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BAC KS TAG E 5 W ITH . . .Ann DowdAnn Dowd has become a ubiquitous character actor as of late. After a stunning role in2012’s “Compliance,” Dowd has been popping up in everything from “Masters of Sex”to HBO’s “The Leftovers,” currently in its second season, and will appear in “Night Is aRoom” at Manhattan’s Signature Theatre, opening Nov. 3.By Molly Eichelwhom I went to school with. She was getting outof her limo and I remember thinking, What amI going to do? I can’t bear this another minute.A very strong calm came over me. It just said,“It’s OK. It’ll be fine when you get to your 50s.”It even gave me an exact age: 56. But I waslivid! What do you mean, 50s? But that’s whenthings began to change in a bigger way for me.What was your worst survival job?I once was going to sell American Frozen Foodsover the phone. I made my first call: “I’m sorryto bother you,” which is a bad choice if you’reselling food. This woman was older; she askedhow much it was and I said, “Honey, it’s a littlepricey, and you probably don’t need it.”How do you typically prepare for an audition?When I began to audition for theater, I would stutter, so it would go through their minds that thisperson is special needs. I have a special needsson, so I don’t say that with flippancy. So I thoughtI needed to get over those nerves. You need to getto those places where you’ve done the work, knowyou’re running the audition. It’s yours for now.Tell us about “The Leftovers.”We have the most wonderful time. I don’t knowof a man with more imagination than DamonLindelof or more skill than Tom Perrotta. Justhold on for dear life. The extraordinary thingabout it is that it makes complete sense. I’mwith Justin [Theroux], and I’m trying not to usetoo many superlatives because then you won’tbelieve me, but he’s a prince among princes.What do you wish you’d knownbefore you started acting?The big thing is don’t sweat it. I teach when I’mable to. I say to the kids, “Listen darling, youchose this for a reason; trust the gifts you’vebeen given. Keep the love affair alive.” When Iwas in my 20s, I was losing it in my apartmentin Chicago. I remember seeing the opening of“About Last Night,” starring Elizabeth Perkins,Which of your performances hasleft a lasting mark on you?Sister Aloysius in “Doubt.” I was raised Catholicand I have two aunts who are sisters. I knewthe world. Here’s a role that taught me so muchabout doing the job that is in front of you evenif you’re not suited for it. And when you make amistake, let the crack happen. [My character in]“Compliance,” unlike Aloysius, she should havecracked. She said, “You would have done thesame thing.” I loved her because you learn profound compassion for every creature. Photographed by Luke Fontana“TRUST THE GIFTS YOU’VE BEEN GIVEN.KEEP THE LOVE AFFAIR ALIVE.”4 backstage 10.29.15BACKSTAGE.COM
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Follow us @backstageNEWSFollow us on Instagram @backstagecastSchooling forthe SpotlightEDUCATIONHOLLYWOOD PERFORMERS ACADEMY OFFERS AN ALTERNATIVETO HOMESCHOOLING FOR STAGE AND SCREEN HOPEFULSTBY BENJAMIN LINDSAYhe Hollywood Performers Academyis the newest studio school to helpspotlight-hungry kids and teens follow their dreams. Built on the legacyof the Hollywood Professional School (which,after opening in 1935, ran for 50 years andboasts noted alums like Elizabeth Taylor andJudy Garland), the academy just opened itsdoors in September for its first year of students.“I think its time has come,” said WesleyStaples, Hollywood Performers Academy6 backstage 10.29.15advisory board director and former StudioTeachers union president. “There’s a movementin the entertainment industry toward homeschool and independent study. I find that 98percent of my children are now homeschool orindependent study, [but] they are coming moreand more unprepared and a little behind becausesometimes parents just aren’t up to calculus andFrench and Latin and chemistry and physics.”That’s where the HPA steps in. Staffed withdual-credentialed teachers, the school’s educators personally design curricula for theirentertainment industry–bound students,meeting their state’s guidelines for academiceducation by way of the classroom and independent study, while simultaneously offeringelectives in acting, singing, dancing, modeling,and more.