SYNOPSIS

This online workshop will provide feedback from an experienced casting professional. No more than 20 performers will be participating. 

When a new Casting Access Online workshop is announced, eligible performers RSVP to request a space in the workshop and are added to the workshop on a first-come/first-served basis. Confirmed participants will be notified by e-mail. 

The date listed for the workshop is the day enrollment and cancellation close, and your headshots are sent to the casting director. Later that week, participants will receive sides specially selected for them by the participating casting director. 

Once you have received your sides, you will have until the deadline to rehearse, record, and upload a video containing your performance of the sides. You will upload the video using your YouTube account and email the video link. Finally, the casting director will review your workshop video and provide notes.

CASTING DIRECTOR BIO

Ryan Bernard Tymensky works as a casting associate for one of the largest bi-coastal casting offices in the nation, Telsey and Company. They are currently casting multiple major television, film, and broadway projects. Ryan is a recent LA transplant, he relocated out here from NY in January to help build the LA branch. Past projects by Telsey and Company include: Grease Live!, Miss Sloane, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Focus, The Intern, Into The Woods, A Most Violent Year, and Ricky and the Flash. Some shows currently running on Broadyway that Telsey and Company cast are Hamilton, Wicked, Kinky Boots, The Color Purple, Waitress, and many more.

REQUIREMENTS

You must have completed a Casting Access Online application prior to registering for this workshop. 

If you RSVP for this workshop you must be able to upload your video by 9:00am PST on December 12th. DO NOT BE LATE. Those who have been seated by December 5th are expected to comply. You must cancel your reservation before December 5th if you cannot comply. 

This event is only open to actors who reside OUTSIDE of LA or NY.

Your video will not be accepted IF:

-Your video is shot vertically instead of horizontally. If you need to shoot on an iPhone or tablet, turn it sideways.

-It is not appropriately framed. Standard framing is top of the head to mid chest.

-The video has poor sound, clarity, or lighting. It doesn’t have to be perfect, but it cannot take away from your performance.