This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Kathleen Parker, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will prepare a scene assigned by the Casting Director several days before the class.
Additional preparation details will be sent upon RSVP confirmation.
BIO
Kathleen Parker has worked in Casting for...
Synopsis
Interested in audiobook narration but confused on how to get started? Join industry veteran James Romick as he walks you through the bare bone basics of breaking into audiobooks. In this session James will share resources on where to book work, information you'll need to get going and...
This class begins at 1pm PST
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Headshots are an actors' calling card, but is it a professional picture that matches with how the buyers see you? Does your picture accurately communicate the product that is being sold? In this session we will discuss what your headshot is communicating and...
This class will include a Q&A with LA based Talent Agent, Julia Irzyk, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform sides from film or television. Comedic scenes only.
Additional preparation details will be sent upon confirmation.
ABOUT JULIA:
The Library Agency Owner/Head Agent - Julia Irzyk
Julia...
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All Commercials tell a story. In order to tell the story, the talent needs to understand the brand, know marketing and how to tell the story. What is the context? What is the reason? Gain the self-directing tools to put your stamp on the story and win auditions....
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Voiceover auditions can be exciting, inspiring and...stressful. You record the audition, send it off and then.....? Crickets. That can leave you wondering: Did anyone listen to my audition? if so, what did they think about my performance? How does my recording space/studio sound? Was my submission competitive? In...
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Join SAG-AFTRA Foundation Engineer/Booth Director Lana Migliore for an in-person workout like no other! In this workout group participants will be given the chance to explore how different genres of music can affect how they deliver commercial copy. If you find yourself overthinking commercial copy or stuck on...
This class begins at 1pm PST.
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There are many areas an actor can pursue within the entertainment industry. By taking the time to narrow down what an actor really wants to focus on it can free them up to deepen their pursuit of job opportunities. In this session, we...
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This class will feature a Q&A with LA/Atlanta based Casting Director Becca Burgess, followed by a prepared reading session.
Participating actors will prepare and perform a scene that will be assigned by the casting director ahead of class.
ABOUT BECCA
Becca Burgess hails from the Los Angeles side of casting with...
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Documentaries are having moment. From short form to long form, documentaries are a popular niche of Voiceover and it continues to grow. Im this class we will explore the genre with a variety of subject matter for actors to voice and find their groove as storytellers.
REQUIREMENTS
This class is...
Improv is such a vital skill and tool when it comes to performing. Are you looking to sharpen yours? Join us for a panel discussion covering how to improve those skills, how to apply them to auditions and performances and how to discern which classes/programs are the best...
This class will include a Q&A with LA based casting professional G. Charles Wright, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform sides from television. Additional preparation details will be sent upon confirmation.
BIO
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In this class, actors will work on voicing animation characters. You will select a character that interests you, analyze the specs of the character you choose. record multiple takes of your Voiceover performances in the recording booth, take direction from our audio engineer/booth director and use the best...
This class will include a Q&A with bi-coastal Agent Amy Lord, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform sides or a monologue from film or television.
Additional preparation details will be sent upon confirmation.
ABOUT AMY:
Amy Lord began her career in NYC at the...
SYNOPSIS
Voiceover auditions can be exciting, inspiring and...stressful. You record the audition, send it off and then.....? Crickets. That can leave you wondering: Did anyone listen to my audition? if so, what did they think about my performance? How does my recording space/studio sound? Was my submission competitive? In...
This class will include a Q&A with Atlanta based Talent Agent, Tay Smith, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform sides from film or television.
Additional preparation details will be sent upon confirmation.
ABOUT TAY:
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Prerequisite: Home Studio Basics
This small group session is designed as a hands-on follow up to our Home Studio Basics class. The purpose is to help members who have begun constructing their home studios and have run into issues or challenges. Led by NY staff engineer and booth...
This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Sibby Kirchgessner, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform sides from film or television.
Additional preparation details will be sent via email upon confirmation.
BIO
Casting is my dream job. When I moved to...
This class will include a Q&A with New York Casting Director Michael Cassara, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will prepare and perform a brief (2 minutes or less) contemporary monologue.