“I’m interested in the academics—that theyknow that there’s a life after this and they haveto be prepared for it. Good education is insurance,” said Staples, who has over 40 years ofexperience teaching and monitoring youngtalents. Citing famous pupils like Jodie Fosterand Brooke Shields, he said, “They got goodeducations and they were happy about it.”In addition to ensuring performers’ academicsuccess, HPA enhances students’ lives sociallyand professionally. Unlike homeschooling,the academy has a locked-in network of likeminded performers. “What this does for kidswho are in the same kind of world is they get tonetwork—they all know which agents they’regoing to and which acting teachers, so they talkabout their acting classes,” said Staples. “Theyare interested in the same things. It’s reallygood for them.”Academy director and longtime actingteacher Dario Musumeci has also witnessed thebenefits of the new academy’s presence in theLos Angeles Center Studios, where series like“Shake It Up,” “Good Luck Charlie,” and “GirlMeets World” (for which Staples teaches) arefilmed. The proximity better prepares the academy’s performers for their posteducation lives.“Here in a studio lot, they get grounded veryquickly,” said Musumeci. “These kids are working professionals now. They’re working in theindustry and they want to get to that next level.We help them achieve their goals.”The Hollywood Performers Academy’s fourlocations—L.A., New York, Chicago, and SanFrancisco—offer year-round open enrollmentand have several scholarship and tuitionassistance programs in place for qualified candidates. “We’re not going to turn anyone awaybecause they can’t afford it,” said Staples.For more about the academy’s offerings, visithollywoodperformersacademy.com. BACKSTAGE.COMT I N S E LT O W N / S H U T T E R S T O C K . C O MTHE ACTORS HOME, which provides assisted living for performers and entertainment vets, is getting a 25 million face-lift and25,000 square feet of new space. The Oct. 26 groundbreaking is the first step toward a self-sufficient facility and eliminating the needfor Actors Fund subsidies. For more information, visit actorsfund.org.OLEG KRUGLIAK /SHUT TERSTOCK .COMUPDATE Like us facebook.com/backstage
newsCheck the Casting section for full details on top theater roles, or visit casting.backstage.comINDUSTRY NEWSWHO’S ONDIAPER DUTY?CASTING INFO ON ‘THE BABYSITTER’AND OTHER PROJECTSBY REBECCA WELCHith Halloween aroundthe corner, it maybe time to give asecond look to yournanny’s background checks.“The Babysitter” is dialing up thedeviousness with murder. RobbieAmell, Hana Mae Lee, JudahLewis, Bella Thorne, SamaraWeaving, and Andrew Bachelorare signed on for this thriller thathas enlisted Rich Delia Castingfor a late October shoot in theheart of Los Angeles.Word is M. Night Shyamalan(“The Sixth Sense,” “WaywardPines”) is no longer seeing deadpeople, and is working on a newproject. The supernatural film,currently titled “Split,” is keepingits plot under lock and key for thetime being. The director, known forhis plot twists, has tapped DouglasAibel and Henry Bergstein to cast.The mystery production, set forJanuary 2017, has recently addeda number of actors to the projectincluding James McAvoy, AnyaTaylor-Joy, Betty Buckley, JessicaSula, and Haley Lu Richardson,who are currently on board forT I N S E LT O W N / S H U T T E R S T O C K . C O MOLEG KRUGLIAK /SHUT TERSTOCK .COMWthe Blumhouse-produced featureset to shoot in mid-November inPhiladelphia.Meanwhile, Fox is ridingGreased Lightning to its first livemusical. While NBC had startedto corner the market on televisedmusicals with live versions of“Peter Pan” and “The Wiz,” Foxhas entered the speedway with“Grease: Live.” The classic flickwill reach its film-theater hybridtranslation with the help of Telsey Company, which is gatheringthe kids of Rydell High for thetelecast on Jan. 31, 2016. The casting directors have managed tosnag Vanessa Hudgens, JulianneHough, Keke Palmer, CarlosPenaVega, Aaron Tveit, MarioLopez, and Carly Rae Jepsen asFrenchy for the event.Alec Baldwin is going temporarily “Blind” opposite Demi Moore.The drama cast by Dean E. Fronkand Donald Paul Pemrick has beenhovering in film purgatory fora while but is finally on its feet.The story follows a once-affluentmob wife who, as part of hercommunity service, reads to andeventually falls in love with a blindAWARDS SEASONIndies Go GothTHE NOMINEES FOR THE 2015 GOTHAM INDEPENDENT FILMAwards were announced Oct. 22 and “The Diary of a Teenage Girl” ledthe indie film charge with four nods out of seven competitive categories.Sean Baker’s “Tangerine” trailed with three, including two for his leadsand first-time actors Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor. Other actorsBACKSTAGE.COMHana Mae Leenovelist. The romantic script willbe helmed by producer-turneddirector Michael Mailer (“Bloodand Bone”) and is set to beginfilming this week in New York.AMC, the network known forchronicling the cooking of thefinest blue meth this side ofAlbuquerque, N.M., is looking tosample a finer cuisine with itsnew series “Broke.” It follows afreshly widowed sommelier anda mob-plagued chef setting outto open their dream restaurant,based off the Danish series“Bankerot.” The New York–basedproduction will begin later thisyear with Julie Tucker and RossMeyerson in the casting chairs.For the latest news, check outbackstage.com/resources to findthousands of production listings,casting directors, acting classes,agents, and more!nominated include Brie Larson for her turn in “Room,” Cate Blanchett forawards season favorite “Carol,” Paul Dano for “Love & Mercy,” Lily Tomlinfor “Grandma,” Christopher Abbott for “James White,” and the entire“Spotlight” ensemble, which will be presented with a special award andincludes Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, Brian d’ArcyJames, Michael Keaton, John Slattery, and Stanley Tucci. For the full list ofnominees—and speculated Oscar predictors—visit backstage.com.—BRIANA RODRIGUEZ10.29.15 backstage7
