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  1. Stage 32 by Matthew Gross May 31st

    The Key To Day Playing Roles? Motivation!

    I learned a valuable lesson today. Once you identify your castable look(s) as a day player actor, the next step is to identify your character's motivation(s) when auditioning. Day players may have a single line or a few lines, so there's nothing really there...

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  2. Stage 32 by Alexandra Stevens May 31st

    What are your best tips for learning lines?

    As I gear up for a performance in July I start to feel anxiety about line learning. I feel it is not my strong point and imagine others, especially younger others, find it a lot easier. I've tried just learning them mechanically, walking as I say the lines...

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  4. Stage 32 by Suzanne Bronson May 30th

    Dream Acting Job

    What is your dream acting job? What Genre or Franchise would you love to be in? For me it's Star Trek.  I love sci-fi. Star Trek The Next Generation was my favorite show when I was a child. The new iteration is awesome. I would full on nerd out if I got cast...

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  5. Stage 32 by Matthew Gross May 30th

    Managing Expectations

    This is a first. I auditioned for a day player role this morning--self-tape. Later today, production announced a change in venue. The shoot will not take place in Los Angeles. It is moving to Atlanta. This means all the work I put into my audition is out the...

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  6. Stage 32 by Ray Fine May 30th

    Casting call in atlanta

    Hi team!  I just posted a job for actors in the ATL area for my screenplay Dumbbell.  It's in the jobs tab.    If you know anyone please send them my way!  Mush love! 

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  7. Stage 32 by Max Sappa May 30th

    VEO3 and Artificial Intelligence applied to ART

    "If I had fifty-three minutes to spend as I liked, I should walk at my leisure toward a spring of fresh water." A quote from a beautiful book that you will find in this video (please check the link in the comments) about the modern relationship between art...

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  8. Stage 32 by Matthew Gross May 29th

    Day Player Actors

    I fell into a common trap back when I was a kid studying acting at the Maryland Academy of Dramatic Arts in Bethesda. I convinced myself that I was destined to be a star. But in late March, I made a significant course correction. I made the intentional...

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  10. Stage 32 by Berthe Tanwo Njole May 28th

    Mind of Thoughts

    Hello everyone.My name is Berthe Tanwo Njole and I'm a Belgium based actor. Our film, Mind of Thoughts, has reached the quarter-finals of the Stage 32 Short Film Contest ! We're very happy and grateful. We can't express what this means to us. Thanks to Stage...

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  11. Stage 32 by Justin Elijah May 27th

    Taking risks

    so I’ve been moving forward very slowly in my career for years, playing it very safe. And I now feel like it’s time to take some risks and just plunge into the unknown.as it stands right now I work a full time job and the schedule completely prevents me from...

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  13. Stage 32 by Suzanne Bronson May 25th

    Actors: TV character types

    Is there a particular TV character that you could totally see yourself playing? Age and type appropriate. For me, it would be Agent Isobel Castille on FBI. I'm not hispanic but ethnicity doesn't matter for the purposes of my question.

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  14. Stage 32 by Alexandra Stevens May 24th

    When Art Reflects Life and it's a kismet moment!

    I just read this interview with Jenny Slate and it pulled me in. She talks about those moments of kismet—when life hands you an opportunity that might be disguised as loss, pain, or fear. In Dying for Sex, her character’s transformation comes through a...

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  15. Stage 32 by Maurice Vaughan May 22nd

    Dear Actors, You Are Enough

    "*It’s the biggest note I hear directors, casting directors, and coaches give when actors are too tense, rigid, stuck in their heads, or overacting… ‘Just be yourself’, ‘Relax’ or ‘Know that you are enough’...*" — Rebecca ReaneyIn today's blog, Rebecca shares...

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  16. Stage 32 by Rich Terdoslavich May 22nd

    Working With Actors and Filmmakers

    Posted something for the Acting Lounge, but I don’t think it went through. Will try again.As a storyboard artist, I work/collaborate with actors and filmmakers, discuss the script, find the tone of the film. Once I get the script, I start visualizing and...

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  17. Stage 32 by Catherine Cole May 21st

    Literary Agent

    I'm seeking a  literary agent located in either the Los Angeles area or Texas. This would be for a thriller topic book. Does anyone have a referral? Thanks! 

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  19. Stage 32 by Maurice Vaughan May 20th

    Mastering The Art Of The Self Tape

    Matthew Cornwell (full-time actor, SAG-AFTRA member, and co-founder of Get Taped) wrote a must-read blog about self tapes. If you have any questions about self tapes or experiences making self tapes, drop them in the blog comments...

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  20. Stage 32 by Aaron Marcus May 19th

    BEWARE: My Image Was Stolen- Here's How I Got Paid

    BEWARE: My Image Was Stolen- Here's How I Got Paidhttps://youtu.be/qP38LHkKw2ALearn how I discovered my image was stolen and used illegallyin an ad campaign. And, how I got paid for this theft.Have you ever had your image stolen? If so, share it so we can...

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