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Marcus Giamatti_0912_FP.indd 1 9/5/13 10:31 AM contents vol. 54, no. 40 | 10.03.13 CENTER STAGE COVER STORY 22 southern gothic sarah Paulson goes from bitch to witch this october in “12 years a slave” and “american rt z horror story: coven” Schwa G i FEATURES A 21 26 training days ”: Cr Los angeles schools W re and coaches provide Sh e the preparation needed H UPSTAGE to make it big of t NEWS ng 05 take Five 28 ’tis the season mi Ta what to see and where from fright houses to frosty, e Th to go in the week ahead seasonal employment offers thrills, chills, and stability es; “ ag 07 top news young storytellers foundation seeks actor volunteers e /Ge t t y im L DOWNSTAGE 08 stage t termo united solo theatre A CASTING C H festival kicks off 31 new York tristate Notices re t A 10 screen audition highlights : G 22 reports from the gan or SAG-AFTRA convention 40 california m i; Notices an ACTOR 101 audition highlights ie Di 15 Inside Job “rush” writer-producer 44 national/regional phan Peter Morgan Notices te s : audition highlights N so 16 note From the CD L u A how to protect yourself CHARTS in an audition 54 production NG; P i a “fortress” grows DD e 18 secret agent Man near Brooklyn; emma what an agent’s watson for obama CAL W day should be EMI STANDING OVATION 21 tech & dIY 56 dustin Hoffman artemis Director’s in ‘tootsie’ viewfinder/artemis hD an appreciation by andrew harris salomon cover photo: stephanie Diani Artemis: Courtesy CH Design: robert wilson 15 26 backstage.com upstage News | actor 101 | center stage cover story | features | downstage castiNg | charts 10.03.13 backstage 1 1003 TOC.indd 1 10/1/13 1:43 PM Casting T hIs week Executive Vice President & Editor National Casting Editor Turn to ThIs Issue’s Daniel holloway Luke Crowe Casting section or visit casting.backstage.com for these featured notices e ALDITOrI Senior Editor Mark Peikert Senior Web Editor suzy evans Staff Editor L.A. 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