Member Spotlight

Dean Ghaffari Has Empathy for Every Character He Plays (Slideshow)

Backstage member Dean Ghaffari on his passion for the craft, learning life lessons from acting, and appreciating actor Sal Mineo.

Lisa Gershuny Understands That Acting Is a Business (Slideshow)

Backstage member Lisa Gershuny has appeared on TV’s “Days of Our Lives,” “Body of Proof,” and “90210” and can be seen in a Subway commercial airing nationwide.

Chloe Elaine Scharf Wants to Have Fun on Path to Success (Slideshow)

Backstage member and child actor Chloe Elaine Scharf’s credits include “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,” “Boardwalk Empire,” and other TV, commercial, and theater work.

Julie Sabray's Journey from Egypt to Hollywood (Slideshow)

Backstage member Julie Sabray is an Egyptian-American actor who studied her craft at the Stella Adler conservatory in L.A. and the American University in Cairo.

Shak Brenner Knows How to Focus in an Audition (Slideshow)

Backstage member Shak Brenner, a nonunion actor, on training with “Seinfeld” star Jason Alexander and co-starring in a film with Michael Madsen and Vincent Pastore.

Tyra Richards Wants to Be the Next Zoe Saldana (Slideshow)

Backstage member Tyra Richards, who started her career in an anti-HIV PSA and who wants to be an action star, says that getting her SAG card was the most rewarding moment of her career.

Child Actor Nolan Gross On Working with Aronofsky, Watson, and Lerman on ‘Noah’ (Slideshow)

Young Backstage member Nolan Gross enjoyed his “greatest summer ever” after he was cast in director Darren Aronofsky’s “Noah” with Russell Crowe, Logan Lerman, and Emma Watson.

Actor and Comic Courtney Davis on the Life Lesson She Learned from Improv (Slideshow)

Backstage member Courtney Davis is a nonunion actor and standup comic who got her start in Austin, then moved to L.A. and later New York City with hopes of being on “SNL.”

Backstage Member Aurelia Scheppers Wants to Play Strong Women (Slideshow)

Backstage member Aurelia Scheppers, who started her career with a small role in in Roger Corman’s “Dinocroc vs. Supergator” for the Syfy channel, says she wants to play more strong women.

Ydaiber Orozco (Slideshow)

Backstage member Ydaiber Orozco did her acting training at the William Esper Studio in New York and made her Off-Broadway debut as the lead in "A Hole in His Heart."