Headshots and Resumés

When you’re applying to colleges and during in-person auditions, they’ll most likely ask you for your headshot and resume. Let’s break down what that means:

Headshots

A headshot is loosely defined as any formal/professional photo of just you that has a clear view of your face in it. Typically it’s from shoulders up or mid-chest up, but it could be more full-body if you have a photo that you like. Here’s an example of the headshot that I used for my applications:

If you have the money to spend on it, it’s always fun to go out and get professional headshots taken by a photographer, but if you don’t have the time or the money, a simple photo taken with your phone’s portrait mode will do perfectly fine. Just make sure that the lighting is good and that you can see all of your face.

Resumés

Resumes are like the activities page of the Common App but for all of your artistic endeavors. Here, you can list all the roles you’ve played, the awards you’ve won/been nominated for, and any summer programs you attended. Here’s a Google Doc of my resume as a template of how to format it and how to word the different sections: Click here!

When you’re preparing for your in-person auditions, print out at least 10 copies of your resume and headshot and staple them together, with the front of your headshot facing out, and the resume stapled to the back, with the page with your name on it facing out. This makes it so that the panel can see your headshot on the front so they know who is who, and they can just flip it over to the back to see your name.

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