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Audiobook Narration with a focus on inner dialogue and outer dialogue. During this class, the emphasis is on developing skills that enhance your storytelling dialogues and understanding that all of your narrative (besides character conversations) is a dialogue. This workshop will define compelling conversations to tell the author's...
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This class will include a Q&A with Chicago and LA based Casting Director Marisa Ross, 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 RSVP confirmation.
ABOUT MARISA
Marisa Ross of Karge & Ross Casting is...
This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Casting Professional Kendra Castleberry, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform sides from a small library of sides provided by Kendra.
Additional preparation details will be sent via email upon confirmation.
BIO
Hailing from Louisville, Kentucky,...
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 New York based Talent Agent, Marius Bargielski, 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 MARIUS
Marius Bargielski is a Founder and President of...
This class will include a Q&A with New York based Talent Agent, Marius Bargielski, 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 MARIUS
Marius Bargielski is a Founder and President of...
Synopsis
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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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...
Join us for an screening of 'The Parenting' followed by a conversation with Dean Norris and Brendon Flynn plus director Craig Johnson and screenwriter Kent Sublette.
Synopsis - Boyfriends Josh and Rohan plan a weekend getaway to introduce their parents, only to discover that their rental is home to...
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This class is the follow up to Audacity 101. Participants will need to be proficient enough with Audacity to self-produce an audio commercial with voiceover, music and sound effects. The production work will take place in class using materials (script, music and sound effects) provided by the Voiceover...
This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Jamie Ember, 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 RSVP confirmation.
BIO
Jamie Ember most recently served as the co-casting director, alongside...
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Not booking as much as you’d like to…or at all? Maybe the issue is what you are doing before you hit “record”: your process. Your workflow sets the stage for success (or sabotage). In this hands-on, practical workshop, we’ll break down your current approach and identify what’s working,...
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Voiceover 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 and the Voiceover Lab Orientation, you will have Voiceover Lab eligibility. This 2 hour orientation details what the Voiceover...
Join us for a Conversation with Tony Award-Winner Idina Menzel along with her co-conceiver, book writer, director, co-lyricist Tina Landau and fellow cast members of Redwood the Musical. Moderated by BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge, of "Backstage with Richard Ridge."
SAG-AFTRA Foundation and BroadwayWorld have partnered for a filmed Conversations Q&A series to recognize...
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 class is educational and will provide important information about commercial Voiceover for actors at all levels. In this class, Omalolu will share some of the acting tools helpful in voicing commercials along with insights on:
Please note: Agent Access classes have a different frequency restriction from Casting Access classes. In addition to taking a Casting Access class every 30 days, you can take one Agent Access class every 90 days.
CLASS FORMAT
This class will include a Q&A with NY based Talent Agent Justin Noga, followed...
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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
Know the cancellation deadline (see above).
Scripts will be distributed in class and provided by...
Please note: Agent Access classes have a different frequency restriction from Casting Access classes. In addition to taking a Casting Access class every 30 days, you can take one Agent Access class every 90 days.
CLASS FORMAT
This class will include a Q&A with NY based Talent Agent Justin Noga, followed...
This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Professional Miranda Martinez, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will prepare and submit an assigned scene in the form of a self tape for live feedback, for a live redirected performance. Participating actors will receive their scene...
This class will include a Q&A with Chicago based Casting Director Jenn Noyes, 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 JENN:
Jenn Noyes is a Casting Director based out of Chicago,...
Join us for a Conversation with Tony Award-Winner director & choreographer Jerry Mitchell and Tony Award-Nominated lyricist Susan Birkenhead along with Jasmine Amy Rogers and the cast of BOOP! the Musical Moderated by BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge, of "Backstage with Richard Ridge."
SAG-AFTRA Foundation and BroadwayWorld have partnered for a filmed Conversations Q&A series...
Synopsis
Join industry legend Johnny Heller for an audiobook workout like no other! This introductory class will begin with a brief lecture about the craft and business of audiobook narration. The lecture will be followed by an opportunity for each participant to work with Johnny on a section of...
This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Skyler Zurn, 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
Skyler Zurn has created a successful career...
This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Jeffrey Todd, 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
You can view Jeffrey's credits on IMDb.
REQUIREMENTS
You...
Synopsis
As the saying goes, practice makes perfect! Join engineer and booth director Lana Migliore in our studio at 1900 Broadway in NYC for a chance to workout your audiobook narration muscles and receive feedback.
Participants are asked to identify a specific challenge or question that has arisen in regards...
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This workshop serves to aid the actor in understanding how people see them, the type of feeling people receive from them and how they might be cast. The workshop uses the categories of visual, essence, stereotypes and profession. This is a three hour event and participants must stay...
This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director 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 RSVP confirmation.
BIO
Andrew Dahreddine is a casting professional and actor based between...
CLASS SYNOPSIS
This class will include a Q&A with NY based Casting Casting Professional Maura Garnett, 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.
ABOUT MAURA
Maura Garnett is a Casting Director, Producer,...
This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Krisha Bullock, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will prepare a multi-cam comedy scene assigned by the Casting Director several days before the class.
Additional preparation details will be sent upon RSVP confirmation.
BIO
Krisha Bullock is half of...
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This class focuses on vocal health, with practical exercises to help actors find their most competitive reads for auditions. Actors will learn to embrace their inner drama and create dynamic video game characters, while also grasping the profound differences in creating video game characters by referencing the 12...
