COVER LETTERS

Please do NOT address your cover letter to: "To Whom It May Concern." It's the actor's job to find OUT who it concerns. Read the company's website.

Similarly, don't start your letters: "Dear Theatre / Film Company," or "Hi, ABC!" (yes, we've actually seen that more often that you'll ever know), or worse: "Hi, My name is ..." We KNOW what your name is: you sign your letters with your name at the bottom, don't you? Don't EVER start a business cover letter to ANYONE by writing, "My name is ..." as your opening sentence. You're not SPEAKING to someone over the phone; you're WRITING to them. 80% of all cover letters we receive start their opening sentence with, "Hi, My name is ..."