newsCheck the Casting section for full details on top film, TV, and Web series roles, or visit casting.backstage.comFILMSCREAM KINGSAND QUEENS8 ACTORS WHO STARTED THEIR CAREERS IN HORRORTGeorge Clooney,“Return to Horror High”The year was 1987 and Clooney hadyet to wow us with his effortlesscharm, Oscar-winning skills, andgreat taste in women. The A-listerin-the-making was busy playing thedoomed actor Oliver, who’s fittinglydressed as a police officer, during astring of high school murders.Renée Zellweger,“Texas Chainsaw Massacre:The Next Generation”The “Bridget Jones’s Diary”actor teamed up with her fellow Lone Star State nativeMatthew McConaughey for this“Chainsaw” sequel in 1994. Bothwould go from sporting fake bloodto winning real Oscars.Kevin Bacon, “Friday the 13th”Before “Footloose,” Bacon wasforever immortalized in this serialkiller cult classic as the guy whogot an arrow through the neckwhile smoking in bed. Thirty yearsafter his horror debut, he won aGolden Globe and a SAG Awardfor his turn in 2010’s “TakingChance.” Currently, he can be seenplaying an FBI agent in the mobmovie “Black Mass.”Tom Hanks,“He Knows You’re Alone”In one of the first films to comeout of the slasher film golden age,Hanks made his big-screen debutas Elliot, a psychology studentwho develops a crush on a girlbeing stalked by a serial killer. Itwas the beginning of an illustriouscareer for the now two-time Oscarwinner who’s poised for somemore awards season attentionwith his latest role in the Cold Wardrama “Bridge of Spies.”Abigail Breslin, “Signs”Before she ventured deeper intothe thriller genre on this year’s TVseries “Scream Queens,” Breslinstarred opposite Mel Gibson, RoryCulkin, and Joaquin Phoenix inthis 2002 M. Night Shyamalanalien film. The Oscar nominee wasonly 5 years old when she playedGibson’s onscreen daughter, Bo,and set a new record for the creepiest way to ask for a glass of water.ATLANTA THEATERThe Tonys of the SoutheastTHE BIG PEACH’S THEATER COMMUNITYis gearing up to celebrate its achievementsat the Suzi Bass Awards, metro Atlanta’sown version of the Tonys. Held at the PorterSanford III Performing Arts and Community8 backstage 10.29.15Eva MendesJamie Lee Curtis, “Halloween”Before she was seducing fathers inher office as the “Scream Queens”dean Cathy Munsch, Curtis tookon one of film history’s most notorious serial killers, Michael Myers,in the 1978 film directed and cowritten by John Carpenter.Eva Mendes,“Urban Legends: Final Cut”While one of Mendes’ earliestcredits includes horror film“Children of the Corn V: Fieldsof Terror,” it was her supportingrole in 2000’s “Urban Legends”sequel that helped kick-starther career. Although she didn’tsurvive the film’s credits, sheCenter in Decatur, Ga., on Nov. 2, the 11thannual ceremony will recognize the bestactors and theater-makers in the region, andinclude performances of musical numbersfrom nominated shows. “Suzi was a wonderfulactress, mentor, arts leader, wife, mother, andfriend,” Interim Executive Director Karen Howell said of the awards’ namesake. “Suzi wouldwas later credited for “2 Fast2 Furious,” “Training Day,”“Hitch,” and “The Place Beyondthe Pines,” opposite her reallife love Ryan Gosling.Jennifer Aniston, “Leprechaun”Before she was there for us whenthe rain starts to fall, Aniston wastrying to outwit the luck of theleprechaun. The 1993 flick followsthe actor as she tries to outthinka sadistic leprechaun willing tostop at nothing to get his pot ofgold. It’s Aniston’s spunk and afour-leaf clover that send himmelting down a well.Happy Halloween! have been thrilled to see what is going on inour theaters.from the smallest to the Alliance.” Companies with multiple nominationsinclude Theatrical Outfit, Actor’s Express, theAurora Theatre, and the Center for PuppetryArts. For tickets to the ceremony and moreinformation, visit suziawards.org.—JACK SMARTBACKSTAGE.COMHELGA ESTEB/SHUT TERSTOCK .COMBY BRIANA RODRIGUEZhe time of year for mischief,magic, and scary movieshas arrived, and some ofthe faces we grew up watching came to prominence afterbeing covered in blood. Many ofHollywood’s top actors startedtheir careers in the fear business.Here are eight whose big breakscame through the horror genre.
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