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What's New for StrawHat 2008

This year we have upgraded our online application process for actors and staff tech design candidates, which makes the online applications easy to start, edit and finish. We're also improving our database to include advanced searches for actors and staff tech; and are also adding the option for actors and staff tech of posting audio and video for review by our theatres.

One of the really fun benefits of registering with the StrawHat Auditions is our growing relationship with the Actors Studio MFA Program and the Inside the Actors Studio TV program, both at Pace University. Last year StrawHat was able to offer registered actors deeply discounted tickets to the taping of the series. Actors featured last year included Dustin Hoffman, Don Cheadle, Teri Hatcher and Forest Whitaker. This December we offered StrawHat members tickets to see Eddie Murphy, Kyra Sedgewick and Matt Damon! (Please note: ticket offers are only made to actors that have completed their applications online, sent their materials in and paid the registration fee).

This year we will be taping the auditions. Attending theatres will be able to review auditions as needed, auditioning companies that cannot attend can still review the auditions and finally, actors can get a copy of their audition for submission for projects in the future.

Another benefit for actors that get 10 or more callbacks is our mailing to personal managers, agents and casting directors after the auditions, listing all the actors that have done so well and directing them to our site to review their pictures and resumes.

The StrawHat Auditions have become more successful than ever in placing talented non-union actors and technical people in regional and summer stock theater. Our website has over 1,000,000 visitors a year and has become an important tool for for theatres and producers to cast and staff their productions.

In addition, the audition selection process and the work we do putting your pictures and resumes online gives us an opportunity to get to know all of you better. We do our best to see all the auditions. As a result, StrawHat applicants got jobs this year through our conversations with the theatres and our recommendations to them. Take a moment to read a letter from Jessie Galvan who auditioned:

Through the StrawHats I was offered a job at The New Harmony Theatre in New Harmony, Indiana. But wait, here's the cool part. I got the job based on the recommendation of the awesome people at StrawHat... the artistic director of the New Harmony Theatre was not present on the day of my audition. but the people at StrawHats saw my audition and recommended me and I was offered a job the next day over the phone.

There is a registration fee for all acting applicants of $32 that entitles them to membership services at StrawHat-Auditions.com. This includes:

1. Your picture and resume in StrawHat Casting Online. Your picture and resume will be in a searchable database that our member theatres will use to help cast their seasons.
2. Access to all the information on attending theatres, including contact information; and our database of other theatre and producing organizations to help you find a job in the theatre.
3. Advice on how to prepare for auditioning for the StrawHats and other articles.
4. A bulletin board where you can post questions to us or fellow members, get a ride to the auditions, share ideas, whatever you want.

If you receive an audition, the fee is $42. Your full size 8X10 picture and resume will be published in the StrawHat Auditions book, which is distributed to all the attending theaters and to other producing organizations.

For Staff / Technical /Design applicants:

• Demand for staff is very high, so we'll put your resume online FREE OF CHARGE! This still includes your resume onsite for as long as you want it! Review the application materials for information on posting your portfolio, audio, etc online.
• We accept Directors, Choreographers and Equity Stage Managers.

We look forward to seeing you.