Advice

Spreading Their Wings

"We’ve got great memories for talent. One or the other of us will remember someone that we’ve seen two years ago that came in to audition."

VIDEO: Voice-Over Voice Acting (Pt. 1)

Actors Yuri Lowenthal and Tara Platt talk to Backstage.com about their work and experiences as voice actors.

Innovative Marketing Tool for the Actor

In my 30-year career as a director, casting director and former actor, I have never once come across an actor who had a reduced, easy-to-pocket, up-to-date resume on them at all times.

Pretending It's Chocolate

I don't have 'showmances' as a rule. Getting involved with your romantic opposite is not only messy, it is a breach of a professional relationship—one which inevitably interferes with your performance.

Casting Myself

I was willing to make one last big effort, and go out with a bang, so to speak. Making a feature film could be just that: One that I wrote and in which I appeared as the lead.

The Truth in the Text

Lester Shane made his stage debut as "the littlest Pepper of them all" in a Cleveland production of "The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew," and he's been acting ever since.

Oh, What a Tangled Web

There seem to be a never-ending number of websites claiming that theirs is the best place for actors to post their pictures and résumés for casting folk to take a gander at.

Giving Notes?

"Giving notes to actors is a craft unto itself. It's about efficiency and timing. Knowing how and when to give a note is sometimes more important than the note itself."

Cash on the Dresser, Quitting Time

"It feels like it's really time for me to submit my two-week notice at my survival job. The No. 1 reason is that it leaves me out of energy when I'm done at 5:30."

Lisa Keppel

Is punctuality the key to booking the job? Well, that—along with being prepared and having diverse interests—certainly helped Lisa Keppel.