SYNOPSIS
This in-person class will include a Q&A and a prepared reading session with LA based Casting Director, Gianna Butler.
Participating actors will prepare and perform a scene assigned by the casting professional.
ABOUT GIANNA
Gianna Butler (she/her) is a casting director with twelve years of experience in scripted-content television, film, and new media in Los Angeles. As a casting director, she was nominated for a CSA Artios Award in 2020 for the Facebook Watch series The Real Bros Of Simi Valley and has worked with many noted filmmakers, including Jimmy Tatro and Christian A. Pierce, Anni Weisband, Savannah Abrishamchian, and Lena Tsodykovskaya. Gianna works currently as an associate casting director at Koczara/Shevchenko Casting, a position she has held for nine years. The company has been nominated for CSA Artios Awards for ABC’s Black-ish, Netflix’s Fuller House, and Disney’s The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers. Gianna was also honored with the Associate Spotlight Award at the 2021 Artios Awards. At Koczara/Shevchenko Casting, she has worked on projects alongside filmmakers Kenya Barris, Rashida Jones, Snoop Dogg, Margot Robbie, Michael Patrick King, Bonnie Hunt, Jordan Weiss, and more. Prior to joining Koczara/Shevchenko, Gianna assisted Margery Simkin and Orly Sitowitz in casting for television.
REQUIREMENTS
You must have completed a Casting Access Application prior to registering for this class.
Please note that the 30-day frequency restriction applies to this class. Your last frequency-restricted class must have taken place no less than 30 (thirty) days prior to this event to be eligible to register.
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.
