Interview

A Very Brady Sequel

If you don't know who Wayne Brady is, you will. Many have already enjoyed his hilarious antics on the ABC improvisational comedy show, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, hosted by Drew Carey. The talented Brady hopes if he keeps playing his cards right, audiences will get to know him ...

Soap Style

The Sturm und Drang of soap-style acting is a much-parodied cliché. But acting in soap operas is a tough job that provides actors the opportunity to grow in their art while making a good living.

Reading Is Fundamental

You've got the role. Rehearsals start tomorrow, or in three weeks, or next fall. You pick up the script. It's time for those first careful, solitary perusals. At this stage of the process, what should you, the actor, be looking for as you read?

Good Company

Although he has shared the screen with Anthony Hopkins, Al Pacino, and Colin Farrell, 32-year-old Gabriel Macht is not a household name—or at least not yet. Now that his latest film, A Love Song for Bobby Long, has hit theatres, Macht could become the latest "it" actor. Starring opposite ...

Stephen Dillane & Travis Preston

Two respected theatre artists are giving the Scottish play a new "voice." Macbeth (A Modern Ecstasy) stars Stephen Dillane in a solo version of Shakespeare's play, accompanied by a musical trio and a children's chorus, and opening at the REDCAT this week. On-screen, Dillane has played the lead ...

Crossing the Line

"She could be abrasive. She could scare the shit out of people," a former student of the late Uta Hagen told Back Stage West columnist Jean Schiffman. Though famous for her tough-love techniques, Hagen had a reputation for also treating her students as colleagues and never putting them down. Hagen ...

Intimate Moments

Playing off one another moment by moment is, along with strong objectives, perhaps the most important aspect of good acting.

Warming Up Cold Reads

Good news for all you cold-reading-a-phobics out there: The script is once again your friend. Los Angeles audition techniques guru Margie Haber invented a way to do cold readings without pre-memorizing.