A big part of the work of an actor is in auditioning and submitting. Maria Olsen has embraced this aspect of her acting career.
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When a casting alert informed her that "Something Outrageous," an evening of sketch comedy, would be produced in New York, she responded, despite not having a comedy background.
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Persistence, determination, and resourcefulness paid off for Tony Gracia with a leading role. He plays the zombie hunter in the independent film "Scream, Zombie, Scream."
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Before she was 20 years old, Bonnie Piesse was cast in Episodes 2 and 3 of the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy as Beru, the Tatooine farmer's wife who adopts Luke Skywalker as a baby.
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Fantasy became reality for Clare Fogerty when she booked the role of Ariadne in "Kaptara," an animated sci-fi/horror feature based on a creature of Greek mythology: the Minotaur.
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Nick LaMedica jokes that he could just be a professional "Romeo and Juliet" actor and work his way through all the roles he hasn't gotten to yet.
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Rachel McLaughlan... Got the Part
Rachel McLaughlan dove into her routine of looking through casting notices in Back Stage. She searched with mouse clicking online and pen circling in print.
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Jonathan Le Billon... Got the Part
When actors dream of the roles they hope to get, they probably know deep down that they're also going to have to pay their dues, playing roles that bore them to tears.
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After graduating from the Stella Adler Studio of Acting's two-year conservatory program in 2010, Ashley Ford was determined to land as many roles in New York City as possible.
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Anise Jade Falco... Got the Part!
At just 12 years old, Anise Jade Falco landed the part of the young Coco Chanel in Nippon Television's biopic "The Life of Coco Chanel."
