SYNOPSIS
This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Danny Gordon, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform sides from film, television or theatre.
Additional preparation details will be sent upon RSVP confirmation.
BIO
Danny is a television and film casting director, teacher and theatre director based in Los Angeles. Recent casting associate work includes: Beef (Emmy and Artios Award for Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series), K-POPS! (directed by Anderson .Paak) and Mr. Throwback (starring Steph Curry) Originally from NY, Danny attended Syracuse University where he received a BFA in Drama with an emphasis in directing. He went on to assist numerous theatre directors in NY including avant-garde theatre legend Richard Foreman. He directed and executive produced Kate Pazakis Unzipped: Live at the Zipper at the late Zipper Factory in NYC. The recording of the show was preserved by PS Classics and featured additional material by composer Jason Robert Brown. In LA he re-conceived and directed a staged reading of I Am My Own Wife with an ensemble cast of transgender and non-binary actors with the support of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Doug Wright. For his work on reimagining this play, Danny received the Transgender Arts Initiative Grant through the city of West Hollywood. He also adapted and directed Eugene Ionesco’s Exit the King starring Drew Droege at the Mimoda Studio as a benefit for the ACLU. Danny is the co-founder of The Artist’s Space, a studio for actors and writers, where he teaches weekly classes. He has also been a guest instructor for BFA and MFA acting programs as well as studios and theatre companies from LA to NY. Danny is a member of the Casting Society of America
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 the specified cancellation date for that 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 90-day 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.
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.
