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For the santa Claus job description in Basingstoke in December as I like dressing up and I am good with children too as I have three nieces and two nephews from Carlos in Eastbourne and I will be seeing a friend soon to help me crop and thumbnail my photo and apply for jobs advrrtised and I look forward to hearing from you soon from Carlos in Eastbourne

Date of experience: August 2, 2018
Washington
1 review
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Nice work Andreea. Thank you for being so responsive. Backstage has an excellent system for notifying members of work opportunities. I will continue to use it.

Thank you.

Date of experience: June 16, 2023
Richard B. Backstage Rep
over a year old

Thank you for your kind review - we've passed on your feedback to Andreea! Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions at customers@backstage.com.

Rebecca H.
Massachusetts
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Wish no more!
January 17, 2018

Backstage offers the most comprehensive listings for the jobs YOU want.
I am suffering from financial issues and WISH I could pursue all the job offers.
Hope to recommence when I pay off loans.

Date of experience: January 16, 2018
California
1 review
7 helpful votes
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This website is so legit
December 12, 2018

Hi im Zaria, my dream is to be a Disney Channel actress i dont have a job yet... i love to sing. They email u ASAP thats so great, the costimer servous is so good.

Date of experience: December 12, 2018
North Carolina
1 review
5 helpful votes
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This site is outdated and the staff doesn't know anything or care to do anything. Me and 4 other people signed up and did casting calls and what we got were people who weren't legit. They will let anyone post anything up there. So unprofessional. People with no acting experience or anything and expecting to get paid for their first time. Backstage doesn't do anything about the people who post unprofessional resumes on there! I heard they ban casting directors because other actors and actresses complain because they don't get picked. Then backstage bans them. How logical is that? This site is bad! I would not recommend it to anyone!

Update! Apparently, all the actors and actresses have to do is complain to backstage that they did not get picked and make up something, and backstage will take the side of their actors and actresses. Sad really. I heard a couple more people tell me they got banned from the site because of a false action because the actress did an audition and did not get picked. He said Backstage did not ask any questions or anything. Just banned him. Backstage is sad and will continue to be until they stand up to their privileged crybabies.

Date of experience: June 4, 2022
Richard B. Backstage Rep
over a year old

Hi Tricey, we're sorry to hear that you're dissatisfied with our website and feel that it is outdated. I have to say we're slightly surprised by this feedback, as compared to other platforms, Backstage is considered relatively modern since our product team actively implements new features and updates the design regularly. If you'd like to share what exactly you feel is outdated, please email us at customers@backstage.com.

Please note that we are not a talent agency, so we can't vouch for the level of experience or talent of a user who signs up for Backstage. However, it's not unusual to have to pay a talent that you hire on the platform. If you do not have the means to pay talent, you can list your project as unpaid, but keep in mind that the majority of experienced and skilled talent are likely not going to apply to unpaid jobs.

It is absolutely not true that casting directors are banned from Backstage because talent are upset that they are not chosen. If that were the case, that would mean there would be no casting directors on the site, since it's simply not feasible for a casting director to cast every talent that applies to their project. We encourage you to reach out to our Customer Support Team directly if you have any other questions or concerns about our platform.

California
1 review
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My account was connected to my iTunes account so it was difficult to reset my password. Come to find out I had misspelled my email address so I couldn't reset my password but Ben helped me out!

Date of experience: December 7, 2018
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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You're very good
September 28, 2018

You don't have the union jobs I need, but everything else is great. Everyone should use this website before they become union

Date of experience: September 28, 2018
India
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I need of to able actor
December 1, 2017

I am working in kirtanepandit llp chartered accountants audit assistant professional but i am intrest to work in the media as act in in a character basis so will u possible to help me.

Date of experience: November 30, 2017
GB
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I thought starnow (more accurately softnow) was terrible! Then I came across these idiots!

I emailed this site to ask if posting on their website as someone who is brand new to the industry and as such I would not have any previous samples of work and furthermore not really a website built, if this would be ok. They had told me that this would be of no issue and provided me with a link further highlighting what to post and what not to post.
I therefore, with this information, posted my job and ready to recruit. Within a matter of HOURS I have one of their headquarter bigheads tell me they can't run the listing unless I had previous work samples and a website to hand!
So now I've been lied to, I of course responded to express my disappointment and tell them that if I knew I had been lied to, do you really think I'd have joined them and wasted my time trying to post with them?
In true crybaby fashion, they decide not to tackle a dissatisfied customer head on but to throw a wobbly and remove me from their crumby site!
Makes you wonder what else they're lying about!
I had always heard many a horror story about these "grand" "glamorous" and "glorious" casting sites! I now know them to be true!
Needless to say B. S, on my experience with them, definitely doesn't stand for backstage!

Date of experience: June 7, 2020
Richard B. Backstage Rep
over a year old

Hi Howard,

Our Casting Team is dedicated to making sure that all of the opportunities posted on our site are verified and legitimate productions. Since they were unable to verify the legitimacy of your project, your notice was rejected. We're sorry to hear that you're disappointed, but our first and main priority is to ensure the safety of our actors. I wish you the best of luck with your future endeavors! Best, Stephanie

New York
1 review
8 helpful votes
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Scammers
August 2, 2016

They will trick you into thinking you will only be charged a month at a time, this isn't true! They will take the full payment close to the time you will not be able to get refund. DO NOT TRUST!

Date of experience: August 2, 2016

Overview

Backstage has a rating of 2.7 stars from 288 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Backstage most frequently mention credit card, free trial and last year. Backstage ranks 2nd among Talent Agency sites.

service
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value
60
shipping
2
returns
5
quality
59
This company responds to reviews on average within 1 day
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