Actor Resources
There are so many great resources for Actors in Boston and New England.
This is just the beginning of a list here.
Return once in a while, and see it grow!
suggestions for resources happily accepted!
*recommended, I have added this annotation to websites that either are widely used and accepted in this industry, or are particular recommendations of mine and many actors in our area. All organizations listed below are very fine, or they would not be included on this list.
New England Casting Offices
Boston Casting (classes for adults & kids too)
CP Casting (classes for adults & kids too)
Maura Tighe Casting (classes for adults & kids too)
Between Gigs Casting
LDI Casting, Rhode Island (classes too)
Kevin Fennesey Casting
(search for them on facebook)
South Shore Casting (classes for kids too)
Plymouth Casting (relatively new)
Rpm Casting, Boston (new in town, seem to be doing well)
New England Agents
- There are currently only two SAG franchised agents in Boston -Maggie and Model Club.
(check SAG office to be certain)
- beware of being asked to pay for anything upfront from an agent, this is a lengthy, detailed discussion.
Northeast Connection Talent Agency (relatively new)
Utobia Model and Talent, (Maine only)
Portland Models, (Maine only)
Studio 1 Casting (Occasional jobs)
Exxcel Model and talent (also NY, Dallas, Florida)
Image Makers Models *recommended
(non-u commercials, industrials, trade shows, promotions, print)
New England Coaches
Peter Kelley, coaches in NY, LA and Boston
Tom Kemp, also an experienced, busy working actor
contact Matt at Boston Casting
Paula Plum, experienced, working actor
Dossy Peabody, experienced, working actor
Emmanuelle Chaulet (Maine)
New England Classes
***please also see select casting offices who offer classes, above***
Billie Jo Joy, Action Theater *recommended
a unique form of embodied improvisational theater in which one practices the art of presence.
(I loved it, kind of like improv theater with more rules)
Carter Thor *recommended
Laurelyn Kaye, Meisner instructor *recommended
also the Boston SLAM
The Cold Reading Group, *recommended
Michael Chekhov Actors Studio Boston
Lau Lapides Studio (I know little about them)
Stunt Schools for Actors
Bay State Fencers *recommended
The Stunt Lab
Places to Post resumes online and
Actor Networking sites
New England Actors (for Actors, must apply) *recommended
Our Film Space (for Actors, and all areas of the film industry)
Ahtspot, Rhode Island (for Actors, and artists of all types)
Beantown.name
StageSource (theater oriented, one of the oldest and most respected)
Imagine News (long time New England Film Trade Magazine)
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once you are on their email list, you also get even better discounts for business cards.
Finding acting jobs online
Craigslist, (look under "talent" and "film/tv/video" sections)
New England Film (check it weekly) *recommended
Mandy (mostly student films, lo/no paid)
Acorn Studios (Maine)
Theater opps in New England.
The Big studio coming to Massachusetts, maybe.
Plymouth Rock Studios
Veronica Lopez (Vermont) occasional acting jobs
Theater auditions
Especially for kids
SAMM Entertainment (Metrowest)
New England Film Offices
Mass Film Office
Rhode Island film office
Connecticut film office
New Hampshire Film Office
Maine Film Office (lots of links here)
New England Filmrelated organizations
Mass Production Coalition
Quixote Studios Boston
Our Union offices
SAG /AFTRA (Boston)
Equity (East Coast)
Recomended Books
from local authors (New!)
A Balancing Act (F. Emmanuelle Chaulet)
Casting Revealed: A Guide for Film Directors (Hester Shell)
New York, LA, National
Actors Access (National) *recommended
(National, actors portion of BreakdownServices)
Casting Networks (LA and NYC) *recommended
This company owns and runs both LACasting and NY Casting,
However You need to register and pay with each separately.
not to be confused with
which also holds some postings, mostly student, reality, etc., but some have pay
Now Casting (LA and NYC) *recommended
Casting Frontier (LA) *recommended
get an actual barcode for commercial casting offices in LA
Backstage (occasional good auditions in NYC)
Call Sheets (formerly the Ross Reports) *recommended
Team Management (National)
Arturo gets volumes of castings all around the country. Simply register with his e-list, get the jobs,and pay him his commission when you land the work.
New York Television, currently Casting
Disabilities and Hollywood
Good people/places to connect with in LA
Judy Kerr, wrote a must-have book, "Acting is Everything"
New York Background work, Barb McNamara Casting
Backstage
great resource, subsribe to newsletter too.
Need a Video editor for your demo reel?Bob Ebener *recommended
He is a pleasure to work with, efficient, reasonably priced and knowledgeable.
Partner Discounts...
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In my opinion, not worth your time.
I hate being a negative Nellie, because perhaps individuals have had better luck with these organizations. But I have registered with them at one time, received the acting blasts, and saw that the postings were ususally rare and/or outdated. I really want to discourage actors from wasting money on some of the more useless websites. If you have had a positive experience with the sites you see below, please get back to me, but my feeling for now is do not waste your time or spend your money on the following.
Talent hunter
Instant Cast
The Actor Club
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