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Stage 32 by Laura Hammer Aug 25th

Your Headshot Is Your Handshake: Getting the Most Important Marketing Tool in Your Acting Career Right

Before a casting director ever hears you read a line, they meet your headshot. It is your handshake, your first impression, and in a stack of hundreds of submissions, it is the single image deciding whether your name gets clicked. A great headshot does one...
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Stage 32 by Jackie Letkowski Aug 24th

Does Anyone Miss In-Person Auditions?

Personally, I miss being "in the room" with the actual casting director and other members of the upcoming project. There's something magical about the interaction when you meet. Does anyone else agree? Or are video auditions too convenient to pass up?
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Stage 32 by Aaron Marcus Aug 24th

Why I Accepted a Local Hire Audition That Would Pay Me Less

I just accepted an audition where I'll be earning a lot less money than usual — no per diem, mileage/toll reimbursements, hotel accommodations, and a five-hour drive each way. Here's why I said yes anyway. - and it was a smart business...
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Stage 32 by Jason Raymaker Aug 22nd

Social Media posting

I am curious about posting your work on social media as an actor. Do you think that when you post the work you do that it helps you get more work or do you think it helps with your branding?
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Stage 32 by Jackie Letkowski Aug 21st

Actors, are you curious to learn how crowdfunding can finance your project?

RB wrote a book on it! Learn more about it here: https://www.stage32.com/blog/crowdsourcing-for-filmmakers-nobody-builds-anything-alone-4562
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Stage 32 by Sydney S Aug 20th

Actors: Do You Know Your Rights Around AI?

AI is already changing how actors work — from digital replicas and voice cloning to digitally altered performances and consent requirements. If you’re an actor, understanding how these technologies can affect your performance, your likeness, and your rights...
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Stage 32 by Suzanne Bronson Aug 20th

How are we all staying sharp?

Hey actors! We are halfway through the summer, and I feel like I am in the summer slump. Here in Phoenix, Arizona, there is a heat warning. It has been too hot to go outside for months and will be many more months. Half the world is in the middle of winter...
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Stage 32 by Salima Qribis Aug 20th

New update on the intake

We’ve been fortunate to create multiple case studies exploring the work of Jude Law in the Fantastic Beasts franchise.We’ve also had the privilege of studying the incredible performance of Dexter Sol Ansell in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms — one of the most...
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Stage 32 by Michel Badohun Aug 20th

Star Galaxy Animation Project

Hello everyone,I’m present you new visual logo of my animation serie project Star Galaxy. What do you think about it. For more information about the project, you can check out my profile.Every comment is welcome
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Stage 32 by Laura Hammer Aug 18th

Building the Life Before Page One: Creating a Character Backstory That Fuels Your Performance

The character you play existed long before their first line of dialogue — and the actors who understand that life are the ones who walk into every scene with something extra. As Viola Davis puts it, "The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are...
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Stage 32 by Amanda Toney Aug 18th

Tips for Acting Scared on Stage and in Film

https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/scared-acting-23814/
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Stage 32 by Doug Kayne Aug 17th

Good Expressionless Acting

It is said that acting is reacting. It is also said that the camera can read every twitch, every eye movement, every tiny quirk to convey to the audience what a character is thinking. It is the actor's job to imbue their performance with these subtleties to...
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Stage 32 by Suzanne Bronson Aug 17th

Check Your Ego, Not Your Value

In yesterday's blog by RB our fearless leader, RB tells us to Check Your Ego, Not Your value.https://www.stage32.com/blog/4561He asks, and I am asking you actors: What is the part of the business side of acting that you understand the least, and have been...
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Stage 32 by Aaron Marcus Aug 17th

Why I Refused to Talk With Judi Dench On Set

I refused to speak a single word to Dame Judi Dench before we shot our scene together in Philomena — no hello, no introduction, nothing.In this week's Quick Tip, I break down why I made that call, what a technical advisor on set taught me about playing the...
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Stage 32 by David C. Velasco Aug 16th

RIP Hayden Panettiere

Gone way too soon. My thoughts and prayers go out to her family and fans.https://abcnews.com/US/hayden-panettiere-dies-36/story?id=135698473
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Stage 32 by Alicia McClendon Aug 16th

What does an Actor do After the Audition ?

For me, I do different things.Read what I have to say on my Patreon.https://www.patreon.com/AliciaMcClendon12/posts/166634755?utm_campaign=postshare_creator
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Stage 32 by Kawtar Mendouhi Aug 15th

New actors coming

i wrote some songs to dean huijsen titled chill guy and I dream to realize my movie shadows of truth with a big Hollywood stars... can someone help or tell me how ? and thank you all!
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Stage 32 by Nick Douglas Aug 14th

By Any Means Necessary

Sometimes we should not support movies and the stars that promote them.
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Stage 32 by Margaret Ashley Aug 14th

An Inconvenient Woodcutter

A rehearsed reading I did in London last week. Heres the linbk to watch...
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Stage 32 by Laura Hammer Aug 13th

Preparing Your Monologue for On-Camera Auditions

Start with the right material. Choose a monologue that runs one to two minutes and comes from a piece where your character is actively trying to change, persuade, or influence someone, not simply narrate a story. Read the full script if available, so you...
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