How Do You List College Theatre Credits on a Resume??

[SomeoneInThisDress]

Posted: 7/17/12 at 5:03pm

Basically exactly what the title says; I have credits from doing college theatre that i need to put on my resume.

I've seen people put them under the Regional Theatre section of their resume but I didn't know if that was correct or not.

Right now I have it under Educational Theatre but I feel as if that isn't right.

Please help! Thank you!

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 7/17/12 at 5:35pm

I have all of my theater credits in one section, with my college credits below my professional ones and my university's name in the same column as the name of the theater or organization. For example, let's say I had one pro and one college credit, it would like this:

THEATER
Annie Annio Roundabout Theater
Evita Evito Suffolk University



Updated On: 7/17/12 at 05:35 PM

[Kad]

Posted: 7/17/12 at 8:23pm

When you're first starting out, there's no real need to divide up your credits by Regional, New York, etc. unless you already have a lot. As bwaylvsong said, you can just put them all in one grouping.

When you accumulate more professional credits, the college theatre credits are the first ones to get removed anyway.

[temms]

Posted: 7/17/12 at 8:58pm

Don't try and hide the fact that they're college credits - I see a lot of resumes where they use the name of the theatre they performed in and it's always a dead giveaway. Own it. If all you have right now are college credits, that's all you have. It's always interesting to see the range of roles people do in school, even if it's a lot broader than what they'll do professionally.

So, yes. If you don't have many credits yet, just list all the theatre under one heading and list them as University productions and feel no shame whatsoever.

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 7/17/12 at 9:40pm

I will second what temms said. It is better for a casting team to know that a role you couldn't reasonably play professionally was in a college/educational setting as opposed to some "theatre" that they have never heard of.

[Kemp3]

Posted: 2/3/20 at 2:31am

Jessica Graham said: "The correct order for a resume would be theatre-credits, film-credits and television-credits. You may look for expert and essay writer Marc Tumminelli the art of the perfect theatrical resume on Broadway Workshop. The typical resume format will include the listed courses and application cover letter. "

 

I'm correcting my resume now, because I want to apply for an internship. Here're the samples of an actor, director, playwright and producer resumes: https://www.pace.edu/career-services/sites/default/files/files/pdf/theatre-resume-guidebook.pdf
Or there're also guides by Maggie Bera or Matt Newton on the appropriate resume formatting and structure.

Updated On: 2/3/20 at 02:31 AM

[JoseLandis]

Posted: 5/21/21 at 10:46am

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Updated On: 5/21/21 at 10:46 AM

[JGPR2]

Posted: 5/21/21 at 11:14am

"Como você completa sua tarefa de redação. Eu sou estudante. Mas na maior parte do tempo fico ocupado e procuro um corretor para completar minha tarefa de redação. O que você acha disso?"

I believe you are trying to say you need somebody to help you with writing assignment and you are a student. You also want our opinion. Other people are much more qualified than me to answer your question.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 5/21/21 at 11:20am

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[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 5/22/21 at 8:01pm

AEA AGMA SM said: "I will second what temms said. It is better for a casting team to know that a role you couldn't reasonably play professionally was in a college/educational setting as opposed to some "theatre" that they have never heard of."

I’m “thirding” it. Use the name of the college or university, NOT the name of the building. Be honest. Any good casting director already knows the name of pretty much every professional regional theater in the country including top non-Equity theaters, so you won’t be fooling anybody, and it looks like a lie and therefore really bad. Not to say that you were going to do this, I am writing this so that other young actors are aware if they aren’t already.

Also, if it’s educational theatre, don’t put it under “regional theatre.” Same issue. 
 

Ultimately, keep in mind that there is nothing wrong with being in your twenties and having all or mostly educational credits on your resume and that casting directors often WANT new talent. You could be their “big find.”

[HogansHero]

Posted: 5/22/21 at 10:01pm

dramamama611 said: "I'm pretty sure they are trying to sell services FOR a correcting business. (This kind of spam happens often.)"

I can't make out what they are trying to say and I don't speak Portuguese, but I happen to know that in Brazil a "corretor" is an agent. The plot thickens.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 5/23/21 at 12:01am

"Como você completa sua tarefa de redação. Eu sou estudante. Mas na maior parte do tempo fico ocupado e procuro um corretor para completar minha tarefa de redação. O que você acha disso?"

In English: "How do you complete your writing assignment. I'm a student. But most of the time I get busy and look for a broker to complete my writing assignment. What do you think about that?"