Awesome websites for actors (6 more!)
New Play Exchange
Here’s one of the best ways to discover new plays and playwrights! Record and save a career’s worth of thinking about the theater and you can actually champion the work you love. The Reader level membership is only 10 bucks a year and you can:
• Build a watchlist of readers and writers
• Perform advanced, filtered searches
• Write recommendations of plays
• Record private script evaluations
• Save searches
• Contact playwrights
Without a Box
This is the site the film industry uses for submissions to film festivals. Get creative and make things happen in your career by producing your own projects. Did you know there are tons of film festivals with “student” categories? Register and search for free! Such an awesome website for actors to get inspired.
Dallas Travers’ TAC
This is one of my favorite sites for actors–I have linked to Dallas’ blog called Acting Business Bites. You could spend weeks on here enjoying all the wonderful, free content for actors.
Equity
Film Independent
I love Film Independent. It’s a fabulous way to network as well. If you are in LA, I highly recommend becoming a volunteer! The FILM LOVERS membership gets you:
LA Film Festival
Film Independent produces the world-class LA Film Festival each June. Members enjoy exclusive benefits, including:
Members-only priority pre-sale period
10{f2e03ad86f9c7207c876dcb23b7e375c9ea548dafd4ee502bd2d56345dbd376f} off all passes and ticket packages
$2 off individual tickets
Invitation to Members-only reception
Invitation to Members-only screening of a surprise film
Spirit Awards: Only Members Vote
Since 1987, the Film Independent Spirit Awards has been an exclusive celebration of the highest regarded independent films of the year. Only Members vote to determine the winners. During voting season, Members have the opportunity to receive select screeners for voting consideration, attend over 30 free screenings of all nominated films and participate in a raffle to win two tickets to attend the show.
Free Member Screenings
In addition to free screenings of all Spirit Award nominees, Film Independent produces select free special engagement screenings for Members +1 guest. These new, rare and classic film screenings frequently include Q&As with cast and crew and provide Members with an exclusive peek into the realm of artist-driven filmmaking.
Film Independent at LACMA
Film Independent at LACMA is a year-round, weekly film series that offers unique cinematic experiences for the Los Angeles creative community. Members have the opportunity to select tickets one week in advance of the general public.
Pricing breaks down as follows:
Free Members-Only Screenings: Members +1 guest
Repertory Screenings: $5 Members/$10 General Public
Live Reads: $25 Members/$50 General Public
An Evening With…: $15 Members/$25 General Public
Free Screenings: Open to the general public / Members have the opportunity to buy tickets first
Check out their website, it’s great for actors as well as filmmakers.
Theatrical Index
From their website: THEATRICAL INDEX has been the comprehensive resource for theatre professionals for over 40 years. It’s an accurate, factual and up-to-date listing of all the shows on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Touring Productions, and the Premieres across the country. It’s an insiders guide to the who, what, when, and where of the theatre business. Subscribers can find out what’s happening now or next year, as well as who is working to make it happen. And now the information goes deeper with new web features including our exclusive interactive grosses section, our custom Pro Lists, and more. Our subscribers include producers, managers, hotels, members of the press, actors, directors, banks, and attorneys…anyone who needs to stay ahead of the game, because they are the game.
