Backstage

I highly recommend Backstage to all actors and entertainment professionals! It's easy to use, has amazing jobs and the support team is always prompt to reply and address your concerns. I've been using Backstage for many years and couldn't be happier. Thank you!

Here's my Honest review no fluff no exaggerations. While the concept of the site is wonderful. It is poorly executed with a terrible design/interphase. I will say the backstage is great if you want to get Spam for everything but professional gigs. I won't even get into the Spam emails that are sent out x100 times a day. I have been on the site off and on for 8 years I have YET to land a single professional gig. What backstage west needs is a Rehaul and new management. Once they improve the site I am sure casting professional will use it more

Backstage is a mess. The few real jobs you might find aren't worth any money and the Backstage people are mentally ill. They actually tried to force me to publish my advanced copy for auditioning lines and to do sexy lines in front of children in public rather than a private studio. Sounds insane, right? They told me in writing I had to do public auditions in front of kids for R rated borderline NC 17 sexy lines, instead of doing them in my studio where I film and do photography, voice overs, art production. I have this in an email.
Totally sick people.

I am very disappointed. They charged my credit card without consent. I did not receive notice nor a receipt. When contacting them, they said I was 2 days late for receiving a refund as it is outside the 10 day policy. I just received my credit card statement to find out about the charge. The initial subscription was made by my daughter who no longer has a card in her name, the card number no longer exists but they pushed the charge through to me as I was linked to her at that time, even though her number was declined. I would like to know how it is good business practice to charge me without contacting me. I would like to know how it is that I can dispute this charge within their 10 day policy when it takes that long to receive the statement? I called them 2 days after the posting date of the transaction and they were not willing to refund me.

Make sure you read the fine print on auto renew! My daughter got 2 leads and one guy wanted to meet her at a Starbucks. Very shady! I was charged the following year for the renewal and I tried to cancel. Can't get anyone on the phone but someone emailed me. Because it was after they charged my credit card it was basically tough $#*! we got your money already! Its too late to get a refund but we can cancel your subscription. Which they did. They canceled it but kept the money. I have never had a legitimate company cancel my subscription and keep my money.
Beware!

Backstage fooled me once, but a second time, they won't. While I was a paying member, I got a few invites to audition. When I realized membership wasn't worth it, I decided to cancel at the end of the period I signed up for. Once I wasn't a member, my email was filled with invites! I mean, several every week compared to one or two in a month. I believe that Backstage somehow "promotes" your profile while you don't pay to get you to come back. Once you pay, forget about it! Sorry, I'm not biting again!