Summerstock Resume Question

<p>I am looking at my D’s resume from college auditions, and trying to revise it for summerstock auditions. As a college student she has not done that much performing, and it looks slim. Should she include anything from high school?</p>

<p>What is better, an empty resume or old information?</p>

<p>I would use what you used for college auditions…yes, the last four years of stuff, plus updates of anything from this year, if she has anything. Only start eliminating old high school credits when NEW stuff can take their place but don’t eliminate them now. My D is a junior in college and while she does have credits since high school, she still has some credits from her high school years on her resume. She has been eliminating credits every so often but it is not like everything prior to college is off the resume yet. Many things are but not all. And that is only due to things replacing. When my D auditioned for summer stock as a freshman in college like your D is now, all her credits were from high school or summer after high school because her college doesn’t allow freshmen to be in shows and so that was that at the time. She still got cast. So, update the resume continually and one by one drop things when more new things happen. But no need to eliminate all of her high school year credits yet at age 18 or 19!</p>

<p>I concur – In my capacity as the Artistic Director at a summer theatre I see many resumes from college students that include HS credits. In my capacity as a college professor in a Musical Theatre program I encourage my students to take the HS credits off their resume ASAP, but it isn’t really until they are graduating seniors and have enough college and professional credits that their resumes have eliminated all or most HS credits.</p>

<p>Thanks so much. I will have her drop some of the lesser roles from high school, and concentrate on recent or bigger roles.</p>

<p>KatMT - do you know if NETC TRULY abides by the deadline of Feb. 1 (or whatever it is) or do they take applications on a “rolling” basis (i.e. - they fill up slots as they come in until they are totally booked up and this might be before the actual deadline). I know you said you’re the artistic director for a Strawhat theater; don’t know if you also audition at NETC; figured I’d take a chance! Thanks in advance for your help!</p>

<p>We do also go NETC. I do not know if NETC fills slots as they go, or waits until Feb. 1 to start filling slots. I do not believe that they let applicants know if they received an appointment before the Feb. 1 deadline for applications… I am trying to remember in terms of my students who have applied in the past. I do know that I have had some students who applied close to the Feb. 1 deadline and got appointments… and students who sent their stuff in early and did not get appointments. So, my guess is that (even if they do start filling appointments before Feb. 1), they leave some slots available for last minute applications. They will not take any applications after the Feb. 1 deadline. An early application does not guarantee an appointment… I think that the people who make the decisions on who gets a slot and who does not are trying to put together a varied group of performers from which the participating theatres can cast. </p>

<p>The theatres that cast at these conferences have nothing to do with the actor selection process or setting those policies. We trust the people who run the conferences to make the decision on who we will see.</p>

<p>Basically – it is a good idea to get your materials in early to all of these audition conferences. I know at UPTA (for graduating seniors, and professionals) this year they had already filled all (or most) appointments by the deadline.</p>

<p>KatMT, do you know if Strawhat notifies applicants of their time slots on a rolling basis, or after the deadline, as you mentioned NETC does?</p>

<p>I am not sure. Sorry!</p>

<p>My D only applied to and auditioned at Strawhats one year (spring of freshmen year) and I recall notification was on a rolling basis. It is important to apply sooner, rather than later.</p>

<p>My D has already received her Strawhat audition time.</p>

<p>Yes, my d has also received the time…</p>