How To Get Into the Screen Actors Guild

Ingredients

• A computer with internet access
• Proof of employment
• Money for the initiation fee
• The first dues payment

Steps

1. Search SAG database - Search the Screen Actors Guild web site’s signatory database for your employer. (23 sec. )
2. Search for SAG agreements within 3 years before or after your date of employment. (28 sec. )
3. Locate proof of employment - Locate your proof of employment, such as a signed contract for a SAG signatory production. The contract should include your name, social security number, the title of the production, your salary, and the dates you worked. (34 sec. )
4. Submit original paycheck stubs or an original payroll company report if you can’t find your contract. (46 sec. )
5. Mail proof of employment - Mail your documents to the Screen Actors Guild office. Find the address on their web site. (52 sec. )
6. Call the SAG office - Call the main SAG office for an interview if you’ve determined that you meet membership eligibility. (57 sec. )
7. Pay initiation fee and first dues installment - Pay the initiation fee plus the first dues installment by cashier’s check, money order, Visa, or MasterCard. You’re now a member! (63 sec. )
8. Did you know? James Cagney and Groucho Marx were among the first actors to join the Screen Actors Guild in 1933. (71 sec. )