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"Get Back Stage," said d'Arcy James. "That's number one. Just be persistent with the auditions you can find which are suitable for you. I was just at the rehearsal studios at 440 Lafayette Street which was the site of my first audition in New York. It was an open call for a production of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' in Bridgeport, Conn. I remember it because it literally came out of Back Stage. That's how you learn where to go and what to do. So I would say cast the nets wide and deep and see what you can get."
Murphy was a bit more philosophical in her response.
"There's an element of trust that you're exactly where you're meant to be at any given moment," she said. "I remember spending an awful lot of energy in my 20s thinking 'Why aren't I being seen for this or why aren't I doing this?' As I looked back, once I was in my 30s, 40s, and now a little bit later than that, I realized I wasn't ready for that or it wasn't the right moment in time. It's really about finding opportunities where you can work and if they don't come to you, you make them. You get a group of actors together - whether it's as formal as creating a company or as informal as just reading plays together once a week - so that whether you're given a job or not, you're still working. I also believe in becoming as aware a citizen of the world as possible. Because it imbues your work with levels that go way beyond what your acting training brings you. Craft to me is huge and it's also about continuing to grow as a person."
When asked if his hit series "Smash" was attracting new audiences to Broadway, d'Arcy James responded, "I know how I felt when I saw things like 'Fame' on television when I was growing up and how that was an exceptional magnet for me to want to explore the theater. I can only assume that 'Smash' is doing that for anyone who is halfway interested in theater already."
