Acting Lessons

Why You Need to be Word-Perfect in Comedy TV Auditions

Why You Need to be Word-Perfect in Comedy TV Auditions

Do you know why it’s particularly important to be word-perfect when auditioning for TV shows? On-set coach, actor, director, teacher Rob Adler offers valuable reasons why in this post.

Q&A with Adrian Pasdar

Q&A with Adrian Pasdar

Adrian Pasdar is an American actor and voice artist. He is known for playing Jim Profit on the TV series Profit, for his roles in Near Dark, Carlito's Way, Mysterious Ways and as Nathan Petrelli on Heroes. In this Q&A, Pasdar offers several learning lessons and advice from his more than 30 years in the industry.

Q&A With Leonard Roberts

Q&A With Leonard Roberts

Leonard Roberts is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Sean Taylor in Drumline and for playing Forrest Gates in the fourth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and DL Hawkins in the first season of Heroes. In this Q&A, Roberts shares highlights from his acting career, including working with Laurence Fishburne and Clint Eastwood, the difference between stage and screen, and how he uses music to find his characters.

How Improv Can Enhance Every Audition

How Improv Can Enhance Every Audition

Auditions can be spontaneous, alive, and joyful, if you’re open to discovery. In this Backstage article, Rob Adler offers some helpful tips to surprise yourself in your auditions and enhance your auditions.

Q&A with Legendary Acting Teacher Ric Murphy

Q&A with Legendary Acting Teacher Ric Murphy

Ric Murphy has taught acting for nearly four decades. His pupils include some all-star actors: John C. Reilly, Gillian Anderson, and Judy Greer. In this Q&A, Ric shares why he loves teaching, why he loves improvisation, and what students can expect from the training.

Booking Commercials Weekend Intensive

Booking Commercials Weekend Intensive

Want to book more commercials? Commercial booking machine Amie Farrell shared some of her secret sauce for landing more commercial gigs in this weekend intensive.

Create Your Own Content

Create Your Own Content

Want to create your own content but don’t know where to start? There is a way to goose the creative muse. Writer, actor, and director Mike Stutz hosted a six week class where he showed how to generate ideas, create work, and stage it. 

How to eat French fries without getting fat

How to eat French fries without getting fat

Feel like the screen on your smartphone, tablet or computer is distracting you from acting and your art? In this Backstage post, Rob Adler shares some tips for getting back in touch with your senses and how to remind people of the phenomenal experience of being present for life.