The NYC Actor - im 16 years old now, and i attend NIDA (National Institute Of Dramatic Art) in sydney, australia. I do a short course there. My teachers have told me that i am a very strong actor. Recently, I auditioned for a NIDA production, which consisted of 60 people auditioning and there are 9 roles. I got a call back the other day saying I had gotten a role in the production and I’m just curious now because im knew at all of this, should I include this in a acting resume? (I have no other experience)

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im 16 years old now, and i attend NIDA (National Institute Of Dramatic Art) in sydney, australia. I do a short course there. My teachers have told me that i am a very strong actor. Recently, I auditioned for a NIDA production, which consisted of 60 people auditioning and there are 9 roles. I got a call back the other day saying I had gotten a role in the production and I'm just curious now because im knew at all of this, should I include this in a acting resume? (I have no other experience)

Thanks for your question all the way from Australia!

Yes. This is exactly what you should put on your resume. At 16 years old, no one is going to frown on the fact that you only have one credit! Just put the title of the play, your character role and that it is a NIDA production on your resume. If your director is someone of importance you should list that, too. You should also list all your acting education, who your teachers are and what it is they teach (look at my education section for help if you need).

If there are any other school productions you have done, at this point you can even put them on your resume and replace them with professional work as you get it.

Congratulations!

Here are some links to other actor resume documents over on thenycactor.net to help you further.