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The “Mindy Project” Standout Takes on Directing with Indie Film “Alex of Venice” 04.09.15 • BACKSTAGE.COM WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO SELECT THE BEST MONOLOGUES CHARLIE COX LOOKS FOR JUSTICE ON NETFLIX’S “DAREDEVIL” JON FLETCHER IS ONE OF THE CW’S “MESSENGERS” Chris Messina The “Mindy Project” standout takes on directing with indie film “Alex of Venice” 0409 COVER V04.indd 1 4/7/15 2:03 PM THEATRE OF ARTS ENROLLING NOW! www.toa.edu FILM+TV+THEATRE Theatre of Arts_1023_FP.indd 1 10/21/14 1:41 PM CONTENTS vol. 56, no. 15 | 04.09.15 NEWS 8 Backstage helps you select monologues! 9 Go pro with the Actors Pro Expo 10 The Super Serious Show gets seriously funny ADVICE 12 THEWORKINGACTOR Does dyeing your hair make a difference? 13 SECRETAGENTMAN The final word on getting great headshots 14 #IGOTCAST Alexa Doggett FEATURES 5 BA CKSTAGE5WITH… Charlie Cox 11 INSIDEJOB David Goldberg, Edge Studio Founder 13 SPOTLIGHT ON… Jon Fletcher 14 NOW STREAMING “Kittens in a Cage” 20 THE PERFECTFIT If it’s not tailor-made, the perfect monologue requires some trying on 21 SPEAK THESPEECHIPRAYYOU Three readers of plays weigh in on what makes a great monologue 22 MONOLOGUE MADAME Alisha Gaddis’ book series is filled with seriously hilarious monologues for your next audition 48 MEET THEMAKER COVER STORY Rob Askins and Moritz von Stuelpnagel, page 16 the writer and director of “Hand to God” CASTING THE 23 New York Tristate 35 California MESSINA 38 National/Regional Chris Messina photographed by Luc-Ricard Elie in L.A. 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Matt Murdock is blind, although his senses have been so heightened that he’s able to operate almost better than a seeing person. But he still doesn’t have the use of his eyes, so during the scenes when I didn’t have a mask on, I had to act blind. There had to be a deadness and I couldn’t focus on anything. What I realized is how much you use your eyes just in the subtlest ways to convey meaning to something; as an actor they’re so useful. You can say one thing but mean something completely differ- ent and say it with your eyes. It’s the one tool you think you’ll always have, and in this case I don’t. If you want to get to an emotional place, you’d look in the eyes of the other actor and it would help build that emotion and that fire you’re looking for, but I didn’t have that luxury. Who do you have an acting crush on? At the moment I’m so impressed with Oscar Isaac. I was watching “Ex Machina” the other night and I think he’s just brilliant. 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