This class will include a Q&A with LA based casting professional Hamzah Saman, followed by a prepared work session. 

Participating actors will prepare a scene assigned by the Casting Director several days before the class.

Additional preparation details will be sent upon confirmation.

BIO

Hamzah Saman, CSA Casting Director, proud of member of Casting Society of America, Owner of Arab American Casting. Saman was born in Beirut, Lebanon and came to the U.S. when he was 15 years old. Saman is one of the first online MENASA and Arab American Casting Directors with over 5000 members worldwide on the Arab American Casting website/app. And over 100,000 members on Diversity in Hollywood Facebook group. He worked in the LA Casting Unit on the documentary He Named Me Malala (2015) with the Oscar-winning director, Davis Gugenheim. Saman also helped with casting in 'Argo' (2012) and Disney 'Aladdin'. And recently awards winning movie 'Jacir' and 'The Judgment' 2024. Saman has been working to change the perception of Arab and Middle Eastern actors in Hollywood through his acting and casting work. As a CSA Casting Director he has worked on over 109 feature, and short films, commercials, and television shows. Hamzah Saman, CSA is the first Arab American & the first Muslim at Casting Society