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| Patti Negri
"We're just a couple of attention whores!" proudly proclaims SAG actor and small-business owner Patti Negri, referring to herself and her 3-year-old miniature long-haired dachshund, Dora.
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| Leonard Dozier
Maybe this column should be called Who Got the Parts? this week. In the last three months, actor Leonard Dozier has been cast in four projects he saw in Back Stage East.
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| Nic Stanich
Nic Stanich originally auditioned for two supporting roles, but then casting director Meridith Montgomery literally chased him down the street to ask him to read for the lead.
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| Stephen Medwid
With the writers strike looming last fall, Stephen Medwid had to step outside the black box in his search for acting jobs.
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| Molly Summer
For musical theatre actor Molly Summer, getting work is all about the numbers.
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| Judy Sullivan
After becoming NASA's first female engineer, teaching high school math and science, and working as a food technologist for Kraft, Judy Sullivan was ready to try something new.
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| Michael Raye
It takes a special kind of man to wear a dress -- and wear it well. But actor Michael Raye is up to the challenge.
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| Lydia Pérez-Carpenter
Lydia Pérez-Carpenter made two New Year's resolutions for 2008: to get an agent and to act abroad.
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| Matthew Shaker
Matthew Shaker, an Equity actor who has been performing throughout his adult life, knows the value of relaxing and having fun at an audition.
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| Olunike Lockett-Smith
Olunike Lockett-Smith, a Canadian-born, Jamaican- and Nigerian-bred actor with a penchant for accents calls the audition for her first student film "kismet."
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| Natalie Wachen
One always hears it's a bad idea to meet your idols. For Natalie Wachen, though, it worked out swimmingly.
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| Alexis Black
Alexis Black knew she was destined to be an actor when, at age 4, she fell backstage, hurt herself, and wailed, "I have to go back on stage!"
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| How Did You Get the Part? |
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Has Back Stage helped you get cast in the past year? We'd love to tell your story.
To be considered for this weekly column, which also appears in the New York City and Los Angeles print versions of Back Stage, please email us:
New York
casting@backstage.com
Los Angeles
bswcasting@backstage.com
Write "Who Got the Part" in the subject line.
Include your phone number, an electronic version of your headshot, and a link to your website, if any.
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