National Mailing Lists, Discussion Boards & Groups

(see also Groups for Specific Geographic Locations)

Acting Only Club
Self-described as a place for actors and actresses of all ages to swap ideas,
this group has membership from actors all over the world.

Acting-Pro
An open forum for the serious professional actor, director, or teacher to
exchange ideas about all aspects of the art and craft of creating theater and film.

Acting 4 Life
Open to all ages and skill levels.

The Actors Bone Forums

Acting Theory
For discussion of Meyerhold, Stanislavski, Boleslavski, Strasberg, Adler, Meisner, etc.,
geared toward the acting coach/professor seeking a forum for discussing the training
of actors or a person exploring and testing their own acting theories.

Actor Point

Actors Group
Intended for all actors at all levels, this unmoderated group exists to discuss acting techniques,
auditions, job opportunities, agents, unions, etc.   Mature subscribers only, please.

Actorsite Forums
Jack, the Actorsite moderator works very hard to keep these forums up and
constantly active--especially good for LA actors, but something for everyone!

Alt.acting
USENET newsgroup. No real moderator, but several acting teachers and working actors frequent the group to help answer questions for newbies and keep away scam artists

BackStage.com Career Chat
Great for folks in theater, heavy traffic from folks from NY, but BackStage
services West Coast actors also, so some info is pertinent for these actors too

Discussion boards for actors in the Pacific Northwest

FlixUSA.com
Forums for Talent, Crew, Production, Theatre, etc. There's a general forum
for each region of the country along with a National Forum.

Los Angeles Cast & Crew Network (MySpace)

Showfax Actors Discussion Board
Fairly busy, and Breakdown Services/Showfax's Gary Marsh, who's got a fair amount of knowledge from his years in the entertainment business, will answer questions from time to time.

Theatre & Film Pros ICQ Directory

United Filmmakers Organization
My Space Group for Actors , Directors , Writers , Musicians , Artists , Producers , Investors , Agents , etc.

Wolfesden's Actor Exchange
No longer operating, but was at one point one of the busiest and best forums--especially for people in Los Angeles, but there's good information to be had here even in the archives.

Voice Actors Discussion
This list is for working voice actors and student voice actors. Members share information about all aspects of voice acting techniques, auditioning, training, and so forth. In addition, the list provides a way for voice actors to gain the advice and encouragement of other voice actors and fosters cooperation and comeraderie.

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