Advice

Summer Training Listings

A detailed breakdown for actors of national listings for summer training.

Forbidden Question, Meeting Challenges

"I usually book roles five years younger than I am. I would honestly prefer not to disclose my age, as I believe it alters their perception of me for the role."

Stuck in the In-Between

Actors spend the majority of their time preparing for the moment when they can perform or auditioning for those who can grant them that moment.

Summer Shakespeare in the City

Al Pacino will play Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice" in a production directed by Daniel Sullivan that will run at Central Park's Delacorte Theater alongside "The Winter's Tale."

Time for a Change

It's a given that your shots are going to look like you, so any obvious change in physical appearance will require a new headshot.

Don't Cheat Yourself or the IRS

Every year, we are confronted by actors who either didn't know about or simply disregarded the advice to keep their receipts and records.

Best Acting Advice?

"We have to allow ourselves to let go and be vulnerable and allow people to question our sanity. Then the audience will forget they're watching a performance and feel guilty about intruding in our personal lives."

Savvy Studio Singing

The record producer is often compared to the film director: It is their job to mold and shape a work of art.

Corinne Proctor

Being a nonunion actor can feel limiting, which is why Corinne Proctor was very excited to see a casting notice on BackStage.com for the San Francisco Playhouse.

Exiles in Hollywood

As a 20-year veteran of the business of casting I see my methods of getting there go through change every single day.