SYNOPSIS
This in-person class will include a Q&A and a prepared reading session with an experienced casting professional.
Participating actors will prepare a scene of your choice from tv or film. Material should be two minutes in length or less. A reader will be available in class. Participating actors must bring a hard copy of their prepared sides for the reader.
CASTING DIRECTOR BIO
MARC HIRSCHFELD has been serving as Head of Talent and Casting for AMC Networks since 2015. He is founding partner of Hirschfeld/Flood Casting while also consulting for for Starz Media, eOne Entertainment, Gaumont International Television, Fremantle International Television, Snap Originals, Content Superba and CMT Network. Prior to that, Hirschfeld was named Executive Vice President, Casting, NBC Universal Television, and served in that capacity for almost a decade.
Hirschfeld received multiple Emmy nominations for casting the NBC comedy series "Seinfeld" and in 1998, won the Emmy for Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or a Movie for his work on "From the Earth to the Moon." He has also been recognized by his peers in the Casting Society of America with more than 46 nominations and eight Artios Award wins for outstanding achievements in comedy episodic, pilot and daytime casting, and became the recipient of the CSA’s highest honor, the Hoyt Bowers Award, in November 2007 in recognition of his body of work.
Hirschfeld was elected Co-Governor of the casting branch of the Television Academy in 2022. He maintains offices and residences in New York and Los Angeles.
REQUIREMENTS
All members must show a valid SAG-AFTRA card when they check in for the class. No admittance will be granted without your current card or receipt.
Everyone entering the building must present a valid ID, Proof of Vaccination, and is required to wear a mask. Actors may remove masks for performances, and instructors are invited to remove masks while giving adjustments or feedback.
NO LATE ARRIVALS and NO WALK-INS are admitted. Only those participants who have received a telephoned or e-mailed confirmation message from staff will be admitted to the session. Waitlisted individuals who have not received such confirmation will not be admitted at the door. Please do not show up if you have not been explicitly confirmed as RSVPed.
Cancellations are required by midnight the night before a class. Cancellation can only be made via the website. You cannot cancel your RSVP via email or phone. Those who have been seated by the start date are expected to comply. You must cancel your reservation before the start date if you cannot comply, or you will face a six month ineligibility period. DO NOT BE LATE. Check-in begins 15 minutes to the class start time. If you arrive after the start time, you will not be admitted and it will be counted as a no-show.
This program is for educational purposes only.
Questions? Email castingaccess@sagaftra.foundation
