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| Robert Berlin
Robert Berlin didn't actually audition for the lead in The Money Shot, a short drama about an adulterous but likable New York City cop, but he did land the job through Back Stage.
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| Gene Richards
Like many actors, Gene Richards knew at a very young age that he wanted to perform. And, like many actors, his desire stayed with him for decades while he pursued another career, in upstate New York.
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| James Mcknight
The nonunion feature film Blake's Divine Comedy tells the story of poet and artist William Blake, a self-doubting English teacher.
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| Joe Smith
Joe Smith was hanging out at a neighborhood coffee shop with friends when he started thumbing through the Back Stage West casting notices.
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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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Has Back Stage helped you get cast in the past year? We'd love to tell your story.
To be considered for this weekly column, which also appears in the New York City and Los Angeles print versions of Back Stage, please email us:
New York
casting@backstage.com
Los Angeles
bswcasting@backstage.com
Write "Who Got the Part" in the subject line.
Include your phone number, an electronic version of your headshot, and a link to your website, if any.
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Get Schooled: TRU Education Panel
October 06, 2008
Theater Resources Unlimited and Back Stage are pleased to announce a special industry and networkng panel, on creating and funding education programs, on Wed., Oct. 22.
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