This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Natalie Ballesteros, followed by a prepared work session. 

Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform sides from film or television.  

Additional preparation details will be sent upon RSVP confirmation.

BIO

Cuban American Casting Director and Producer Natalie Ballesteros is a partner and founding member of Adams, Ballesteros, Luna Casting (ABL). This partnership was launched with the intent of highlighting a variety of artists in the entertainment industry, focusing on authentic and inclusive representation in both film and television. The trio has worked on various projects for Netflix, Prime Video, Disney Branded Television, Max and also cast the inaugural presentation of the Warner Bros. Discovery Access Talent Spotlight. ABL Casting recently cast the features The Long Game, the Jenni Rivera Biopic, Jenni and the new horror/thriller feature Rosario. They most recently worked on the U.S. casting of the Netflix series One Hundred Years of Solitude: Part II and the feature film 52nd State and are currently casting the independent feature, Pedro Pan.

As the former Director of Talent and Casting for CBS Network TV, Natalie covered series NCIS, NCIS LA, NCIS New Orleans, Blue Bloods, Bull, The Equalizer, Bob Hearts Abishola, United States of Al, B Positive, and Mom, among several other pilots and projects. Prior to CBS, Natalie worked on several notable projects, including the Academy Award-winning Coco for Walt Disney Films/Pixar, Narcos: Mexico for Netflix, East Los High – The Movie and the series for Hulu, and Los Espookys and Icebox, both for HBO. Additionally, she cast the Amazon series Soldados o Zombies series for Amazon International.

Natalie holds a BFA in Performance from the University of Miami and worked as a professional singer/actress in New York before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the film industry. Her performing background is instrumental in her approach as a casting director.