“First of all, she’s gorgeous, and she’s incredibly gifted,” says Shannon Denise Evans, who wrote and directed the series.
Advice
- Advice
- Advice
The First Job You Booked in New York?
"M y first job was as Templeton for a national tour of 'Charlotte's Web.' I booked it shortly after arriving in New York, and because it got me into Actors' Equity, I thought I'd made it." -- Tony Rodriguez
- Advice
Summertime—full of sun, sand, surf, and, of course, sweat and sunburns. But if you're on camera or on stage, it's often imperative that you not show any signs of the summer heat.
- Advice
Did Your College Acting Program Prepare You for the Real World?
"I graduated from Loyola Marymount University this past May. I really thought the training and opportunities I received there were world-class." -- Will Werre
- Advice
Participating in a theatrical reading is a great way to network, open yourself up to opportunities, and practice your craft.
- Advice
Back Stage Goes to High School
Most of the readers of Back Stage are adults, but here in Highlands Ranch, Colo., a group of high school students is also discovering the wealth of weekly information found in Back Stage.
- Advice
Commission Explainer, Hairy P.R.
"I also know that one of the main things you get a manager for is so they can get you an agent. But what if I get an agent first? Do I still need to pay the manager as much, since I got the agent on my own?"
- Advice
Aaron Merken fell in love with the Morgan-Wixson Theatre in Santa Monica, Calif., last summer, when he saw its production of "A Chorus Line."
- Advice
How Do You Help an Actor Who Is Struggling to Create a Role?
"I think my job usually is to be like a second instinct, brain, and conscience for the actors. I have to work at least as hard as they do, especially prior to and during rehearsal. I have to be able to come in and provide options."
- Advice
As We Remove the Scar Tissue...
It's 12:36 a.m., I get home from rehearsal and crash in bed. And in six hours I have to get up, sit on my couch, work on a script, and head to another rehearsal for another three hours.
