The Showstopper Blog

All actors practice in front of the mirror when prepping a role, monologue, or song. Luckily, the smartphone is a much more capable actor's assistant.

Definitive guide on producing a play or musical including how to select a season by theme and how to stay within your budget.

Important tips to help theatre adjudicators provide more useful feedback and help teach drama students.

Sometimes a role calls out to you. Professional stage actor, Rob Richardson shows us how to chase that role, learn it and be ready when it comes your way.

Stage managers are the unsung heroes of every production. Here are ten of the best SM kit goodies.

Sometimes as actors we want to get a role so badly that we forget to use common sense when we audition. Read a few quick tips for a safe and smart audition.

Meet Kevin Landesman, a Bay Area lighting designer. Read how he has been lucky enough to spend his career lighting up the theatre.

Read StageAgent blogger Rob Richardson's latest post addressing some of the touch choices actors face: union/non-union, survival jobs, family, and more!

Stage Agent sat down with writers Patrick Burns & Kathleen Combs to discuss the artistic process in collaborating on a new musical project.

Musical Theatre overtures combine elements of melodies in a Broadway show and set the tone for the performance to come. Read StageAgent's list of favorites!

What would you tell yourself at the moment when you decided to go into acting as a profession? Read blogger Rob Richardson's letter to his younger self now.

For a musical theatre actor, the audition book can be your biggest asset or your Achilles' heel. Learn how to keep your audition book clean and organized!