<p>Hi! This is my first time posting and I just want to say that CC has helped me sooo much over the past year or so with getting ready for college and auditions, etc. Everyone here is so helpful.</p>
<p>I have a question about resumes. I've never had a professional resume or anything made before and was just wondering about how to go about making one, format-wise. I'm using the resume of a friend as a guideline, but am not sure about exactly what to put in regards to my personal information (height, age, voice part, etc.) and where to put it. Do I center it? or have some information on the right, and some on the left? I'm really confused as to what to do.</p>
<p>Also, does the order of the sections you put down make any difference? For example, should I put the section about my training first, and then put my theater experience section after, or does it not matter?</p>
<p>Generally:
Name and voice part: Mary Smith Soprano
Contact info
Experience: performances, roles performed
Training: Degrees, teachers, coaches
Honors and awards</p>
<p>I believe if you google performance resume you will get some samples. Good Luck</p>
<p>I was looking at the resumes of some recently graduated BFA students and they had another section labeled “Special Skills” after the Honors and Awards section. Some things that I recall being included were the ability to transpose or transcribe music, sight-sing, having a valid driver’s license, working well with children, speaking another language, and being able to hula-hoop or cartwheel.</p>
<p>I’m not sure if any of this is exactly standard, but it’s something I’ve noticed. =]</p>
<p>62442- I’ve noticed that too, but was never sure whether or not I should have one. Does anyone know if its necessary for college auditions? It seems like it would be needed more if you are auditioning for a show where you’re extra skills could come in handy more.</p>
<p>My child added the three instruments she played, and ability to do English Military drill, seemed like it helped create a picture of who she is…, and then in the audition provided another area for discussion…</p>
<p>James Madison University provides a template for a student resume on their website at
[Musical</a> Theatre Auditions - James Madison University School of Theatre and Dance, Harrisonburg, Virginia](<a href=“The School of Theatre and Dance - JMU”>The School of Theatre and Dance - JMU) . It is a blue link after you scroll down a bit. You might find this helpful in deciding what to include in your resume.</p>
<p>I can’t remeber who said it, but on one thread in the past someone listed speaking dialects as a special skill. My D is particularly good with dialects so she when she read that added that and her marching band experiences to her resume. At a regional theater audition she was asked about one of those skills (can’t remember which) even though the plays didn’t use either skill. She was cast.</p>
<p>Just make certain that if you list these “special skills” they have some relevance and that you really have that skill. While chance are slim, I’ve been in more than one audition where those “special skills” became the talking point.</p>
<p>My son can juggle a bit…3 balls…not exactly perfectly …and listed juggling as a special skill on his resume. </p>
<p>To his surprise, at an audition for an acting program, they honed right in on that and asked him about it. I doubt he had a whole lot to say on the subject, really, although he’s pretty good at finessing things.</p>
<p>For whatever reason, that was one of the schools he did not get into.</p>
<p>My daughter can wiggle her ears and it’s listed in the “special skills” section. It’s almost always a conversation starter (this is professionally, not college auditions) and once she was hired for a music video because of it! If you can do it, put it down.</p>
<p>NYU has a posted format for resumes on its webpage. We adapted it for all my D’s schools and they all seemed to like it. At the top, it has her name, phone numbers, height, weight, hair color, and eye color, and then that she is a mezzo soprano. Then the categories are Theatre, Film, Commercials and Brochures, Awards, and Training.</p>
…and listed juggling as a special skill on his resume. </p>