β™₯ Welcome to Acting Grind. You don’t have to pretend you’ve got it all figured out here.
πŸ‘‹ Hey actor.

Come hang out with people who get it.

Auditions. Rejections. Bookings. Self tapes in your bedroom. Day jobs. Weird casting emails. Tiny wins that feel HUGE.

Acting Grind is a place for all of it.

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Sarah
I GOT A CALLBACK 😭😭 I genuinely thought this thing was dead.
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Jordan
Does anyone want to run lines tonight?? I’m in Toronto and losing my mind over this scene πŸ˜‚
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Kayla
Didn’t book it. BUT I DIDN’T DIE. We move.
πŸ‘€ What’s happening

People are talking.

The site is always changing because the people here are always doing something.

πŸ”₯ WIN
β€œBOOKED MY FIRST ROLE.”
After approximately 700 auditions and several emotional breakdowns.
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πŸ’¬ QUESTION
How do you actually find an agent?
People are sharing what worked, what didn’t, and what they wish they knew earlier.
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πŸ˜‚ MEME
Casting: β€œJust be yourself.” Me: WHO???
Some things are universal.
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You can be honest here.

You don’t have to only post the booking. You don’t have to make your career look better than it is. Talk about the rejection. Talk about the terrible audition. Talk about the thing you’re proud of. Talk about how you’re thinking about quitting. Talk about the weird little win nobody else would understand. Someone here probably gets it.

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Find your people.

Ask questions. Find someone to run lines with. Talk about your audition. Find collaborators. Celebrate somebody else’s win. Or just say: β€œGuys, I need to vent.”

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Maya K.
Toronto Β· 14 minutes ago
Does anyone else find self tapes WAY more stressful when the sides are like 4 pages long?? I have read this thing 46 times. I am no longer sure what words mean.
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James T.
Vancouver Β· 1 hour ago
Booked something today. Not a huge role. Not even a speaking role. But I booked something. Just wanted to tell somebody.
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Alex L.
New York Β· 3 hours ago
Looking for an actor to read with me over Zoom tonight. Comedy scene. Anyone around?
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The Acting Grind Β· Episode 01
What actually happens when you’re trying to make it as an actor?
πŸŽ₯ The series

Everyone’s grind looks different.

We’re following actors. Not one actor. Not one β€œmain character.” Lots of people. Different cities. Different ages. Different careers. Different stages. Some send us clips. Some document everything. Some send us one tiny moment. We’ll bring it all together.

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You don’t need followers. You don’t need to be famous. You don’t need a perfect camera. Send a clip. Send a story. Send a rant. Send a win. Send a funny moment. Send us something that happened while you were trying to be an actor.

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Come as you are.

Whether you’ve been acting for twenty years or you’re thinking about your first audition, there’s a place for you here.

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