Additional preparation details will be sent upon confirmation.
ABOUT MICHAEL:
Michael Cassara, CSA is a Casting Director and Educator...
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Fantasy, adventure, action, sports, educational, animation...you name it, video games are incredibly popular on a global scale. In fact Video Games are the biggest business in show business, making more money than movies and music combined. Savvy "VG" producers are always aiming to create the next epic virtual...
Join us for an evening with animation voiceover artists Carlos Alazraqui, Kat Cressida & Adam McArthur. The panel will discuss the craft of voice acting, how to prepare for roles, develop characters/voices and share their experience and knowledge as a whole. It will be followed by a 20-minute audience Q&A. Moderated...
This class begins at 1pm PST.
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Building one's team is an important component to an actor's career. This small group session will cover what an actor has to keep in mind when looking to add a commercial agent, theatrical agent, and manager to their team.
Please bring pencil or pen...
****ALL READER SLOTS ARE FULL*** IF YOU WISH TO AUDIT THIS CLASS (ie watch and listen but not read) please add your name to the WAITLIST. All names on the waitlist will be given an audit seat****
Synopsis
Struggling with male/female dialogue? Break into a flop sweat when you have to...
CLASS FORMAT
This class will include a Q&A with bi-coastal talent agent Craig Holzberg, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform a scene or monologue from film or TV 2 minutes (2 pages) or less.
Additional preparation details will be sent via email with your...
CLASS FORMAT
This class will include a Q&A with bi-coastal talent agent Craig Holzberg, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform a scene or monologue from film or TV 2 minutes (2 pages) or less.
Additional preparation details will be sent via email with your...
This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Stacey Pianko, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform sides from film or television.
Additional preparation details will be sent via email upon confirmation.
BIO
Stacey Pianko is a seasoned casting director with a prolific...
SYNOPSIS
You do not need to have a commercial demo to attend this class. This class is educational and will provide important information about commercial Voiceover demos for actors at all levels. Voiceover demos are to voiceover actors, what headshots are to on-camera actors. They can help...
This class begins at 1pm PST
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The audition is not only how one prepares the material. It is also about the mindset actors have about auditioning, how they conduct themselves in the room and how they let it go. This session will cover the many ways actors can prepare...
This class begins at 1pm PST
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The audition is not only how one prepares the material. It is also about the mindset actors have about auditioning, how they conduct themselves in the room and how they let it go. This session will cover the many ways actors can prepare...
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This in-person class will include a Q&A with New York based Casting Director, Stephanie Holbrook, followed by an assigned prepared reading session.
Stephanie will be assigning sides based on actor headshots and resumes prior to the class.
ABOUT STEPHANIE
STEPHANIE HOLBROOK is a Casting Director with extensive credits in both...
This class will include a Q&A with bi-coastal Casting Director Jen Rudin, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will prepare and perform a brief contemporary monologue.
Additional preparation details will be sent upon confirmation.
ABOUT JEN:
Jen Rudin recently reopened Jen Rudin Casting following her stints at ICM and IAG.
Jen...
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Twisted Wave 102 is specifically for those that want to understand the final stage of audio production for recorded audiobooks. The process is called mastering and mastering is required before an audiobook can be released to...
A screening of 'The Brutalist' followed by a Conversation with actor Adrien Brody.
SAG-AFTRA members and guests invited to events will behave in a professional and courteous manner. Any violation of the rules or transgression of decorum will be subject to review by the programming team, which has...
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"Three beeps and go! In this promo class, we will focus on TTP...Timing, Tone and Performance. Actors will add their voiceovers to real network TV promos to learn how to fit phrases into specific spaces, how to follow along with S.O.T. (Sound on Tape) cues and how to...
This class begins at 1pm PST
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This class will cover the basics of making a professional Self-Tape and how to audition remotely using Zoom, Facetime, Skype, etc.
Please bring pencil or pen along with something to take notes.
Small Group Sessions are facilitated discussions with the goal of digging deeper into...
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This in-person class will include a Q&A and a prepared reading session with an experienced casting professional.