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...
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This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Paul Weber, 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 RSVP confirmation.
BIO
As the former in-house head of casting and consulting executive...
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A reality of the VO world is that even before getting heard, all auditions get sorted into two groups: the NO List and the MAYBE List.
Want to understand how to get your audition past the gatekeepers? Join industry veteran Hugh P. Klitzke for insight into this...
CLASS SYNOPSIS
This class will include a Q&A with NY based Casting Director, Lois Drabkin, 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.
ABOUT LOIS
Lois Drabkin is a Casting Director who has...
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This session will provide a greater understanding of the components and elements that go into an effective demo reel and the usage of individual actor clips. The session will also include covering the role of the reel and clips and how an actor can best use them as...
This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Jamie Snow, 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 RSVP confirmation.
BIO
Jamie Snow is a Los Angeles based Casting Director, known...
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This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Professional Greg Salmon, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will prepare and perform a scene from a daytime drama series. Sides will be assigned by the casting director ahead of class. Additional preparation details will be sent...
This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Coco Kleppinger, 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 RSVP confirmation.
BIO
Coco Kleppinger is a casting director and professor at UCLA's...
This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Anna Rocio Mendoza, 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
Born and raised in the suburbs...
Synopsis
Ready to improve the quality of your audiobook samples and submissions? Join NYC Booth Director Lana Migliore and a group of your peers for an information packed encouraging workout group full of individualized feedback. For this session participants will be asked to submit an MP3 a few days...
CLASS SYNOPSIS
This class will include a Q&A with NY based Casting Professional Nick Peciaro, 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.
ABOUT Nick
NICK PECIARO is an award-winning casting director for...
This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Shannon Corey, 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
ShannonCoreyis a freelance Casting professional based out...
This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Abby Gruenewald, 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 RSVP confirmation.
BIO
Abby Gruenewald is a casting assistant with experience working on...
SYNOPSIS
This workshop serves to aid the actor in understanding how people see them, the type of feeling people receive from them and how they might be cast. The workshop uses the categories of visual, essence, stereotypes and profession. This is a three hour event and participants must stay...
This class will include a Q&A with NY based Elizabeth Berra, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will prepare a scene assigned by the Casting Director within four days before the class.
Additional preparation details will be sent upon RSVP confirmation.
ABOUT ELIZABETH
Elizabeth Berra is a New York based...
Join us for a screening of 'Good Side of Bad' followed by a conversation with actor Myles Grier, actor/writer Jules Bruff & director Alethea Root. Moderated by Jenelle Riley, Variety.
Synopsis:
Three adult siblings are brought back together after a shocking diagnosis forces them to confront harsh future realities regarding...
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Join accomplished voice actor and proud SAG-AFTRA member Ashley Adler for a fast paced class designed to take your commercial reads to the next level. Each participant will have the opportunity to read and receive individual feedback and direction from Ashley. There will also be time to answer...
This class begins at 1pm PST
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Social Media platforms are creative places to create and post content, engage in conversation and network. They're also another window for the industry to learn about you. This session will cover using X, Instagram/Threads and reference Tik Tok and other Social Media platforms....
This class will include a Q&A with NY based Casting Director Joey Montenarello, 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 RSVP confirmation.
ABOUT JOEY
Joey Montenarello is a NY based Casting Director who...
This class begins at 1pm PST
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Social Media platforms are creative places to create and post content, engage in conversation and network. They're also another window for the industry to learn about you. This session will cover using X, Instagram/Threads and reference Tik Tok and other Social Media platforms....
Join us for a 90-minute Career Retrospective with actor Kevin Nealon.
BIO:
Kevin Nealon is an Emmy and SAG-nominated actor and comedian who sets himself apart from other comedic performers with his unique sense of humor, dry wit and likable demeanor. Nealon is...
This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Missy Hauser, 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 RSVP confirmation.
BIO
You can view Missy's credits on IMDb.
REQUIREMENTS
You must have completed...
This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Lindsay Jameyson, 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
Lindsay Jameyson is a Casting Director with...
This class begins at 1pm PST
SYNOPSIS
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 NY based Casting Director Destiny Lilly, 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 RSVP confirmation.
ABOUT DESTINY
Destiny Lilly, CSA is an Emmy-nominated casting director based...
This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Julie Knapp, 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 RSVP confirmation.
BIO
Julie Knapp, originally from Northern New Jersey, has always been...
This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Victoria Murphy, 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 RSVP confirmation.
BIO
Victoria Murphy has been casting for 10 years. She got...
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This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Tara Treacy, 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 RSVP confirmation.
BIO
Tara Treacy is an LA-based Casting Director with a...
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There are more opportunities for actors of all voice prints and backgrounds than ever. But the subtleties and nuances of working reads require ever more from us as actors. Jack will examine current trends, methods, and strategies for developing your read and finding work in this exciting part...
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This in-person class will include a Q&A and an prepared reading session with NY based casting professional, Rebecca Gushin.
Participating actors will be asked to prepare scenes assigned by the casting professional ahead of class.
CASTING DIRECTOR BIO
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Join award-winning narrator and director Jennifer Aquino for a workshop where you'll dive into the relationship between audiobook narrators and directors. You'll gain a better understanding of the critical role a director plays in the recording process, why and when you may work with one, and how you,...
