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SYNOPSIS
This class will include a Q&A and a prepared reading session with an experienced casting professional.
Please prepare a scene from film or tv. Material should be two minutes in length or less.
A reader will be available during the class. All actors will need to provide a copy of their sides for the reader upon check-in or email a PDF prior to the start of the class. If emailing, sides should be sent to castingaccess@sagaftra.foundation by 2pm EST on Monday, March 13th.
CASTING DIRECTOR BIO
HARLEY KAPLAN is a co-founder and casting director with Powers/Kaplan Casting, a bi-coastal casting office that specializes in independent film. Current and upcoming projects include Feral, At First Sight, This is Not a War Story, The Last Time I Saw You Blessed, The Glass Cage, Empathy Inc, Buck Run, Benji The Dove, New Money, Noble Earth, Swing Away, One Penny, the web series All Hail Beth, and the television pilots, Bennie's, In Reality, and Couch Crashers. He started out in casting with the legendary office of Hopkins/Smith/Barden, where he worked as a casting assistant on movies such as Boys Don't Cry, The Cider House Rules, and Simply Irresistible, as well as HBO's television series Sex In The City. He later served as an associate with PalmStar and S2 Entertainment on an array of films, including Jack and Diane, For Ellen, Gun Hill Road, Union Square, Silver Tongues, and The Girl Is In Trouble. Since forming Powers/Kaplan in 2010, Harley has cast the award-winning Blue Ruin and The Comedy, as well as Mamarosh, The Sector, The Tell-Tale Heart, Google's The Review Review, and promotional campaigns for Sony, Random-House, PSE&G, AncestryDNA, Keio University, Yeshiva University, EF Language Schools, Carolina Herrera and Puristics. Harley has also written and produced short films and executive-produced the features Buck Run, Death4told, and Temptation.
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.
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