Participating actors will prepare and perform a scene assigned by the casting professional.
CHARLOTTE ARNOUX
Charlotte Arnoux, CSA, is a Brooklyn-based casting director, specializing in film and TV.
Recent casting credits include the feature films...
SYNOPSIS
Voiceover auditions can be exciting, inspiring and...stressful. You record the audition, send it off and then.....? Crickets. That can leave you wondering: Did anyone listen to my audition? if so, what did they think about my performance? How does my recording space/studio sound? Was my submission competitive? In...
This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Leslie Wasserman, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will prepare a scene assigned by the Casting Director several days before the class.
Additional preparation details will be sent upon RSVP confirmation.
BIO
Leslie Wasserman is a casting professional for...
Join us for a 45-minute panel with TV Directors Kabir Akhtar, Jaime Eliezer Karas & Melissa Kosar. This panel will delve into their unique approaches to working with actors in episodic comedies. Hear from these directors about techniques they use to bring out a performance, navigate the nuances of comedic...
This class will include a Q&A with LA Based Casting Director Aaron Schoonover, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will prepare a scene assigned by the Casting Director several days before the class.
Additional preparation details will be sent upon RSVP confirmation.
BIO
Aaron Schoonover is a filmmaker and casting...
SYNOPSIS
Documentaries are having moment. From short form to long form, documentaries are a popular niche of Voiceover and it continues to grow. Im this class we will explore the genre with a variety of subject matter for actors to voice and find their groove as storytellers.
REQUIREMENTS
This class is...
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During this class we will simulate a voiceover casting session (by committee).. Each actor will record a voiceover "audition" live for review. As a group, other class participants will anonymously rate each voiceover performance. The best performances will move to the “Call Back” round., where the group...
This class will include a Q&A with Casting Director Lisa Pantone, followed by a prepared work session.
All participating actors must prepare TWO pieces of commercial copy to perform in this virtual class for live feedback.
Additional preparation details will be sent upon confirmation.
A zoom link will be...
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This class will include a Q&A and a prepared reading session with New York based Casting Director, Marci Phillips.
Participating actors will prepare and perform a scene from film or tv, two minutes in length or less.
To be eligible to take this class, actors must have 4 co-stars...
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Join industry powerhouse, proud SAG-AFTRA member, and in-demand voiceover coach Jac Huberman for a fast-paced and fun commercial VO workshop. This workshop will be open to readers and auditors. Readers will have an opportunity to read, receive feedback from Jac and ask questions, so be sure to bring...
This class will include a Q&A with Atlanta based Casting Director, Marlo Tiede, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform sides from film or television. No theatre.
Additional preparation details will be sent upon confirmation.
ABOUT MARLO:
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This in-person class will include a Q&A and a prepared reading session with New York based Casting Director, Caroline Sinclair.
Participating actors will choose, prepare, perform a scene from film or tv, two minutes in length or less. No monologues. Additional information will be sent upon confirmation.
ABOUT CAROLINE
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This class will include a Q&A with NY based casting director, Amy Gossels and a prepared reading session.
Participating actors will be perform commercial copy. Sides will be assigned by the casting director ahead of class.
ABOUT AMY
Shortly after graduating Magna Cum Laude from Brown and graduate studies at Rhode...
SYNOPSIS
This virtual class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Michelle Tidwell.
Participating actors will prepare and submit a self-tape of a scene of their choice from film or tv, two minutes in length or less for live feedback from Michelle.
Additional preparation details will be sent upon...
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This in-person class will include a Q&A and a prepared reading session with an experienced casting professional.
Participating actors will prepare a monologue, preferably from a play, two minutes in length or less.
Additional preparation details will be sent upon confirmation.
ABOUT CATHY
Cathy Reinking has been working as a Casting Director...
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This in-person class will include a Q&A with New York based Casting Director, Sig de Miguel, followed by a prepared reading session.
Participating actors will choose and prepare a scene to perform from a selection of sides provided by the Casting Director. Additional details will be sent upon confirmation.
ABOUT...
This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Wayne Chang, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform sides from film or television.
