SYNOPSIS
This in-person class will include a Q&A and a PREPARED READING session with an experienced casting professional.
Actors will select their own scenes for this class. Scenes can be from film, television that best represents you. Scenes should be no more than 2 minutes in length.
All actors will need to email a PDF of their chosen scene to castingaccess@sagaftra.foundation for the reader by 12:00PM PST | 3:00PM EST on Wednesday, August 23rd. The subject needs to be Casting Access - Josh Ropiequet. The body of the email MUST include the role that the reader will be reading. Please bring a hard copy of your sides to the class for the reader.
CASTING DIRECTOR BIO
Josh Ropiequet is a Casting Associate and occasionally Director with Junie Lowry Johnson & Libby Goldstein, having worked with them for the past 7+ years. In his 11 years in Casting, he has also worked with Orly Sitowitz, Julie Ashton, & La Padura/Hart. Most recently he cast YELLOWJACKETS (Showtime), Joanna Gleason's upcoming directorial/writing debut feature THE GROTTO, and the forthcoming series NIGHT SKY (Amazon). Other projects have included TRUTH BE TOLD (Apple), Lena Waithe's TWENTIES (BET), MESSIAH and THE KILLING (Netflix), and RECTIFY (SundanceTV).
Originally from Highland Park, Illinois, Josh graduated from Northwestern University with a BA from the School of Communication. He currently resides in Los Angeles.
REQUIREMENTS
You must have completed a Casting Access Application prior to registering for this class.
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.
NO LATE ARRIVALS 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.
Please note that the 30-day frequency restriction applies to this workshop. Your last frequency-restricted workshop must have taken place no less than 30 (thirty) days prior to this event to be eligible to register
This program is for educational purposes only.
