Zoom: FREE Online SEMINAR - How to Get More Film, TV & Theatre Auditions — With or Without an Agent with Up-To-Date Actor
Friday, November 13, 2026, 3pm ET / 12pm PT
Want more auditions?
Whether you have representation or are building your career on your own, there are concrete steps you can take to create more opportunities — and understanding what's already working (and what isn't) is an important place to start.
Join Annie Chadwick and Abigail Hardin of Up-To-Date Actor for a practical career workshop exploring how actors can generate more film, television and theatre auditions — with or without an agent.
We'll look at the many ways actors access opportunities, from agent and manager submissions to self-submissions, open calls, casting relationships, referrals, previous employers and professional relationships — and how those pathways can differ across film, television and theatre.
But simply doing more isn't always the answer.
If you're submitting regularly but aren't getting auditions, that's a different problem from getting auditions but rarely receiving callbacks. And if you're consistently reaching callbacks, final callbacks or pins but haven't booked recently, you may be doing far more right than you realize.
That's why we'll also introduce an Audition Audit — a simple way to look at your recent career activity, understand what's working and what's not, and identify where your attention may be most valuable.
In this free seminar, we'll explore:
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Where film, TV and theatre auditions actually come from — with and without representation
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How to create more opportunities when you don't have an agent or manager
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What represented actors can do to support the work their reps are doing
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How to determine whether you're pursuing enough appropriate opportunities
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Why submitting more isn't always the answer
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How your headshots, résumé, reel and other marketing materials may be affecting your audition opportunities
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How to recognize patterns in the roles, projects, casting offices and theatres that are responding to you
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What callbacks, final callbacks, pins, repeat auditions and bookings can tell you about your progress
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How to identify where your audition pipeline may be getting stuck
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How to conduct your own Audition Audit and determine what to focus on next
All attendees who are new to Up-To-Date Actor will receive a complimentary 1-Month Full Access Trial.
- find projects that match your unique skills & demographics
- build & discover connections with industry contacts
- log all auditions & events
- set specific career targets
- take control of your finances
- keep you connected to the industry no matter what state, city, town your home base is
- demystify the "business of acting" so you can focus on your craft
About Up-To-Date Theatricals & the Up-To-Date Actor
Owned and operated by the mother-daughter team of Annie Chadwick and Abigail Hardin, Up-To-Date Theatricals LLC (UTD) is one of the most comprehensive theatrical services in the country for professionals working in the performing arts. Founded in 1988 by NYC actress Annie Chadwick, UTD provides innovative, self-promotional marketing tools and national industry sourcebook publications. In addition to these career advancing services, UTD offers individualized one-on-one career building consultations as well as ongoing masterclasses and. Our latest digital service, the Up-To-Date Actor has become an invaluable tool for actors, no matter where they reside. The Up-To-Date Actor, created by founder Abigail Hardin, is the ultimate 24/7 personal assistant that gives artists the tools to be the CEO of their careers. This single destination, portable, industry insider provides daily updated Film/TV/Theatre projects, news, industry contacts, and tools for actors to run their performance career as a business.
Please follow the procedures listed below:
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Arrive at least 10 MINUTES before your event is slated to start. Your host will give important information about the event at this time.
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Instructions and the ZOOM link for access to this online event will be emailed to you in advance. If you have not received the link by 12pm (EST) the day-of the event, please reach out to registration@actorsconnection.com at least one hour PRIOR to the start of class.
**Actors Connection classes and programming are for ADULTS (18+). With permission, some teens (14+) are allowed to take adult programming. To inquire about getting permission, please send an email to: info@actorsconnection.com**
**No recording of any kind is permitted by participants during class.**
**Please keep in mind that all programs at Actors Connection are for educational and professional development purposes. Participating in any class or event is not a promise of employment.**
Annie Chadwick
ANNIE CHADWICK is the founder and owner of Up-To-Date Theatricals LLC. Her multifaceted performance career ranges from the stages of opera & musical theatre to the world of film and TV.
Recent work includes: Feinstein/54 Below Cabaret, “Broadway Bluegrass;” NPR - Trials of the Earth with NY City Slickers; Feature film, “Hank Boyd is Dead,” director Sean Melia.
Film/TV credits: Confessions of a Shopaholic, as John Lithgow’s wife; Law & Order: SVU; Animal Planet; Hallmark Channel’s New Morning; Awakenings; Saturday Night Live w/David Spade.
Favorite Theatre credits: Jacques Brel: Life Dance; Something’s Afoot; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; Cabaret; Hello Dolly!; Baby; Steel Magnolias; Jerry’s Girls, Same Time Next Year and Faust with Jerome Hines.
Lead Singer, NYCity Slickers credits: Tours: Norway & Mississippi Home; soloist, “Bluegrass Mass; NBC TV - All Night with Joey Reynolds; NYC’s Central Park concert, opening for Grammy winner Marty Stuart.
Albums: Layin’ It Down and Cotton Comet Sky. Annie has a Masters Degree from Indiana University, School of Music.
Proud member of AEA, SAG-AFTRA, ASCAP, AGMA.
Email Annie: annie@uptodatetheatricals.com
Abigail Hardin
ABIGAIL HARDIN is an owner of Up-To-Date Theatricals LLC and founder / designer of The Up-To-Date Actor.
Having been a professional child actress, with a career spanning from stage to screen, credits include:
Theatre: Abby’s Song w/Paul Sorvino; That’s Showbiz!; Opa! (TBG); Little Kit (Vineyard); Anne Frank & Me (AJT).
TV/Film: Dellaventura w/Danny Aiello; As the World Turns; Guiding Light; Nickelodeon and Searching for Bobby Fischer. Lead Singer/Songwriter, the NYCity Slickers.
Albums: Layin’ It Down and Cotton Comet Sky.
After her studies at Emerson College, Abigail went back to Hunter College for Web Programming & Design and it was there that the idea came to her to create a digital product for Actors, unlike anything the industry has seen. Abigail Hardin Designs offers actors design services from resumes and postcards to websites & custom email campaigns. Abigail strives to help actors take command of their business.
Proud member of AEA, SAG-AFTRA & ASCAP.
Email: abigail@uptodateactor.com
The following disclaimer is provided specifically at the request of and in accordance with SAG/AFTRA: Seminars or classes are for educational purposes only and will not secure or provide opportunity for employment in the field or representation by an agent or casting director.
