Backstage Experts

How Technology Can Hurt You As An Actor

The problem isn’t the technology – it’s our overuse of it that's made us numb. The tablet and smartphone are just sitting there – we’re the ones who can’t put them down.

Be Open To Being Yourself

Start with yourself. If you start anywhere else, it’s a false start, and you’ll just be forced to go back to the starting line and begin again and again.

3 Steps To Take When Following Up on Pilot Season

Pilot season is in the final act of casting and closing deals. TV shows are preparing to film and be next season’s hit. Many were cast and many more didn’t even get the chance to show their stuff.

3 Strategies For Framing a Meeting

A frame is the way your brain mentally packages your power, authority, strength, information, and social status. In any meeting for any reason between two or more people, one person grabs the power.

'Switched At Birth' Actors Talk TV's First All-Sign Language Episode and Roles For Deaf Actors

The television show "Switched At Birth" is already known for having entire scenes in American Sign Language (ASL). But on March 4, the series will make history with an episode entirely in ASL.

Stop Fighting Your Success

I can't count how many actors I've coached, at every career level, who come in telling me they’re doing all the right things, yet their vision of the future has been just that—a vision of the future. It hasn’t had the chance to become a ...

5 Ways to Give a Great Interview

Whether you’ve paid hard-earned money to spend a few minutes with a casting director or agent or they’ve called you in, there are some tricks to making those fleeting moments work for you.

Why You Should Play to the Camera in Auditions

The most important part to any audition is the camera. It captures the story/concept that the actor is responsible for executing or portraying for us the audience.

Don't Hide Behind Your Voice at Auditions

Let's focus on one critical factor: Not hiding behind your voice in your auditions! The folks behind the table want the human connection to happen, which is what you want too. Right? So, why is your voice running your audition?

How To Prepare To Be an Awards Presenter

The pressure might seem odd, as the role has been booked and the excellent performance recorded. It seems like the bulk of the work has been done. All the performer has to do is show up on awards night, act natural, and try not to hit the champagne too hard ...