Spotlight

The List Issue

Back Stage lists out tips on how to deal with your agents, how to work with fake blood, how to succeed at stand-up, and many more pieces of advice all in list form.

Welcome to Los Angeles

We offer tips on finding housing, meeting people, and dealing with that dreaded inevitability of living in Los Angeles: transportation.

Welcome to New York

The Big Apple can be intimidating, so for this Spotlight we're getting back to basics and giving you newbies an introduction to the city and how to survive it.

Great Performances

We asked respected industry professionals to share their favorite performances by an actor or a cast in a movie, TV series, or stage production. The response was tremendous.

Spotlight on Representation

Back Stage explores the nuances of securing representation, how to work with manager-producers, and what to watch out for in the representation agreements.

2011 Readers' Choice Winners Announced

There are both new winners and repeat victors from previous years.We gratefully thank those of you who voted. We hope you'll vote again next year, joined by other readers who want to be a part of the Back Stage experience.

2011 New York Readers' Choice Winners

Since 2006, we've asked our readers for their top choices among headshot photographers, acting teachers and coaches, reproduction houses, etc. For New York, there are both new winners and repeat victors from previous years.

2011 Los Angeles Readers' Choice Winners

We gratefully thank those of you who voted. We hope you'll vote again next year, joined by other readers who want to become an active part of the Back Stage experience.

The Art of the Pitch

All successful scriptwriters are forced to master pitching before they can get paid to actually write. Just as auditioning is a separate skill every actor must develop, every writer must build a pitching muscle.

Spotlight on Comedy and Improv

From improvising at auditions to the ten comedians to keep your eye on, Back Stage explores how to make it in the comedy and improv business while remaining in good humor.