<p>My D was in The Laramie Project this fall & she had multiple roles, do I list all of them on her resume?</p>
<p>Also, is height, weight, voice range/type etc included on the resume, that's what her coach said but I found the link below & his sample doesn't include that!?</p>
<p>Putting</a> together your Musical Theatre resume | The College Audition Blog</p>
<p>Thanks!
Tami</p>
<p>I think it goes either way for that info. I usually see it on most of them but one university at Unifieds treated my D like she was stupid and said your weight/height should never be on your resume</p>
<p>My D has two resumes…her college one and her professional one. The professional one wants the stats like eye color, hair color etc. When we were revising it for college we left those things on, but made other adjustments like adding writing and directing sections. She is currently in It’s A Wonderful Life the Live Radio Play and she plays several characters. We listed the main one first, and then in descending order the others. I would list them all.</p>
<p>My D has height and size but not weight.</p>
<p>As dramamom0804 says, for professional resumes, you typically include height but not weight. You also include hair/eye color and vocal range (specifically, what note to what note he/she can reach comfortably and well).</p>
<p>I don’t know if you are supposed to include this for college resumes, but my own kids have and haven’t gotten negative feedback for it.</p>
<p>As far as Laramie: If you are in multiple roles, there are several styles. For instance, you can put: “Mary, Tiffany and Others” where Mary and Tiffany are the main ones. Or you can put “Multiple Roles, Supporting Lead” (in other words describe the type of roles).</p>
<p>I’ve seen weight on plenty of acting resumes. Certainly it gives them an idea of your build.</p>
<p>Now that “everyone” uses color headshots, the hair and eye color notation is not necessary.</p>
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<li>that’s a pretty good sample resume!</li>
<li>I’d include hair, eyes, height and also voice type for vitals. I include weight on my combat resume but not on my regular performance resume. I say it’s optional. And yes, this is the 21st century where our headshots are in color but on the off-chance that a resume is separated from the headshot or the casting director is color-blind! ;)</li>
<li>multiple roles is tricky! You could actually write “multiple”. I’d probably do something like (example) “Fred/Bella/Annabeth…”, listing the larger roles, etc. In the case of a well-known show like Laramie Project though, being cast in multiple roles is understood.</li>
<li>connections, I don’t agree with your suggestion of “multiple roles, supporting lead” - I was taught that listing a role as “extra/cameo/supporting/lead” is for film and tv, not theatre. Thought I’d share that insight!</li>
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<p>We are about to head out the door for audition #1 this weekend, height/weight is on his resume and staying at this point. </p>
<p>We also use the character name/character name/character name format.</p>
<p>Not that our opinion counts much because we are brandy new but…the template was given to him from CCM at the MT summer program so I’m thinkin its a good fit.</p>
<p>Hi, I know Matt Edwards, have broken bread with him - he would not be upset if you include height, vocal range, weight - that info is on many (maybe most -certainly height and vocal range) resumes. If you are concerned, the weight can be fudged a bit if you “carry it well”. Regarding multiple roles - its OK - list in order of role size - but do not go pass one line if it makes your resume extend beyond one page. Hope this helps.</p>
<p>songsearcher, I was just giving a choice. My first example is ‘character name, character name, others.’ I gave ‘multiple role supporting leads’ as another choice in case the poster wanted to write it like that. THere are many different ways to write a resume, certainly a college resume. The main thing that’s important is that it’s easy to read with a good font, laid out properly in columns, and has correct information. </p>
<p>As for weight–that’s up to the person. You can include it if you feel it tells about your type. For instance, say you’re 5’1" and 160 pounds–you’re a big girl. I would be very careful about fudging-always make sure any information is an accurate description of the real you. I mean, 5 lbs is fine, but just be careful.</p>
<p>If you put the 160 pounds, that would align with your roles. Say you’ve been Tracy in Hairspray and so on. You can include the weight and then that will tell the folks about your body type. </p>
<p>Or you can not include it if you feel it’s too personal. Decisions based solely on a resume - where the casting person glances at the stats, resume and the headshot and makes a snap judgment of whether they ought to be considered - is more of a professional world thing than a college thing. Type matters in college, certainly, but I don’t think they will base it on the resume; they’d base it on you physically when you’re there. This is just my opinion however.</p>
<p>Hi - just want riff on something Connections said. One should not lose too much sleep over your resume for college auditions - you do, of course, want it to look good and all - but as Connections says - that resume is more important in the professional world. For your college audition it is really the audition itself that carries the lion’s share of influence in the decision making process.</p>
<p>The thing about having a lot of stuff on your resume is NOT the words on the page, but the learning and experience the actor gained by doing the stuff. </p>
<p>Though you might be glad to have a nicely formatted resume available for any potential summer gigs. So much easier to update one than to start from scratch. Even for the auditions where they make you fill out a form (usually youth theater or community theater), sometimes they’ll let you attach the resume instead of writing.</p>
<p>Should we pare down info to keep the resume to one page?</p>
<p>Yes, definitely.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for all the advice and feedback, we really appreciate it!</p>
<p>One last question, I’m planning to print these myself, I have a nice Epson printer that I print pictures on, so quality is very good. Do I need to print them on special paper? Just wondered what others have used.</p>
<p>Thanks again!</p>
<p>We’ve always just used regular paper even for professional submissions.</p>
<p>Regular paper does come in different weight and quality, though. Once we bought a ream of the better quality paper and were surprised at how much nicer it was, and I haven’t gone back to the cheaper stuff since. I decided that nicer paper was a luxury I could afford.</p>
<p>Yes, regular paper is fine and then it is stapled to the back of the headshot and trimmed to match. :)</p>
<p>Remember that headshots are usually 8 x 10. Standard paper size, no matter the quality, is usually 8 1/2 x 11. You will need to either trim your resume paper or purchase 8 x 10 paper. Most, if not all, of our schools requested the r</p>