How to Write a Theatrical Resume

Video Transcript

"Hi, this is Laura Turner and today we're going to talk about how to write a theatrical resume. Your theatrical resume is going to be the resume that you use to get theater jobs rather as opposed to getting regular jobs like retail jobs, writing or things like that. So you're going to want to actually make a separate resume for your theater resume and something else for you know when you want to get "real jobs." So your theatrical resume is of course going to list in order going from most recent to furthest in the past, your credits as the theater artist. If you're a director, primarily, you're going to want to list your directorial work first and then if you're also a writer, you're going to also want to list that. If you're a playwright, you're going to want to list your most recent productions and going down from that, you're also going to want to list what kind of of a play the play is. Is it a short play, is it a full length of play. Is it a drama, comedy. And when was the play done? This also goes for directors and actors. You know what part did you play, when was it done. And also you might want to list the director. Sometimes you may want to leave out your director because you may not - he may not be very well known and their name may not really carry any weight on your resume. But I like to include people, you know that I know on my resume and you might as well. So what kind of play is it? When was it produced and where? And who was the director? That also goes for actors. For actors you should include your most impressive credits and you should detail in those credits you know, were you the lead in this musical? Was this the lead part because the person looking at your resume may not god forbid know the show that you were in, may not be familiar with the part especially if it's a new play. So if you had a part in a new play and you were the lead, make sure not to just put I played Rose in this play, because that's not going to you know get you any kind of recognition. If you say Rose, the lead, that's going to get you a little bit more, say oh, she was cast in the lead part. And of course if you're a technical theater person you're going to want to list all of your skills. And also if you are a playwright or a director and you have honors, you're going to want to list those as well. So skills and honors, related experience, stuff like that is going to go down at the bottom of your theatrical resume. And hopefully you can get all that together and go get a job. And good luck."