In a career that can feel lonely, find your team.
Actor Athletes Membership
Actor Athletes Membership
How Actor Athletes was born
Hi, I’m Melanie. It was September 2024, a few months after I’d driven the 1,700 miles cross country to Los Angeles from my hometown of Chicago to continue my acting career in a new market. I was working day jobs and auditioning from home, alone, in an unfamiliar city. With my family and three decades of friendships back in the Midwest, I felt incredibly lonely.
I have what I like to call “raging ADHD” AKA, combined types (inattentive AND hyperactive). While I love acting, showing up to rehearse alone at home is the hardest part. Now, as the neurospicy gal that I am, I need to sweat in order to focus and regulate my emotions. I kept asking myself, “Why can I show up to my fitness so easily but not to my acting practice?”
After agonizing in therapy and hours spent journaling it occurred to me: “Why don’t I copy what I do in the gym and apply that to my acting work?” So I took the bones of a 6-week training cycle, and asked myself, “What do I want?”
Easy answer: book my first TV credit. I’d auditioned for the same show 12 times without an offer. But then that familiar dreaded spiral crept in: “How do I make myself show up? How do I know I won’t make an excuse or let life get in the way?”
Look, I will never flake on someone I’ve scheduled a rehearsal with. But if I give myself a nebulous task with no deadline, you better believe it's going to sit on my to-do list for weeks (yikes… years?) to haunt me.
So I do what any procrastinator would do: *Opens Instagram*
In a moment of lonesome desperation, I posted to my story asking if anyone would be interested in an accountability training group. Within minutes, my inbox was flooded with messages from other actors saying “Uh, yes please.”
It was at that moment that I realized: “I wasn’t meant to do this alone. None of us are.”
A few weeks after I finished my first training cycle, my 13th audition for that show came into my inbox.
I booked it.
ACTOR ATHLETES MEMBERSHIP
Your space to train and grow, together.
24/7 access to entirety of our Circle virtual community
2 virtual Open Gyms (Study Halls)/Week
Weekly accountability check-ins from Melanie
Goal and project tracking
1:1 communication + mentorship with Melanie via Circle messenger
Goal setting + accountability coaching calls 2x/mo
6-week Training Cycle Templates for at home rehearsals
Templates for tracking auditions & rehearsals
PRs: celebrate your Weekly Wins
Self tape audition readers
Recovery Resource Library: journal prompts, reset plans, artist date ideas, & more
YOUR DIGITAL MEMBERSHIP
ACCOUNTABILITY
Just show up. Give and get accountability + support from the group. Your “Actor’s Gym” - a place to share experiences, your wins, your self tapes, your struggles.
SET GOALS
Prompts and templates to help you identify what it is you want in your career and/or as an artist
Goal setting + accountability coaching calls 2x/mo
Monday + mid-week check-ins
TRACK YOUR PROGRESS
Templates for tracking rehearsals: so you can squash that voice in your head telling yourself you’re not doing “enough.”
Templates for tracking auditions: so you can identify patterns in your work that tell you where you are and can help you determine where you want to go.
TEAM PLAYER
Be a reader, get a reader.
Let go of the stress of planning auditions and worrying you’ve asked your one actor friend or partner too many times. With a variety of working actors with flexible schedules, you’re guaranteed to find a reader, even on a whim.
The golden rule - to get a reader, you read for others when they need it. (and truly, there’s so much value in this process for you as an actor too) Bottom line - No guilt. No scorekeeping. Just reciprocity.
TRAIN
6-week Training Cycles: Modeled after weight training cycles, Actor Athletes Training Cycles take the decision making + guess work out of your home rehearsal process.
Deload Week: Just like athletes, in order for growth to happen, you need time to recover. Deload week prompts reduce intensity or volume of training to give your mind and body time to rest and recover from fatigue and stress. No burnout here.
Think functional fitness: this is a sustainable roadmap for career longevity and building a balanced life as an artist.
There’s no such thing as “falling behind” - you can rejoin a cycle at any point in the process.
RECOVERY + PERFORMANCE
Training + performing like an athlete means recovering like one too. Overtraining, underfueling, and chronic stress, or the dreaded “hustle” leads to burnout.
Actor Athletes Recovery Resources are designed by professional practitioners to help you create a sustainable balance to withstand the longevity of an acting career
Resources from professional practitioners including a Licensed Psychologist, Registered Dietitian, Yoga Teacher, Breathwork Practitioner, Personal Trainer, CrossFit Coach & more.
PRs
A PR (personal record, as athletes call it) is a celebration of your wins! At the end of every week, we’ll share our Weekend Wins (and yes, resting counts.)
