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Acting lessons in Austin, traded instead of paid.

Find someone in Austin who knows acting and wants what you know. You teach them your thing, they teach you theirs. A trade, not a lesson you pay for.

Austin opens at 30 founding members.

Austin has a real film and theater community, and a lot of working actors who teach on the side. Classes are good but expensive and run on a schedule. On a swap, an actor who wants your skill coaches you one on one, whether you want to audition, be better on camera for your job, or just stop being terrified of presenting.

What an acting swap looks like

Session one is getting comfortable being watched, one short scene or a piece you bring, and honest notes. Many people who swap for acting are not trying to act for a living; they want to be better on video for work, or they are founders who have to pitch. Those swaps focus on camera presence and delivery.

Who is swapping acting in Austin

Commercial and theater actors, voice actors and improv performers. They want video editing, marketing help for their own work, cooking, Spanish and guitar.

Trades we are matching for acting

TeachesActing
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WantsVideo editing
TeachesOn camera coaching
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TeachesScene study
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WantsCooking

Questions about acting swaps

What does the first acting swap cover?
Usually getting comfortable being watched, one short scene, and honest feedback on what reads and what does not. After that you and your partner decide what to work on next.
How much do acting lessons cost on Swapfolk?
Nothing in money. You trade a skill you have for acting. Paid sessions may be an option later, but the trade is the core of Swapfolk.
Where in Austin do acting swaps happen?
Wherever the two of you agree: a coffee shop, a park, a kitchen, a gym, a studio, or on video. Most swaps meet somewhere central, east or south, and the form asks which part of Austin you are in so matches are close.
What can I trade for acting?
Anything you are good at. The people offering acting on Swapfolk have asked for video editing, languages, marketing help, cooking and music, but every list is different. Put what you know on the form.
When does Austin open?
Austin opens at 30 founding members. The counter on this page shows how many spots are left, and everyone on the list by then gets premium free for life.
NoraAustin

Working actor, mostly commercials and local theater. I can get you comfortable on camera in two sessions. I want to learn to edit my own reels.

TeachesActing and on camera coaching
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WantsVideo editing

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