<p>Blankslate – it’s true that all those credits look wonderful on a resume. It’s also true that performing professionally can be a wonderful learning experience; young people with long, impressive resumes can often be more self-confident because they’ve experienced so much more. </p>
<p>But in the end, it’s the quality of your D’s audition performance that will determine her success. If her audition is solid, no one will be concerned about her past – they’ll be eagerly looking forward to her future.</p>
<p>In all my doubts and fears, I have wondered if a resume can ever work against a kid. D has been busy and been cast frequently locally in good solid productions as an adult even though she was a young teen. As a little girl (both age and size) she did some national and regional work. BUT if seems impossible to know where she stands now. So I worry that someone might look at her resume and training and say - “wow, with all of that and you have only come this far.” or something similar. Since college programs are looking for potential they can work with, I don’t think a short resume can hurt you. (just my opinion)</p>
<p>I don’t know if I would think this way if I saw a resume with great jobs on it…“wow, with all of that and you have only come this far.”
I would tend to think, “wow, someone important saw something they really liked about this person, I better pay attention!” It may even get you a foot in the door, especially if they also know/have worked with the same person/company/friend of etc…
Of course, I don’t think it would look as impressive if you were applying/auditioning for a little rinky dink job with no pay and no possibility of advancement. Then they might think, “why with her experience is she bothering with this project?” That is unless of course one needs to build more experiences for their resume, in which case I would still assume one would keep their options open for a real “paying” gig by having a very flexible day job. Unless they don’t need the money…</p>
<p>Oops sorry keepingcalm, i reread your post & realize you were talking about a professional resume being held against a kid applying for colleges. I think it was the word “adult” that threw me. Again tho I think the first part of my post above would apply to a school auditioning as well, provided they even bother to read the resumes. How could they ever hold it against an applicant? I doubt they would, so that should probably be the last thing you doubt or fear about this scary process! I think she should list the best stuff she’s done.</p>
<p>melsmom
thank you for turning my comment around and putting it so kindly. yes that is the other way to look at it. As a non-performing I am much more insecure about things like this than D, who takes much more of bring-your-best and what happens does.</p>
<p>umm I recently opened for Melba Moore and a couple other big bway names singing “some people” from “gypsy” in a benefit cabaret at a regional theater near where i live haha it’s not much compared with some of the stuff on here but it was a great experience =]</p>
<p>My D was an extra in a film (I think it went straight to DVD) with Hayden (the cheerleader from Heros…) and Tim Daly.</p>
<p>But this gives me a chance to talk about my 'Yout"… In HS, I went to an all girl school and Michael Nouri was in a lot of our productions in the male leads. Everone drooled over him at the time, but my BF dated him… (We lived vicariously!!) I was a call back to Hair, but needed my parents permission, and since I had forged their ‘John Henry’s’ the first time out, I chickened out. I hung with a lot of the cast, but a lot of them are not alive any more! I think I met Melba Moore and Diane Keaton, but a lot of that time is hazy. It WAS the 60’s. I was also really good friends with one of the two NY Yankees who swapped wives, but I really digress…</p>
<p>My D is currently working with Pam Myers. She says she is an amazing actress and has an ‘interesting’ voice. I don’t know what that means but I guess I will find out when we finally see the show.</p>