Additional preparation details will be sent via email upon confirmation.
BIO
Wayne Chang is a bi-costal independent Casting Director. Projects "
This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Mark Droter, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will prepare a scene bank from provided by the Casting Director.
Additional preparation details will be sent upon RSVP confirmation.
BIO
Mark Droter is an Associate Casting Director with over a...
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Actors will work on different styles of commercial scripts, take direction, receive feedback on their creative choices and hone in on bookable voice performances.
Instructor: Eric Hurst, Audio Engineer / Booth Director (SAG-AFTRA Foundation Voiceover Lab).
REQUIREMENTS
Scripts will be provided by the Voiceover Lab.
This class is in person and at...
SYNOPSIS
Voiceover (VO) Lab programs and recording booth sessions are open to all VO Lab eligible SAG-AFTRA members, regardless of your location. Once you have completed the required Voiceover Programs Profile (online) and the Voiceover Lab Orientation (VOLO), you will have Voiceover Lab eligibility. This 2 hour orientation details...
This class will include a Q&A with New York based Voiceover Talent Agent, Marla Weber Green, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will Actors will prepare copy of their choosing from any genre of voiceover (animation, commercial, promo, etc.), two minutes in length or less.
Additional preparation details...
This class will include a Q&A with New York based Voiceover Talent Agent, Marla Weber Green, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will Actors will prepare copy of their choosing from any genre of voiceover (animation, commercial, promo, etc.), two minutes in length or less.
Additional preparation details...
This class will include a Q&A with Atlanta based Talent Agent, Paige Chambers Rutsche, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform sides from film or television. No monologues.
Additional preparation details will be sent upon confirmation.
ABOUT PAIGE
Paige Chambers Rutsche has been in...
This class will include a Q&A with Atlanta based Talent Agent, Paige Chambers Rutsche, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform sides from film or television. No monologues.
Additional preparation details will be sent upon confirmation.
ABOUT PAIGE
Paige Chambers Rutsche has been in...
SYNOPSIS
This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Alexis Allen Winter, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform sides from film, television or theatre.
Additional preparation details will be sent upon RSVP confirmation.
CASTING DIRECTOR BIO
Alexis Allen started casting in the southeast...
SYNOPSIS
This in-person class will include a Q&A and a prepared reading session with Atlanta based Casting Director, Bruce Newberg.
Participating actors will prepare and perform a scene assigned by the casting professional.
ABOUT BRUCE
BRUCE H. NEWBERG, CSA is an award winning Casting Director with extensive experience in...
This class will include a Q&A with LA based casting professional, Andrew Dahreddine, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform sides from film or television.
Additional preparation details will be sent upon confirmation.
BIO
Andrew Dahreddine is a casting professional and actor based between Los...
This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Cami Patton, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will prepare and perform a scene that will be assigned by the casting director ahead of class.
ABOUT CAMI:
Cami Patton is a multiple Emmy and Artios award winning Casting...
This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Jason Crow, followed by a prepared self tape with live performance redirect work session.
Participating actors will choose, prepare, record and submit a film or television self tape performance link for review in the class and receive feedback...
This class will include a Q&A with LA based casting professional Brittany Grooms, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform sides from film or television.
Additional preparation details will be sent upon confirmation.
BIO
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This class will include a Q&A with bi-coastal Casting Director Jamie Castro, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will prepare a scene assigned by the Casting Director several days before the class.
Additional preparation details will be sent upon RSVP confirmation.
BIO
Emmy Nominated Casting Director, Jamie Castro, has been...
SYNOPSIS
Voiceover (VO) Lab programs and recording booth sessions are open to all VO Lab eligible SAG-AFTRA members, regardless of your location. Once you have completed the required Voiceover Programs Profile (online) and the Voiceover Lab Orientation (VOLO), you will have Voiceover Lab eligibility. This 2-hour orientation details what...
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This class will include a 1 hour Q&A with LA based Casting Professional Devon Brady.
Participating actors will prepare and submit a self-tape of a scene of their choice from film or tv, two minutes in length or less for live feedback from Devon.
Additional preparation details will be...
