Sergey Nagorny…Got the Part
When Sergey Nagorny saw the casting notice for "The Lost and Found Project," an experimental play compiling family stories relating to Russian-Jewish immigration to the U.S., he had no doubt he had to audition. More »

Adam Suzuki...Got the Part
The story told in "La Sierva" was what interested Adam Suzuki when he saw the notice on BackStage.com in June 2011. More »

Savannah Frazier...Got the Part
The young actor was especially interested in "From the Fire," because of its historical subject matter and the reputation of composer Elizabeth Swados. More »

Joe Manuel Gallegos Jr. ...Got the Part
When Santa Fe, N.M., native Joe Manuel Gallegos Jr. moved to L.A. at the beginning of 2011 to work as an actor and a dancer, one of his priorities was to sign up for an electronic subscription to Back Stage. More »

Ree Merrill...Got the Part
Merrill attributes being able to deliver a convincing performance at the cold read to her years of advanced Meisner training. More »

Cara Loften...Got the Part
"It's my dream to play strong, courageous, even mythical female characters, which is exactly what this film offered," explains an enthusiastic Loften. More »

Brenne Rimberg...Got the Part
Twenty-year-old nonunion actor Brenne Rimberg needed to stand out at the crowded open casting call for Troika Entertainment's 2011–12 national tour of "Fiddler on the Roof." More »

Cinthia Leon...Got the Part
Once in a while a simple hunch, with perhaps a bit of faith, may provide sufficient confirmation that a play is just right for an actor. More »

Tamala Baldwin...Got the Part
A combination of "owning" her skills and type and a supportive audition environment helped Tamala Baldwin get cast as one of the Dynamites, as well as the Pearl/Motormouth Maybelle understudy. More »

Matias Ponce...Got the Part
Most actors can point to a particular role they'd love to play, or a play they've always dreamed of acting in. For Matias Ponce, that play was "Short Eyes," the 1975 Tony Award winner written by Miguel Piñero. More »

Jacqueline Paige...Got the Part
"I look at this quite strategically," says Jacqueline Paige in reference to her increasingly well navigated (if not yet extensive) acting career. "I'm excited, but I do realize this is a business." More »

Vivian Kerr...Got the Part
For actor Vivian Kerr, one casting notice on Back Stage's Facebook page set in motion a series of events that included booking a role, being invited to join a theater company, and earning a 2011 Ovation Award nomination. More »

Carolina Bartczak...Got the Part
Already a member of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television, and Radio Artists, the Canadian actors' union, Bartczak set her sights on America and relocated to New York. More »

Colin Buckingham...Got the Part
Colin Buckingham arrived at Back Stage's annual Actorfest NY event last year with copies of his headshot and résumé but only a vague idea of whom he might be able to give them to. More »

Iris Karina...Got the Part
A notice for a project described as "a feast for the senses from the 19th century in a 20-minute film about the pros of cooking with cannabis" caught Iris Karina's eye online. More »

Victoria Negri... Got the Part
The idea of confronting a possessed murderer was not the most frightening part of Victoria Negri's audition. What terrified her was that it would consist of completely improvised scenes. More »

Talbot Perry Simons...Got the Part
When he saw the notice for "Thursday's Speaker," a SAG Ultra Low Budget feature, he knew he'd found something that would let him do what he loved. More »

Graham Keen...Got the Part
The actor's traditional good-luck phrase, "Break a leg," might have been taken too literally by 23-year-old dancer Graham Keen back in March. More »

Emily Robinson...Got the Part
Born in New York City, Emily began her career with Ford Models and transitioned into television work around age 8. More »

Ryan Satterfield...Got the Part
"I decided to really take my acting career seriously, so I resubscribed with BackStage.com," says Ryan Satterfield. That night, he found a casting notice for a music video, "Hey 14." More »

Isabelle Zufferey Boulton...Got the Part
After graduating from the Stella Adler Studio of Acting's two-year conservatory program in June, the nonunion actor spent every morning on BackStage.com searching the latest casting calls. More »

Johnny Ferretti...Got the Part
Know your "type" and submit only when appropriate are basic rules every actor should follow, yet many do not. Fortunately for Johnny Ferretti, he has made these rules the foundation of his pursuit of acting. More »

Michal Sinnott... Got the Part
After a seven-month audition process, Michal Sinnott was told that her enthusiasm for the project and her incredible dedication had landed her the part of Wendy Whipper in "HorrorCon." More »

Hope Jaymes ... Got the Part
After attending Texas State University for a year, where she studied theater, Hope Jaymes embarked upon the brave journey to Los Angeles, leaving her theatrical roots for a career in film. More »

Cass Collins... Got the Part
After a 35-year hiatus from acting, Cass Collins has recently started landing roles, thanks in part to technological advances in the casting process. More »