Resume-Draft (THAR 10B)

THAR 10B:  The Business of Acting - Resume Draft (4 pts.)

DUE DATE

This Draft is due Thursday, Feb. 20 at the start of class.  If time allows, we will be looking at some of the drafts together in class that day and providing feedback.  Late submissions will be accepted for one week, but will receive a grade penalty.

OBJECTIVE OF ASSIGNMENT

All students in this class will complete an Acting Resume by the end of the semester.  The Acting Resume Assignment is broken into three steps:  1) Resume Worksheet or "old" Resume; 2) Draft (this assignment); and 3) Final (submitted on the last day of the class.  These three steps allow students time for edit, gather information, gain word-processing skills (if needed), and update, when appropriate.

INSTRUCTIONS  

Using the notes you received on your Resume Worksheet (or old acting resume) that you submitted earlier in the semester, as well as the information covered during the resume mini-lecture on Feb. 18, and the recommendations/examples posted on Canvas, create a one-page draft of an Acting Resume for yourself. 

•  If you do not have any production experience, please look at the example at the bottom of these instructions for how to list your class assignment experience.

•  If you submitted an old acting resume instead of the Worksheet, make sure to review the Worksheet instructions anyway before you update your resume for this Draft assignment.  There are helpful tips embedded in that Worksheet!  And look carefully at my notes, as well as the advice and examples posted.  Just because you've used your resume before doesn't mean it can't be improved!

SUBMISSION:  

First, complete and save your Resume Draft on your computer, including the words "Resume Draft-insert your first name" in whatever file name you give it.  Then, upload your Resume Draft here.

Example For Students Without Production Experience:

Soon after you have been in at least one show as a teen or adult, you will no longer need this category.  However, until that happens, putting this category in your acting resume demonstrates to someone you are auditioning for that you have scene performance experience in a classroom environment.  It also gives the director information about roles you've played in the past in classes, which is helpful for them.  Below is an example of how to title and format the category for your reference.

NOTE:  If you have been in at least one college or community theatre production as an adult (or teen, if you are within 5 years of high school), DO NOT USE SCENE STUDY CREDITS ON YOUR RESUME.

SCENE WORK

Santa Rosa Junior College - Study and Characterization (Instructor:  Laura Downing-Lee) 

Lee                        True West                            Act I, Scene 4 (Lee and Austin)

Charles                 Blithe Spirit                         Act II, Scene 2 (Charles and Elvira)   

Santa Rosa Junior College - Introduction to Acting (Instructor:  Reed Martin)

Hattie                    Laundry and Bourbon      Excerpt from one-act (Hattie and Elizabeth)