• How Many of These Plays Have You Read?

    Updated: 2012-02-29 14:16:01
    We all need to read more. Most auditionees at drama school have barely scratched the surface of dramatic literature when they apply. Many actors have not gained a strong appreciation of dramatic literature either. If you’re an actor, you’ve got to fall in love with plays and scripts. I’ve included some great plays for you [...]

  • California Auditions at a Glance – March 1-9

    Updated: 2012-02-28 22:58:58
    The following "Auditions at a Glance" calendar conveniently organizes projects by the date and day-of-the-week that the projects' auditions are taking place, to help you schedule your plans. Click on any of the following links to see the casting and job notices related to the dates and project titles highlighted below. Thu. March 1 • Sci-Fi Feature Fri. March 2 • 'The Last Stop' • 'Take Me Out' Sat. March 3 • 'Real B.S.' • 'Savage/Love' • ''Til Beth Do Us Part' • 'Unrelenting Relaxation' • SSC Summer Season Sun. March 4 • SSC Summer Season Mon. March 5 •...

  • New York Auditions at a Glance – March 1-9

    Updated: 2012-02-28 22:55:17
    The following "Auditions at a Glance" calendar conveniently organizes projects by the date and day-of-the-week that the projects' auditions are taking place, to help you schedule your plans. Click on any of the following links to see the casting and job notices related to the dates and project titles highlighted below. Thu. March 1 • Barrington Stage, Dramas... • 'Medieval Play' • Musicals in Mufti • 'Big River', NH • NJ, 'The Memory of Water' • 'Beauty and the Beast', Nat'l Tour Fri. March 2 • 'Clybourne Park', B'way • 'All That Glitters', EPA • Musicals in Mufti • 'Wicked',...

  • Regional Auditions at a Glance – March 1-9

    Updated: 2012-02-28 22:53:26
    The following "Auditions at a Glance" calendar conveniently organizes projects by the date and day-of-the-week that the projects' auditions are taking place, to help you schedule your plans. Click on any of the following links to see the casting and job notices related to the dates and project titles highlighted below. Thu. March 1 • DC, 'Stupid F**king Bird' • IL, Little Thr. On The Square • 'America's Next Top Model' Fri. March 2 • IL, 'Desperate Affection' • OH, 'Avenue Q' • 'America's Next Top Model' Sat. March 3 • 'America's Next Top Model' • OH, 'Avenue Q' •...

  • Pass On – a Poem by Michael Lee

    Updated: 2012-02-26 15:17:55
    I don’t often post videos, or things that aren’t related specifically to acting.  But I felt so moved by this, I had to share it. I have included the text of the poem below.  It might make a good monologue for someone too. Pass On Pass On When searching for the lost remember 8 things. [...]

  • New Feb. 23-29, 2012 Issue of Back Stage, with Lucy Liu!

    Updated: 2012-02-23 19:10:41
    Check out the terrific story about actress Lucy Liu in the new issue of Back Stage.

  • Habitual Mannerisms

    Updated: 2012-02-23 11:05:57
    You are at your best, your most authentic as an actor when you are most yourself. That’s living truthfully. But under the pressure of performance, we often damage our work as the pressure finds its way out in the form of habitual mannerisms. I have spent many years watching actors and people that want to [...]

  • "Sunset" to Settle on L.A. Shores Again

    Updated: 2012-02-23 05:28:45
    As the highlight of its 6Oth anniversary season, Musical Theatre West in Long Beach, California, will offer the first Southern California-produced staging of Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit London and Broadway musical, "Sunset Boulevard," since the show made its American premiere here at the now-defunct Shubert Theatre in Century City in 1993, starring Glenn Close. Its only other performances here have been in touring editions. Many will remember the knock-down-drag-out legal battles Webber had with both Patti LuPone (the show's original London star, who was replaced during the London run) and Faye Dunaway (dismissed from the L.A. production prior to its...

  • Listen Up: Top Three Tips & Tricks for Booking Your Next Big Audition

    Updated: 2012-02-22 20:05:50
    Hear our top three tips & tricks to help you land the part of your dreams: 1. Stay Focused – Energy is contagious, which can be a good and bad thing before a big audition.  If you are socializing in a room full of nervous actors, then you will most likely become nervous yourself.  Find a [...]

  • Pride

    Updated: 2012-02-22 09:00:11
    The theatre in Britain has always been a matter of pride.  We’ve always been proud of the quality and diversity of the theatre, we won’t quite admit it’s nothing compared to the Germans, but we sort of feel like we invented it, and despite the Greeks and all that stuff, since we have Shakespeare, we [...]

  • California Auditions at a Glance – Feb. 23-March 2

    Updated: 2012-02-21 23:06:17
    The following "Auditions at a Glance" calendar conveniently organizes projects by the date and day-of-the-week that the projects' auditions are taking place, to help you schedule your plans. Click on any of the following links to see the casting and job notices related to the dates and project titles highlighted below. Thu. Feb. 23 • Click here to search for auditions. Fri. Feb. 24 • Golf Show • HBO Camera Assessment Sat. Feb. 25 • Adventure Game Show Pilot • Roommates Pilot • 'Swing into the Spring' Sun. Feb. 26 • 'The Monkey Men' • NYFA, 'Memories' • 'Annie' •...

  • New York Auditions at a Glance – Feb. 23-March 2

    Updated: 2012-02-21 23:04:51
    The following "Auditions at a Glance" calendar conveniently organizes projects by the date and day-of-the-week that the projects' auditions are taking place, to help you schedule your plans. Click on any of the following links to see the casting and job notices related to the dates and project titles highlighted below. Thu. Feb. 23 • Adirondack Theatre Fest... • CT, 'Romeo & Juliet' • 'Aida', MO • 'Honeymoon in Vegas', Toronto • 'Billy Elliot', Tour, Adult Dancers • 'Wicked', Tour, Singers • Stiletto Entertainment Fri. Feb. 24 • 'Love Goes to Press' • Adirondack Theatre Fest... • 'Aida', MO •...

