Your Resumé, Don’t Lie!

Liar, liar pants on fire! Don’t create lies on your acting resumé. We will find out if you lie because casting agents and producers check for facts. I have auditioned kids who put a credit on their resumé for a show I produced and yet I never even met the child. Caught you!

Don’t list insignificant roles either.  For example, don’t list something on your resumé if you were the 453rd extra on a show.  Listing that you were in LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD at age 4 is not going to help you get the role.  These little, detailed roles aren’t necessarily lies but they are just useless. A long list of meaningless stuff or things made up can turn against you.

Remember, less is more. Especially if it is the whole truth.  I would rather see a blank resumé than phony credits. I look for talent, the capability to do the role and whether a child is right for a role above any list of credits. Remember, we producers will know all your little lies!  So save yourself a lot of grief and keep your resumé honest.

Tell the truth… and nothing but the truth!

Dray