SYNOPSIS

This in-person class will include a Q&A with New York based Casting Director, James Calleri, followed by and assigned prepared reading session with.

James will be assigning sides based on actor headshots and resumes within four days prior to the class.

Additional preparation details will be sent upon confirmation.

ABOUT JAMES

James Calleri is one of the leading casting directors in the country and has given first jobs to some of New York and Hollywood's greatest actors including Elisabeth Moss, Adam Driver, Jessica Chastain, Sterling K. Brown, Kieran Culkin, Rosemarie DeWitt, Rainn Wilson and Jeremy Strong to name a few. Broadway casting credits include The Piano Lesson with Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington, Topdog/ Underdog starring Yayha Abdul Mateen II and Corey Hawkins, Burn This starring Adam Driver and Keri Russell, Fool for Love starring Sam Rockwell and Nina Arianda, Hedwig and the Angry Inch starring Neil Patrick Harris, The Elephant Man starring Bradley Copper and Patricia Clarkson, Of Mice and Men starring James Franco and Chris O’Dowd, A Raisin in the Sun starring Audra McDonald and Phylicia Rashad and Venus in Fur starring Nina Arianda and and Hugh Dancy. Television credits include Love Life (HBO Max) Queens (ABC), Dickinson (Hulu), The Path (Apple +), Lipstick Jungle, Army Wives, Monk, Hope & Faith, Ed. Film credits include Another Earth, The White Countess, Heights, The City of Your Final Destination, and Trouble Every Day.   James is the author of Acting Professionally: An Essential Career Guide for the Actor.  He is an Associate Professor and co-heads the MFA Acting program at Columbia University in New York City.