Backstage L.A.

How to Build a Giant Online Following With Cosplay

Reiko Kondo, founder of L.A.’s premier cosplay artist agency, tells Backstage how actors can use their skills to find a huge online fan base.

Is How You Speak Keeping You From Getting Hired?

Certain speech habits may be undermining a casting director’s perception of you—and you might not even be aware of it. Producer and CD Marci Liroff explains how and why actors continue to sabotage themselves.

5 Pieces of Damn Good Advice

After one of our readers challenged Secret Agent Man to go deeper in this week’s column, here’s what he came up with: five survival tips for anyone looking to get and stay in this business.

#IGotCast With Backstage: Maximilian Schlossberg

Maximilian Schlossberg is just one of many actors cast through Backstage!

3 Wishes Your Agent Probably Has

It’s not all rainbows and puppies for an actor’s agent—especially after pilot season in Hollywood. In the lull, Secret Agent Man offers up the things he still wishes he had after a decade in the business.

1 Pro Photographer on the Anatomy of a Good Headshot

Producer and casting director Marci Liroff sits down with veteran photog Ken Dolin to chat about what makes a successful headshot.

L.A. Now Casting: Improv Comedy Series + More L.A. Gigs

The semi-scripted comedy, filled with "pranks, challenges, and drama," is casting a lead, plus other L.A. jobs!

Now Casting: Lead, Supporting Roles in Student Film ‘Black & Blue’

The piece, about a young black man and a police officer, is casting actors in Chicago for roles of all sizes, plus other great gigs!

#IGotCast With Backstage: Lana Lilienstein

Lana Lilienstein is just one of many actors cast through Backstage! 

Now Casting: Web Series Pilot ‘Cream’ and 3 More Gigs

The project, about two young women who bond in a psychiatric hospital, is casting talent for day player roles, plus other paying jobs!