Monday, July 09, 2012

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Where to Find Auditions in Chicago

Last month I was asked where one finds auditions in Chicago, and here is a partial list:

WaitingPatiently
my Chicago theatre/film email list. While is has become a much lower traffic list then it once was, it does occasionally get messages that are about auditions for paying acting jobs (I try not to have it post audition notices for unpaid gigs).
PerformInk
once probably the largest audition listings in Chicago, now seems inactive after stopping printing on paper in 2009, and changing owners in the last couple years. Was almost comparable to the audition listings in Backstage for New York and LA
listed auditions online and also had audition listings in paper edition
Agents
actors usually get auditions for the highest paying acting jobs through their agent or manager
SAG-AFTRA has a list of agents on the Screen Actors Guild's old site which I imagine they will eventually more to the sagaftra.org site
Talent Managers Association may be a resource to learn more about managers, and imdb pro is a way to look into who currently may be represented by whom
ActorsAccess
While this may be more used in LA and New York, it does list Chicago and Midwestern auditions
if you get a showfax account, you can submit to as many auditions as you want without paying for each submission
Chicago Reader
lists auditions online and also available in paper edition
years ago I found their audition listings sparse and often for community theatre
Friends and Colleagues
other actors, directors, producers and people you've worked with may also contact you for auditions, though this may not happen immediately, or at all

There are other place to find auditions, but this is a start. Remember in all cases to look out for yourself and do due diligence on the organizations and people you will be auditioning for or working with; caveat actor. Break a leg!

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Tuesday, August 09, 2011

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Online Auditioning for Stage More Common

A rite of passage for young actors - waiting in long lines to be seen by Broadway casting directors, clutching head shots with I-hope-I-get-it fervor - has faded, as more producers and directors have abandoned the long-held assumption that they need to be in the room to assess stage presence and other qualities. While some casting directors have looked at audition tapes here and there over the years, the advent of YouTube, Skype, Facebook, Flip cameras and widely available video equipment has recently given technology a greater role in theater casting, providing a foot in the stage door for the technically savvy.
While no breakout theater star has been discovered solely through online auditions, several casting directors said it was only a matter of time.

(from The New York Times).

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Saturday, June 13, 2009

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Saying No Can Be Good

I turned down two theater auditions in the past week. One of them was for Steppenwolf, which sounds crazy.
But I made this commitment to 'take care of business,' as it were - to focus on paying work, commercial and otherwise, and I can't just toss that aside because one of the city's premier theaters is calling

(from Rob Biesenbach's blog post which is worth reading in full).

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Friday, April 06, 2007

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Steppenwolf and Lookingglass Joint General Auditions

Lookingglass and Steppenwolf are having their generals together on April 18, 19 and 20 (info here and here). It's a time and nerve saver.

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Monday, April 14, 2003

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Steppenwolf Generals Today and Tomorrow

Steppenwolf generals are today and tomorrow from 10 AM to 4 PM at their rehearsal space (758 W. North Ave. - Maquest map).

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