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| Barbara Rosenblat
Playing the immigrant who became prime minister of Israel, Barbara Rosenblat performed William Gibson's one-woman play at the Jewish Center of the Hamptons in East Hampton, N.Y.
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| Jay Amari
Jay Amari was early to the audition, but he never thought he'd have to wait eight months before hearing he'd landed a part.
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| Mike Wade
When Mike Wade got called in to audition for the role of Miles in the reality-show spoof Coeds, he didn't have a lot of information about what the producers were looking for.
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| Tatiana Suarez Pico
When Tatiana Suarez Pico moved from Colombia to the United States more than 10 years ago, she knew she wanted to continue following her lifelong dream of being an actor.
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| Ron DeStefano
Ron DeStefano was going to be a chemist; he only took a job doing summer stock to say goodbye to performing before grad school. But he was passionate about being on stage.
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| Jonathan Brown
One expects to drive a lot in L.A., but Echo Park-based actor Jonathan Brown puts a bit more wear on the radials than most.
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| Lynn Craig
"I thought I bombed," Lynn Craig says. "All the women that auditioned before me were in there forever." But the idea that a longer audition is a better audition is a misconception.
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| Jack Curenton
In 2005, nearing retirement from 30 years in corporate marketing, Jack Curenton mentioned to a producer at Civic Light Opera that he wanted to start acting again.
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| Ivory Aquino
Ivory Aquino was born in Manila in the Philippines, and when she was about 10 years old, Lea Salonga, the Filipino stage star and singer, was cast as Kim in Broadway's Miss Saigon.
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| Rachel Delilah Matos
Some actors are so convincing in certain types of roles that they have to avoid being typecast. Actor-model Rachel Delilah Matos has struggled with this issue.
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| Jim Ford
When Ford got the call to audition, he decided he wanted to immerse himself in the character physically as well as psychologically.
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| Deborah Puette
Deborah Puette was looking through Back Stage West when she saw a casting notice for a play called Brownstone and was reminded of a conversation she'd had.
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Has Back Stage helped you get cast in the past year? We'd love to tell your story.
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Include your phone number, an electronic version of your headshot, and a link to your website, if any.
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Have You Promoted Products?
September 02, 2008
Back Stage is looking for actors and writers who have had direct experience with promoting products within the context of a film or scripted TV series.
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