Crafting Standout Acting Resumes & Materials with Actor Reboot's Phil Sloves

03/11/25 • 42 min

How We Role: A Podcast for Actors by Casting Networks

How We Role with... crafting a standout resume and acting materials! Actor Reboot's Phil Sloves (Law & Order: SVU) shares tangible tips on tailoring your resume for success across the diverse landscapes of theater, TV, film, commercials, and voiceover work.

Phil Sloves is a multi-hyphenate performer who you may have seen playing Ronald Givens Jr. on Law & Order: SVU or perhaps in SpongeBob SquarePants, the Broadway musical. Phil has kindly dedicated his life to helping performers with his company Actor Reboot, an all inclusive, safe space that helps you prepare for auditions, fine tune your branding, and allows you to find your true self through it all. Actor Reboot does everything from hosting classes to creating new resumes that stand out.

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How We Role: A Podcast for Actors by Casting Networks - Crafting Standout Acting Resumes & Materials with Actor Reboot's Phil Sloves

Transcript

Robert Peterpaul00:00:31.700

Actor friends , today we have on the pod one of us . Actor Phil Sloves is here to talk about crafting resumes and beyond . So whether you need a resume as an actor or you feel like yours could use a little freshening up , spritz , spritz , there are some golden nuggets of wisdom in here for you . Please welcome my friend Phil . Thank you .

Phil Sloves00: