What is a good site for acting auditions?

Where can I find acting auditions in chicago for a 13 year old?

• I am looking for acting auditions in chicago for someone that is 13 (14 in late december). i can't find a good site though. does anyone know a good site? I do have experience.

• Answer:

  Hi Ally, First you need your parents permission and full support. You can't to anything without their dedication to your career. You said you had experience but you didn't say what kind and how much. What you need is training. All actors even seasoned pros continue to go to teachers throughout their career. You need to go to class. As for sites, I do not believe you will find a good site that is completely free. Backstage.com and actorsaccess.com are good and legit, but some features you will have to pay for. You can do a casting search on backstage but to see all the info your parents will have to subscribe. Do the search, see if there's much in your area. If there is a fair amount then it may be worth it. You may also be able to fine out some theatre info on your own for free. If you can see the name of the theatre, just look up the theatre's own site and see if the info is listed there. Ask mom to set up an account for you on actorsaccess and have her run it for you so that you don't go submitting yourself for things that she's not ok with. On this it's free until electronic submissions come into play. You can set up an account, input your resume and search the breakdowns (auditions) all for free. It only costs once you decide there's a great audition and they want you to submit your headshot electronically. If you see that there are a lot of auditions for you, ask mom to look into subscribing to SHowfax. It's $68 a year and what it is, they're a sides service. Sides are pages from a script that you will read at your audition. When an audition has those sides available usually you have to drive all over town to pick them up the day before or hours before your audition in order to study them. With Showfax they will fax or email them to you and you can print them out at home (no gas necessary!) If you plan to use that service a lot or if you are submitting a lot, it's probably worth it because with a subscription to Showfax you can submit on actorsaccess for free. Another option is looking at the entertainment section in your newspapers at the local theatres. Check out their websites for audition info. If it's not on their site call them and ask where they advertise that info. Some theatres even have a email list and the auditino info will be sent directly to you! One more way to find info is to look up your state film alliances, commissions, etc. Just do a web search for Illinois film and see what sites come up. Check them out thoroughly because besides having info for filmmakers, they generaly have info for residents on classes to take and local auditions. good luck! Marianne