Cindy Tanas Actors Studio visit world-renowned Acting Studio, Located in Downtown Toronto Ontario Canada

Toronto Association of Acting Studios, tons of talent here! nearly 20 other great studios and places to study: http://www.torontoactingstudios.com

Marketing for the ACTOR... some basic answers to how to sell yourself more effectively!
How to find more auditions! Ideas and resources
How to choose an acting class [and not get burnt!]

Opening doors... making them pay attention!

Growing as an actor resources and ideas to keep getting better... and some suggested reading lists.

Comments from the Casting Corner... some quotes worth pondering and some audition hints!

Photographers list [Toronto headshot professionals]

Canadian Actors Online: Don't miss the Mega-FAQ section and of course the great site and chat rooms for actor-to-actor discussions at Canadian Actor Online. [we post there often so say hi when you see our handle...]: www.canadianactor.com
AMIS, for Toronto agent's info and scam alerts: http://www.amisontario.com
AACTION BULLETIN BOARD: a great free resource http://www.aactionauditions.com
ACTRA, our beloved union's site, great "how to break into the biz reality check": http://www.actratoronto.com
And we also have been Equity members since the dawn of time: Canadian Actors Equity: http://www.caea.com
The invaluable home for all actors from all performance sectors in Ontario Theatre Ontario: http://www.theatreontario.org
Toronto Theatre Alliance: http://www.theatreintoronto.com
Theatrebooks, Toronto's wonderful bookstore: http://www.theatrebooks.com

comprehensive site for scenes and scripts: www.whysanity.net
http://www.monologuearchive.com/ Comedic monologues for men and women.

http://demoening.homestead.com/mono.html Comedic monologues for men and women.
a great skill for any actor: www.mumpandsmoot.com
Good classes on singing for actors: www.vocalscience.com [great for voice problems!] www.orvilleheyn.com [very actor-friendly] and of course http://www.elaineoverholt.com/
Theatre sports, improvisation and more... http://www.baddogtheatre.com/modules/news/
http://www.shakespearience.ca/
http://www.qfq.com Montreal film: www.montrealfilm.com
http://www.cinetv.biz/index.html
Jay Miller at http://www.voiceandspeech.com/
Tony Pearce: www.newschoolofdrama.com
http://www.talentbox.com/ Gi-normous mass listing service!
http://www.mirvish.com/
http://www.youmustact.com/freebees.html
. www.bdapproach.com
Independent film maker? New style video, etc. Get to know the Liason of Independent Film and TV in Toronto: http://www.lift.on.ca/
A HUGE SITE WITH ARTICLES, SAMPLE RESUMES, ACTOR GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND MUCH MORE: http://www.actorschecklist.com/
Canada's arts internet meeting place: http://edionysus.com/index.php
l interesting. http://www.digmyacting.com/
Here's a notice board from ACTCO (Association of Community Theatres in Central Ontario) http://www.actco.ca/Call_Board.html
Useful casting info @ http://www.showfax.com/index.htm
Fun site in the UK, even if you don't buy stuff from it! http://www.theactorsstore.co.uk/
Good information on auditions and other things of note: http://trainedactor.com/
Good resources in Canada list and pretty clever site: http://www.wordsnimages.com/jb/theatre.htm
Connect with the Actors Circle on Yahoo... actorscircle@yahoogroups.com
Independent film scene in Canada [and elsewhere]... super site http://indie-central.ca
http://directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Performing_Arts/Acting/Education/Studios/ great list of acting studios in North America
An index to resources in Toronto: one of the best lists of agents, studios, theatres, casting agents, etc: http://www.artworldcity.com/
Ken McCoy has kept this Web links list for more than a decade! great for more "scholarly" searches too: http://www.stetson.edu/departments/csata/thr_guid.html
This one lists a fair number of community theatre websites where they post their notifications:
http://listingsca.com/Ontario/Toronto-Region/Entertainment_and_Leisure/Theatre/index.asp
Want to know more about theatre in Canada? Try Canada On Stage Online, a new searchable database of theatre today and yesterday at www.pact.ca
New to Toronto? Try http://toronto.researchalot.com/torontohomeshow/ for good info on almost everything under the sun... or at least about life in the city.

A search engine for finding ACTING CLASSES anywhere in the world... links to links listing: http://www.redbirdstudio.com/cgi/AWOLSearch.cgi

A good list of almost all "non-university" acting classes in North America is on WebCrawler: http://www.webcrawler.com/education/arts_and_humanities/performing_arts/arts_professions/acting/training_and_workshops/

Vancouver; great chat site about the Vancouver acting scene: http://www.wildogre.com/resources/training/index.htm
Vancouver; www.vancouveractorsguide.com Company of Rogues 2910 Commercial Drive, Vancouver have a good rep! 604.633.3092 We hear that there are good, fun classes at www.vadastudios.com William Davis Center For Actor's Study

A LOT OF SITES ABOVE HAVE U.S.A. STUFF TOO: for a good overview of the USA centres: www.theatrgroup.com/showbiz
Theatre in New York? great news information and ticket source: www.theatermania.com
Here are some interesting and provocative performers community out of the USA: http://www.simplytaty.com/ Also in the same style: http://www.caryn.com/acting/
New York City and other workshops?: http://performingarts.net/Links/educational.html
Heading to Chicago or San Francisco area? Everyone raves about Ed Hooks. Buy his books as Theatrebooks.... sensible, creative and inspiring texts http://www.edhooks.com/
If you want to move to LA, check out www.ExitHollywood.com
ACTING CLASSES IN LA? Try our colleagues at www.trulyacting.com
and for USA stuff DON'T MISS https://www.nowcasting.com/actorsink/
a new site for actors... some fees but lots of useful detail and contacts: http://ActingDepot.com

Resources and links

Toronto Association of Acting Studios, tons of talent here! nearly 20 other great studios and places to study: http://www.torontoactingstudios.com

A search engine for finding ACTING CLASSES anywhere in the world... links to links listing: http://www.redbirdstudio.com/cgi/AWOLSearch.cgi