Backstage Experts

Don't Let a Bad Day Get In The Way Of a Good Audition

It’s difficult to separate yourself from the trials of everyday life when you walk into an audition. But remember this: That moment—that audition—is a new start.

How To Connect Yourself to a Character

If actors know and allow their subtext to exist unspoken, the audience will have a feeling of those things as strongly as though the actor had stated them.

8 Ways To Survive the Dreaded Waiting Room

Here are a few things you need to do to protect yourself from the elements and stay in your creative zone in order to do your best work.

What To Leave Behind In On-Camera Auditions

This is why a greater awareness of "what you leave behind" is so crucially important. If you have little or no on-camera experience, you probably have no idea if what you do in the room works on tape.

Why the Audition Is the Job

Learn to prep for an audition fully, quickly, and efficiently. That doesn’t necessarily mean cold reading. Cold reading skills in an emergency situation can be helpful. But learn how to truly build a fully fleshed out and unique character quickly.

7 Things To Do Every Morning

As we recently entered 2013, I offer my suggestions to add to your New Year’s resolutions. My list of "7 Things To Do Every Morning" will help you to run your business more effectively and be more efficient and productive.

Create a SWOT Report for Your Acting Career

Although this may not guarantee hoped for results, it certainly increases the odds that specific planned action will bring a higher measure of success.

4 Things That Make Kids Stand Out To an Agent

I often get asked what I look for in a child that makes me want to represent them. While that is a hard question to answer, and most youth agents will say they “just had a feeling,” there is a deeper explanation.

How To Audition Internationally

Casting director Heidi Levitt shares how actors and casting directors can work internationally.

Don't Audition. Showcase.

Why do I call it a "showcase" instead of an "audition"? Because this is your time to shine! This is what you moved to L.A. for!