Auditioning for theatre can be tough, as our comprehensive survey of members has revealed. Victoria Houston reports on how Equity is addressing the issue

A Chorus Line. Photo by James Morgan

With more bravado than experience, actor Myles Pollard embarked on an ambitious multi-million-dollar project to produce his first feature film. Myles wrote about the experience for The Equity Magazine

Sam Worthington and Myles Pollard on the set of Drift in WA

Equity is thrilled to announce the finalists in the 3rd Annual Equity Awards, as voted by you.

View the finalists and vote for the winners here. Voting closes in less than two weeks!

Cast members of Rake and with producer Peter Duncan at the Equity Awards, Ivy Penthouse

The Equity Awards are the only awards in the country nominated and selected only by actors.

The Equity Foundation is collaborating with the University of Sydney on a world-first research project.

To be an actor is to be open to ideas, to be an adventurer and a risk taker. But is physical, emotional and mental damage the price to be paid for the privilege of being a performing artist or are there things that can be done to address these issues?

Nominations for the 3rd Annual Equity Awards are now closed. Finalists will be announced on Tuesday April 9.

The Equity Ensemble Awards were introduced in 2011 to honour excellent performances by Australian television ensembles.

In November, the Equity Foundation hosted 2½-day casting hothouses in Sydney and Auckland, giving actors the chance to participate in workshops with some of most well-regarded casting directors in the business

Feature-film casting director Margery Simkin and CBS Television Studios’ Matt Skobalak were flown in from LA to host workshops. Here, Lizzie Franks asks them for some inside tips

L-R: Equity director Sue McCreadie, Casting directors Matt Skrobalak, Christine King, Margery Simkin, Nikki Barrett