Les Mahoney... Got The Part!
Sometimes a director finds an actor who is just right for a character. Other times the director finds an actor who is so right, the character itself has to change. The latter was the case for actor Les Mahoney. More »

Aimee Howard... Got the Part!
Careful preparation and her ability to "use the space" helped Aimee Howard land the role of Gittel Mosca in William Gibson's classic two-hander "Two for the Seesaw." More »

Trey Loney
After dabbling in theater, background work, and acting classes, 10-year-old Trey Loney was ready to audition for his first speaking role in a film: a three-minute short called "Shadow Man." More »

Eugene Douglas...Got the Part
"Something was missing," Eugene Douglas says. "If I was going to be a more effective teacher, I needed to know more about every aspect of [acting], and the only way to do that was to fully immerse myself." More »

Richard Crandle... Got the Part
Richard Crandle didn't even have a headshot when he decided to audition for "Hairspray's"  national tour. He had no formal dance training and had never been on a professional audition. But he put that aside to try for his dream role. More »

Danny Bolero... Got the Part
Danny  Bolero didn't have an agent, but he didn't let that stop him. "I went and crashed the audition," Bolero admits. More »

Beth Sobo... Got the Part
While on vacation in Portland, Beth Sobo checked BackStage.com for acting opportunities in the area and discovered a casting notice for the musical "Gracie and the Atom" at Portland's Artists Repertory Theatre. More »

Brendan Ryan
Brendan Ryan's experience with the genre, his choice of audition material, and his personable attitude made his audition and his callback particularly successful. More »

Sheila Karls
Sheila Karls wore pigtails and a little dress to the audition, thinking she would be seen for one of the kid roles, but director D.J. Gray heard the warmth in Karls' voice and cast her as the spelling bee's moderator. More »

Den J. Economou
Den J. Economou spent decades working in transportation and travel in north Texas before pursuing a career in acting, his lifelong ambition. More »

Alex Querna
Alex Querna was comfortable in front of the camera long before his first acting gig, having come to L.A. to work in sports television. More »

Edward Miskie
Edward Miskie thinks everything is part of the process and will lead to something beneficial—if not an acting job, maybe a contact, a recommendation, a bit of advice—and he's patient. More »

Derrick Scott... Got the Part
Life experience was definitely a contributing factor when Derrick Scott booked the role of Howard in the independent short film "Without Sanctuary." More »

Koji Ohashi
The acting bug first bit Koji Ohashi while he was watching American TV reruns in his native Japan. "I didn't know anything about New York City and New York theater," he says. More »

Lauren LeMay
Lauren LeMay had wanted to be an actor ever since she was a little girl, but living in Communist Romania made that dream next to impossible. More »

Michiko Sasaki
Dedication, fearlessness, and the ability to be in the moment helped Michiko Sasaki land the role of Sachiko in "Nightshift," a feature-length musical comedy to be shot in Cologne, Germany, this summer. More »

Liz Quin... Got the Part
When Liz Quin saw the notice for "College Bound," part of GreatSchools.net's online video series designed to help parents enable and support their children in school, she was interested right away. More »

Leonard Zimmerman
On Jan. 11, Leonard Zimmerman went on an unusual audition. It all happened fast: He saw a casting notice for 24DP Commercials at BackStage.com, immediately submitted his headshot and résumé. More »

Jay Gillespie
In his short film career, Jay Gillespie has already had the distinct privilege of working with two horror icons—Tony Todd ("Candyman") and Robert Englund ("Nightmare on Elm Street"). More »

Victor Melendez
Victor Melendez has wanted to be an actor since the 1970s, but life kept getting in the way. Financial and family responsibilities took precedence, and he had to "put acting on hold 99 percent of the time," he says. More »

Irene Park
After working for four years in New York for "corporate America," Irene Park decided to return to Los Angeles and pursue her true love. More »

Jocelyn O'Neil
In the past year, as nonunion actor Jocelyn O'Neil shifted her focus from theater to on-camera work, she was cast in five films she found thanks to Back Stage. More »

Corinne Proctor
Being a nonunion actor can feel limiting, which is why Corinne Proctor was very excited to see a casting notice on BackStage.com for the San Francisco Playhouse. More »

Stephanie Bashall...Got the Part
A combination of ability, preparedness, experience, and professionalism helped Stephanie Bashall land the role of the Cheshire Cat in "Alice in Wonderland Thru the Looking Glass." More »

Clayton Farris
When Clayton Farris got the part of Paul in “Kiss Me Kate” at the Glendale Centre Theatre, he knew a dream of his would be realized: He'd get to sing and dance to the iconic “Too Darn Hot.” More »