SYNOPSIS
This class will include a Q&A and a reading session with an experienced casting professional.
Actors choice for cold/prepared read. If you would like to bring a piece you are working on for feedback, you are encouraged to do so. Ricki will also provide cold read scenes for anyone who would prefer. If you would like a cold read assignment, you MUST email castingaccess@sagaftra.foundation before Thursday, Oct 26th at 9am requesting one or you will be expected to prepare your own material.
This class is a learning experience. It is not an employment opportunity. When the class is over the Casting Director teaching this class will not be taking home, nor be given access to your headshot, resume or any other of your promotional materials. Please still bring them to this event for class participation. They will be returned to you at the end of the class.
CASTING DIRECTOR BIO
Ricki Maslar, CSA is a successful casting director and producer with over thirty years experience in the entertainment industry. She has held a variety of positions as an agent, casting director, teacher, and producer. As a casting director Maslar has had the opportunity to work on studio and independent features with credits that include Beautiful Voice (Chuck Russell dir.), Tell Me Your Name, The Bronx Bull, Painted Lady, The Competition, Christmas in the Heartland, The Line and Dahmer. She is the Casting Director for Ascension Media. Her actor-friendly philosophy has earned her high praise from actors and colleagues alike, yet Maslar says she is simply living and working by the ‘golden rule.’
She has been honored by the TMA. She was nominated 4 times for the Feature Film Casting Director of the Year. Maslar has had the privilege of casting well over 150 films. When Maslar is not casting or producing, she is mentoring up and coming talent through her classes. Teaching has always been a passion for Maslar who has been doing so for over twenty years in Canada and North America. Her class presentation offers actors valuable insight about the entertainment industry – yet another extension of her commitment to the education of actors.
Ricki G. Maslar is a respected entertainment executive, a member of CSA (Casting Society Of America) and the P.G.A. (Producers Guild of America), dedicated mother, and she looks forward to making films that change lives and make a difference in the world – if only for a moment.
REQUIREMENTS
You must have completed a Casting Access Application prior to registering for this class.
Please note that the 90-day frequency restriction applies to this class. Your last frequency-restricted class must have taken place no less than 90 (ninety) days prior to this event to be eligible to register.
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.
