Resume Guidelines for Multitalented People
If you have focused on more than one discipline, get specific! Don't try to cram all your theater, dance, and singing experience into the same document. You will not be able to do justice to your experience. If you have enough experience in more than one discipline to warrant more than one résumé, then write more than one résumé, and submit the résumé that relates to the job you're seeking.
If you're an actor and a singer, a choreographer and a dancer, a composer and a director, have a separate résumé for each title. Keep each one very focused. If you decide to include a section like "Other or Special Skills,” you can mention your other talent in a single phrase; for example: extensive theater background, or proficient in Alexander Technique. It may feel as though you are minimizing your other areas of expertise, but what you're really doing is focusing. Do not underestimate your special skills when submitting your résumé. A director or organization may be looking for something rare and atypical during an audition scenario, and those special skills may give you an edge.
Your résumé is supposed to convince an employer they should hire you, and you are perfect for the job they're offering. That means you have to keep everything in the document relevant. If you're auditioning for a musical, you'll need to highlight a variety of abilities; if you're auditioning for a Hollywood comedy, it might be unwise to emphasize your career in modern dance.
If you have developed a unique performance art genre that incorporates aspects of more than one discipline, and the job you are seeking requires this ability, then you should develop your résumé accordingly. You should still keep it to one page. Remember, choose representative highlights of your training and experience. You don't need to include everything. Be discerning. Choose your most impressive accomplishments, and in this case, choose a sample representative of your range.
