After a 35-year hiatus from acting, Cass Collins has recently started landing roles, thanks in part to technological advances in the casting process.
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Actors using Back Stage will spend countless hours looking at casting notices. Sometimes, though, all the actor has to do is upload a strong résumé, and the director will find him.
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After two years in the legal trenches doing everything expected of her, Nilla Watkins had the nagging feeling that she was overlooking her true calling.
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"Every experience leads to the next experience and gives you the ability to move on. It's kind of cool to look back and see that," says actor Karen Volpe.
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After years of being a Back Stage subscriber, Candice Gordon was thrilled to land the lead role of Diane Harris in "What If?," an Off-Off-Broadway production at Manhattan's Chernuchin Theatre.
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When Missouri transplant Bridgette Bassa spied the casting notice for "Indestructible," one thing stood out to her: It was for writer-director Daniel Myrick of "The Blair Witch Project."
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Sebastian Hagelstein... Got the Part
With four years of experience acting in community theater productions, including recent roles in "The Music Man" and "Oliver Twist," Hagelstein was ready to take his chances in the Big Apple.
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To take on the role of Angel Dumott Schunard, one is required to carry the heart of Jonathan Larson's groundbreaking musical, "Rent," as well as its message of "no day but today."
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For Puzy, the project offered not so much a Method showcase as a chance to confront the not-so-distant past.
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A big part of the work of an actor is in auditioning and submitting. Maria Olsen has embraced this aspect of her acting career.
