Metro Central reference library has a HUGE script and information resource list.
- Become a member of Theatre Ontario: Use the Audition Posting Board that is located in Toronto at 215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 210 (half way between Queen Street and Dundas Street on the East side by Sullivan Street). You can view the posting binders between 9 am and 5 pm Monday to Friday.
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