RESOURCES
Scroll to shop valuable resources from Kemma, and read through lists of her recommended books, podcasts, and self-tape products.
Resume Template
The fastest way to present professionally is to have a professional, industry standard acting resume! This resume should be formatted completely differently to an ordinary work resume. This template is easy to use and allows you to simply plug in your credits as described to have a perfectly formatted resume.
AGENCY SUBMISSION TEMPLATE
Not sure how to reach out to agencies? Download this agency submission template to give you the best phrasing and format to catch an agent’s eye. Simply plug in your own details to the template and send away.
CAREER CONSULTATION
Not sure what your next step should be in your acting career? Schedule a 20 minute Zoom call with Kemma to discuss career strategy and what are the best next steps for you! These sessions are subject to availability.
ADD TO YOUR READING LIST
Audition
The casting director for Chicago, Pippin, Becket, Gypsy, The Graduate, the Sound of Music and Jesus Christ Superstar tells you how you can find your dream role! Absolutely everything an actor needs to know to get the part is here: What to do that moment before, how to use humour; create mystery; how to develop a distinct style; and how to evaluate the place, the relationships and the competition. In fact, Audition is a necessary guide to dealing with all the "auditions" we face in life. This is the bible on the subject.
How to Book Acting Jobs
In this book you will find the most up-to-date information on How To Book Acting Jobs. A significant book on the casting process for network, cable, streaming, new media and film, told with compassion, wisdom, and brutal honesty by someone who has spent 25 years (and counting) in the audition, working on Emmy-winning TV shows. In this updated version, topics that are covered anew are CREATING YOUR OWN CONTENT, THE ENTREPRENEUR ACTOR, WHERE TO LIVE (now you have 3 choices), SELF-TAPES, SOCIAL MEDIA AND BEING AN INFLUENCER, and THE NEW PILOT SEASON. Hot Topics that are revisited and revised: How to Enhance Your Charisma, Different Styles of Auditioning for Different Genres, How to Better Calibrate Your On-Camera Self, How to Get us to say "YES" to you, and so much more.
An Actor Prepares
Stanislavski's simple exercises fire the imagination, and help readers not only discover their own conception of reality but how to reproduce it as well.
Respect for Acting
"This fascinating and detailed book about acting is Miss Hagen's credo, the accumulated wisdom of her years spent in intimate communion with her art. It is at once the voicing of her exacting standards for herself and those she [taught], and an explanation of the means to the end."
— Publishers Weekly
LISTEN IN
Audrey Helps Actors
Audrey Helps Actors is exactly what it sounds like! Every episode Audrey invites someone from the business to chat about everything from advice for auditions and getting a new agent, to the nitty gritty of different theatrical markets and information about how you can better use your union.
The Actor CEO
Host Mike Moreno interviews actors, casting directors, and other industry professionals in theater, film, and television. Tune in to learn tips, tricks, and best practices that help actors focus on what they can control and be the boss of their career.