CLASS FORMAT

This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Mike Page, followed by an actor's choice prepared performance class. 

Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform sides from film or television.  Additional preparation details will be sent via email with your RSVP confirmation.

CASTING DIRECTOR BIO

Arlie Day and Mike Page have a combined 35+ years of experience in casting. Both have extensive TV and film credits in both the comedy and drama space.On the feature side, their most notable film TO LESLIE (starring Andrea Riseborough, Allison Janney, Marc Maron, Owen Teague, Andre Royo, Stephen Root and Matt Lauria) garnered Andrea Riseborough a 2023 Academy Award for her performance. Since joining forces in 2020, they have cast a multitude of features including THE STORIED LIFE OF A.J. FIKRY for BCDF Pictures based on the bestselling book written by Gabrielle Zevin (starring Kunal Nayyar, Lucy Hale, Christina Hendricks, David Arquette and Scott Foley) as well as the buddy comedy BROMATES (starring Lil Rel Howery, Josh Brener and Snoop Dogg), the dark comedy KAET MIGHT DIE for Balcony 9 Productions and Whitewater Films (with Kristen Bell attached to play KAET), BIG GIRL FACE (with recent attachments Nicholas Braun, Madelaine Petsch, Kal Penn, Christopher Mintz Plasse and Cheyenne Jackson) and THE SWELLS for Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer (James Harris, Josh Goldbloom, Adam Goldworm and John Finemore producing). They recently worked with Mandalay Entertainment on THE PATIENCE OF VULTURES as well as Ground Control on Nicole Perlman’s OUR OWN DEVICES and are about to start shooting the Olivia Holt starring romcom F#<K VALENTINE’S DAY. Day & Page are awaiting pickup of their Adult Swim pilot EGGLAND and are currently casting Gregg Araki’s latest comedy I WANT YOUR SEX as well as Alloy Entertainment’s 99 DAYS and Di Novi Pictures’ HOMEWRECKER, which is being directed by Thor Freudenthal. They are also working with Spooky Pictures (Roy Lee and Steven Schneider) on Natalia Leite’s latest film THE SWALLOW (with Kelsey Law and John Finemore also producing).

REQUIREMENTS

You must have completed a Casting Access Application prior to registering for this class.

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.

Attendance for the entirety of the class is required or it will be counted as a no-show.

The use of any type of gun or weapon props are prohibited in classes.

This program is for educational purposes only.