SYNOPSIS
In this Masterclass, casting director Margery Simkin ('Avatar: Fire and Ash') will be working with selected actors in a live and observed work session. This will be preceded by a brief conversation on her career and will be followed by an audience Q&A.
These reservations are for Q&A participation and observation only.
BIO:
Originally from Metuchen, New Jersey, Ms. Simkin attended the University of California, Santa Cruz and graduated with a major that had nothing to do with film.
She stumbled --with the assistance of a friend of a friend-- into the job of production office grunt. Reading everything she photocopied, she gained invaluable insight into almost every aspect of film production.
Slight exaggeration (i.e., lying) led to her first casting-related position trolling NYC schools for children who looked like famous actors for a film. This led to an assignment to find non-professionals for the original FAME. More traditional casting work soon followed. She went on to cast such films as 'Beverly Hills Cop,' 'Top Gun,' 'Brazil,' 'Field of Dreams,' 'Twelve Monkeys,' 'Erin Brockovich,' 'Marley & Me,' 'Avatar' and 'Avatar: The Way of Water.' Her most recent TV work includes the award winning 'Star Trek: Discovery,' 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' and 'Blue Eye Samurai.'
Based in Los Angeles, Ms. Simkin has had the privilege of working with many great directors including Terry Gilliam, Frank Oz, Danny DeVito, Guillermo del Toro, David Frankel and James Cameron.
INTERESTED IN PERFORMING AT A MASTERCLASS?
Performance seats at Masterclasses are not guaranteed. Please do not email or call us. We will not respond to queries regarding performing at our Masterclass series. Our team will reach out if a performance space becomes available.