Celebrate yourself so we can celebrate with you!
WHO ACTOR ATHLETES IS FOR
Actors who feel stuck, inconsistent, overwhelmed, or isolated
Actors who crave structure, accountability, and a sustainable routine
Actors who are auditioning regularly and want better consistency & mindset
Varsity
$60/mo
Core Essentials
JV
$35/mo
Basic Foundations
The Pros
$85/mo
Full Access
VARSITY
$60/Month
*3 Month Minimum Commitment, billed month to month
$600/Year
*billed upfront, $120 in savings
Core Essentials
Weekly accountability check-ins from Melanie via message - checkins see how things are going with your goals that you set/projects you’re working on
1:1 communication + mentorship with Melanie via Circle messenger
Goal setting + accountability coaching calls 2x/mo
6-week Training Cycle Templates for at home rehearsals
Recovery Guide Library: journal prompts, reset plans, artist date ideas, & more
24/7 access to entirety of our Circle virtual community
2 virtual “Open Gyms” (Study Halls)/Week
Templates for tracking auditions & rehearsals
PRs: celebrate your Weekly Wins
Self tape audition readers
Recovery Guide Library: journal prompts, reset plans, artist date ideas, & more
JV
$35/Month
*3 Month Minimum Commitment,
billed month to month
Basic Foundations
24/7 access to a portion of our Circle virtual community (Wins, Readers, Self Tapes)
2 virtual “Open Gyms” (Study Halls)/Week
Templates for tracking auditions & rehearsals
PRs: celebrate your Weekly Wins
Self tape audition readers
Billed month to month with a 3 month minimum commitment
THE PROS
$255/Season
*3 Month Minimum Commitment,
billed every 3 months
$920/Year
*billed upfront, 12 month commitment, with a $100 savings!
Full Access + The Delta Acting Community
Weekly accountability check-ins from Melanie via message - checkins see how things are going with your goals that you set/projects you’re working on
1:1 communication + mentorship with Melanie via Circle messenger
Goal setting + accountability coaching calls 2x/mo
6-week Training Cycle Templates for at home rehearsals
Recovery Guide Library: journal prompts, reset plans, artist date ideas, & more
24/7 access to entirety of our Circle virtual community
2 virtual “Open Gyms” (Study Halls)/Week
Templates for tracking auditions & rehearsals
PRs: celebrate your Weekly Wins
Self tape audition readers
Bonus! Delta Members receive access to:
Quarterly Seasonal Programming & Residencies
Industry Guests & Special Events
A Curated Resource Library
Community & Peer Connection
Geffen Playhouse Community Nights
Book & Play Club
Exclusive Member Discounts
Coaching & Workshop Benefits with Delta founder Alexandra Wright
FAQs
What is ACTOR ATHLETES?
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A digital community/accountability group comprised of working actors, by a working actor.
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What makes ACTOR ATHLETES different from the 1,347 actor groups I see online?
Yes, it’s true that all digital communities share something in a common - a space to convene. But what is special about Actor Athletes is that it is a compassionate, and encouraging virtual space where you can find your team in a business that can at times feel lonely. This group was built out of a determination to get accountability from like-minded folks, and to create a balanced, wholesome, healthy life to support the long game of an acting career. Have a more specific question? Reach out.
What is Circle?
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A digital platform with message boards, courses, and templates. This is where Actor Athletes lives. Circle can be accessed on a desktop or mobile app.
Do I have to read for other actors if I join this group?
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I’m not going to force you to do anything, but this group works best when everyone participates. If you are more into a solo journey, then this may not be the group for you.
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Notes on Privacy, Trust, and Confidentiality
Self tapes stay inside the group, no sharing
Respectful feedback only
Support + compassion over competition
No unsolicited advice unless asked
No selling, pitching, or soliciting
Zero tolerance for bullying, hate speech, abuse of any kind, ego, or industry shaming
Failure to adhere to these guidelines will result in termination from the group without a refund
ACTOR ATHLETES IS DESIGNED
TO HELP YOU:
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Feel less alone in your career while building momentum instead of starting over every week.
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Show up even when you’re tired, overwhelmed, or doubting yourself — more grounded and present at rehearsal & auditions.
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Build a sustainable acting practice that works with your real life and creates structure without burnout.
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Break big goals into clear, doable action steps and track your growth to show yourself how much you’re achieving (hello confidence!).
READY, SET, ACTION.
When you join you get…
Immediate access to the private Circle community
Welcome guide + onboarding checklist
Access to your tier’s templates and recovery library
An invitation to the next accountability call and Open Gyms