  • Regional Auditions at a Glance – Feb. 23-March 2

    Updated: 2012-02-21 23:01:23
    The following "Auditions at a Glance" calendar conveniently organizes projects by the date and day-of-the-week that the projects' auditions are taking place, to help you schedule your plans. Click on any of the following links to see the casting and job notices related to the dates and project titles highlighted below. Thu. Feb. 23 • '3' • IL, Victory Gardens Theatre • MA, Barrington Stage Co. • NC, NC Shakespeare Fest. • WA, Intiman Theatre • MA, 'The North Pool' Fri. Feb. 24 • '3' • DC, Ford's Theatre • DC, 'You For Me For You' • MA, Barrington Stage...

  • Suzy Pawz breaks it down: why Balderdash is good

    Updated: 2012-02-21 22:44:42
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  • Back Stage to Participate in Online Acting Summit Sat. Feb. 25

    Updated: 2012-02-21 16:27:42
    Acting and modeling career coach Aaron Marcus (www.howtoactandmodel.com) will be hosting a free online event on February 25, 2012. Back Stage Film & TV Casting Editor Jesse Landberg will be one of 14 industry panelists interviewed on topics ranging from How to Book TV Shows, Commercials, Films, and Commercial Modeling Ads to How to Create a Great Headshot, and much more. Although the Summit is completely free, due to limited space, everyone must register. You can read about all of the guest speakers, topics and register at: http://howtoactandmodel.com/Backstage. Tune in this Saturday!

  • Well Meaning Hippies

    Updated: 2012-02-19 15:59:20
    For Ellis. The creative industries and the acting profession seem to be knee deep in well-meaning hippies. These well-intentioned souls seem to me to be afraid to have a strong opinion about how Art, or in our case theatre is made. To suggest to these sensitive souls that there might be an approach, an ideology, [...]

  • New Feb. 16-22, 2012 Issue of Back Stage, with Max von Sydow Cover Story!

    Updated: 2012-02-17 20:28:54
    See the new issue with actor Max von Sydow.

  • 2+2=Zebra

    Updated: 2012-02-17 14:28:58
    I believe common sense and I believe in pragmatism. But I recognise that in the arts quite often 2+2 equals zebra. What I mean is that nothing is as simple as a mathematical equation when it comes to acting. In acting like in life there are endless contradictions. Good acting practice or good acting coaching [...]

  • Hear Our Tips on How to Start Your Own Blog & Advance Your Career Today

    Updated: 2012-02-16 16:57:57
    Have you ever thought about starting a blog? You could write about anything! Your travels, the books you read, your favorite actors…you name it! As a blogger myself I find it very therapeutic and eye-opening. You can gain followers and learn from other bloggers. You can post and write about what jobs you want and [...]

  • Morons and Masturbation

    Updated: 2012-02-14 18:26:07
    Meisner had a favourite quote: Goethe: “I wish the stage were as narrow as the wire of tightrope walker, so that no incompetent would dare step upon it.” Perhaps it would be best if it were a tightrope, so the next well intentioned moron would fall off, break their neck and at least set a [...]

  • Getting to Know Shakespeare

    Updated: 2012-02-14 10:56:18
    Now that my e/book Truth in Action is away to the printers, my attention turns back to my original book Approaching Shakespeare.  Shakespeare is something special to me, not just because we’re supposed to love him, but because he is truly a man for all times.  His thoughts and poetry stretch out in time to [...]

  • Shit Actors Say

    Updated: 2012-02-13 14:32:37
    A special Answers for Actors distraction...

  • At Work with Gibberish

    Updated: 2012-02-09 11:45:13
    Stanislavski used to have his actors paraphrase the scene, to put it in their own words. It helped them personalise what the author had written. The trouble is that it’s not the character’s words that bring us to life because what they say isn’t really that important to actors. It IS really important to the [...]

  • Twaddle

    Updated: 2012-02-08 10:00:54
    For Torya: “you will explore how to connect to your emotional centres in order to allow the inner life of the character to play the scene effectively.” I found this passage in a piece of literature from a BIG DRAMA SCHOOL.  I couldn’t believe it.  They do know it’s 2012 right? Let’s examine this piece [...]

  • What’s the point in drama school?

    Updated: 2012-02-07 10:02:12
    It seems to me that as I work with students that have already graduated from drama school or college that something is missing in their training.  Would I be naive, arrogant, or insane to suggest that what they are missing is their actual actor training?  Well, more and more colleges are offering courses in acting [...]

  • Shakespeare Monologues: 5 Mistakes People Make with their Drama School Auditions

    Updated: 2012-02-06 09:57:40
    Just a brief one today, but an important one: ONE:  PROSE The most obvious mistake is that people choose a PROSE speech instead of a VERSE speech. What’s the difference? Well, one is poetry and the other is simply the ordinary written word.  While I’m sure his PROSE is excellent, I believe that drama schools [...]

  • Best of Mother of Invention Blog 2011

    Updated: 2012-02-01 20:58:10
    the stuff you just can’t fake the fortress of solitude recommended movement forms for actors the actor and the sentence Javier Bardem’s laboratory, or, render to Caesar that which is Caesar’s losing the suburban speaking volumes the payoff conferrers of authority the problem with “tactics”, or, the art of asking peaks and valleys the seriousness [...]

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