Share your acting resume
Create and share a simple acting resume listing roles, skills, and contact details, then practice presenting it confidently to family or classmates.
Step-by-step guide to share your acting resume
Step 1
Gather your materials and place them on a clean table.
Step 2
Write your full name at the top of the paper in big clear letters.
Step 3
Add a contact line with a grown-up's phone number or email below your name.
Step 4
Draw a small headshot or tape a photo next to your name.
Step 5
Write the headings Roles Skills and Training on separate lines down the page.
Step 6
Under Roles list at least three roles you have played with the character name and the show's name.
Step 7
Under Skills list your top four acting skills or talents like accents singing or stage combat.
Step 8
Under Training list any classes workshops or lessons you have taken.
Step 9
Use colouring materials to make your headings and bullets neat and easy to read.
Step 10
Erase any mistakes and check that everything is spelled clearly.
Step 11
Read your resume aloud slowly and clearly three times.
Step 12
Stand up and practice a short confident introduction about yourself using your resume.
Step 13
Present your resume to a family member or a classmate.
Step 14
Ask for one piece of feedback and make one small change to improve your resume.
Step 15
Share your finished resume on DIY.org.
Final steps
You're almost there! Complete all the steps, bring your creation to life, post it, and conquer the challenge!
Help!?
What can I use if I don't have a printed headshot, tape, or colouring markers listed in the materials?
If you don't have a photo or tape, draw the small headshot next to your name and use glue, a paperclip, or folded paper to attach a picture, and substitute markers with crayons or colored pencils for the colouring materials while working on a clean table.
My headings look messy and I keep making spelling mistakes—how can I fix this so the resume is neat and clear?
Follow the 'Erase any mistakes' step, use a ruler or a straight edge to neaten the Roles/Skills/Training headings and bullets, ask a grown-up to proofread the contact line and role names, and read your resume aloud three times to catch remaining errors.
How should I change the activity for different ages so it's appropriate for a preschooler, an elementary child, and a teen?
For preschoolers, have a grown-up write the full name and contact line while the child draws a headshot and lists one role, for elementary kids complete the full three-role and four-skill lists with simple wording, and for teens add more roles, detailed training entries, and a practiced confident introduction before presenting.
What are simple ways to extend or personalize the resume before sharing it on DIY.org?
Color-code the Roles, Skills, and Training headings, add stickers or a decorative border using your colouring materials, include a short link or QR code to a video of your practiced introduction, and make the one small change suggested in the feedback step before uploading to DIY.org.
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Facts about acting and theatre for kids
✍️ Actor resumes usually list special skills and physical stats (height, eye color) to help casting match roles.
🎭 Casting directors often glance at an acting resume for just 10–30 seconds — make the best parts easy to find.
🎬 Many auditions include a "cold read," where actors perform unseen material on the spot.
🧒 Many famous performers began as child actors; Shirley Temple and Jodie Foster started very young.
🗣️ Practicing your resume presentation aloud can reduce nerves and make your delivery more confident.
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