This class will include a Q&A with NY based Casting Director, Bess Fifer, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will be choose and prepare a dramatic guest star scene of your choice, two minutes (2 pages) in length or less.
To be eligible to take this class,...
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During this class we will simulate a voiceover casting session. Each actor will record a voiceover "audition" live for review. As a group, other class participants will anonymously rate each voiceover performance. The best performances will move to the “Call Back” round, where the group will provide additional...
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Join NY Booth Director Lana Migliore and a group of your peers for a chance to practice your audiobook narration muscles in a supportive environment.
Participants must provide a passage from a work of fiction to work on during class time. Text must be no more than 2 minutes...
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This class will include a Q&A and a prepared reading session focused on co-star roles with LA based casting professional Allen Hooper.
Participating actors will prepare sides assigned by the casting professional prior to class.
Additional preparation details will be sent upon confirmation.
ABOUT ALLEN
This class begins at 1pm PST
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HEADSHOTS
Headshots are an actors' calling card and they should reflect how the industry perceives you. Does your photo accurately communicate the product that is being submitted and what casting sees in the audition? In this session, we’ll explore what your headshot...
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Join sought after narrator James Romick for an audiobook workout with a surprise ending! In this small group session each participant will be given ample and equal time to read, receive feedback and face an unexpected challenge. This session is about practice, not perfection. Come warmed...
This class will include a Q&A with bi-coastal Casting Director Jen Rudin, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will prepare and perform a brief contemporary monologue.
Additional preparation details will be sent upon confirmation.
ABOUT JEN:
Jen Rudin recently reopened Jen Rudin Casting following her stints at ICM and IAG.
Jen...
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This class will teach actors how to improve their timing and pace when voicing commercials, by adding your voice to commercials with picture and sound mixes.
The instructor will explain the purpose, goals and approach of this voiceover training.
Actors will be given the commercial...
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Your IMDb Pro profile is your digital press kit. In this hands-on, one-hour workshop, you’ll get practical, step-by-step guidance to optimize your IMDb page. We will cover credits, photos, demo reel and bio so you can stand out and feel confident in how you're seen by...
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This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Katie Lantz, 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
Katie Lantz (she/her) is a casting director and associate casting...
Come and learn about headshots in a special session with professional photographer Rex Lott. Rex will spend 15 minutes, one-on-one with eighteen performers at our New York On-Camera Lab. Each performer will receive one headshot look at the end of the session. If confirmed for a time slot...
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Join staff engineer and booth director Lana Migliore for a fun, fast-paced commercial voiceover workout. Participants are required to provide 2 pieces of 30 second commercial copy to work on during class. Each participant will read and receive feedback from the group. Don't miss this opportunity to work on...
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In this hands-on workshop, we’ll discuss how tracking your auditions can be a valuable tool for growing your acting career and the kinds of insights you can gain by doing so. You’ll receive a ready-to-use Google Sheets audition tracker template and learn how to customize it...
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In this hands-on workshop, we'll learn how to format a professional resume using Google Docs. You'll receive a clean, industry-standard resume template, and we’ll walk through how to personalize and update it section by section. From credits and training to special skills and formatting tricks, you’ll...
This class will include a Q&A with New York based Casting Director Leeba Zakharov, 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 confirmation.
ABOUT LEEBA:
Leeba Zakharov is a native New Yorker and film...
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This in-person class will include a Q&A and a prepared reading session with LA based Casting Director, Gianna Butler.
Participating actors will prepare and perform a scene assigned by the casting professional.
BIO
Gianna Butler (she/her) is a casting director with twelve years of experience in scripted-content television, film, and new...
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This session will offer a deeper understanding of the key components that make an effective demo reel, as well as the use of individual actor clips. We’ll also explore the role of reels and clips in an actor’s career and discuss how to use them effectively as...
This class will include a Q&A with New York based Talent Agent Cynthia Katz, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform sides or a monologue from film or television. Additional preparation details will be sent upon confirmation.
ABOUT CYNTHIA:
Cynthia Katz has been an agent...
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This advanced level session dives deep into the real craft of commercial voiceover… the nuance, the strategy, and the choices that separate the good talent from the bookable talent. We’ll break down the subtleties casting directors actually listen for, fine-tune your interpretive instincts, and push you past the...
Join us for a panel with American Cinema Editors David Helfand, Timothy Good, Jordan Goldman and Leigh Folsom Boyd as they help actors understand what happens during editing along with constructive insights into how performances are judged and chosen. These award winning editors from top TV shows &...
This class will include a 1 HOUR Q&A with LA based Casting Professional Tineka Becker.
Tineka puts a lot of emphasis on the business side of the industry and this class will include a longer Q&A that usual. Due to this, the class might run about 3.5 hours.
Participating actors...
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Want to stay in touch with casting directors, agents, and other industry pros without spending hours writing individual emails? In this hands-on class, you’ll learn how to use Gmail alongside simple Google tools to send personalized messages quickly and professionally. We’ll walk through organizing...
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This class will include a Q&A and a prepared reading session with New York based talent agent Gina Manfredi
Participating actors will prepare perform commercial copy OR a scene of their choice from film or tv, two minutes in length or less.
ABOUT GINA
Gina Manfredi is the Director of the On-Camera...
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One of the main jobs of voiceover talent is understanding how to read and interpret copy. Join industry veteran Sara Krieger for a beginner to intermediate level workshop designed to help talent understand and practice this essential skill.
In this session Sara will cover how to...
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This class will include a Q&A and a prepared reading session with New York based talent agent Gina Manfredi
Participating actors will prepare perform commercial copy OR a scene of their choice from film or tv, two minutes in length or less.
ABOUT GINA
Gina Manfredi is the Director of the...
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This workshop serves to aid the actor in understanding how people see them, the type of feeling people receive from them and how they might be cast. The workshop uses the categories of visual, essence, stereotypes and profession. This is a three hour event and participants must stay...
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This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Professional Jason Wood, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will receive sides to in the class.
Additional preparation details will be sent via email with your RSVP confirmation.
BIO
View Jason's IMDb credits.
Join us for a screening of 'Cold Storage.' Followed by a conversation with actor Georgina Campbell
Synopsis: Two employees at a self-storage company have the wildest shift of their lives when a parasitic fungus that was sealed by the government escapes. As the temperature rises underground, the highly contagious...
This class will include a Q&A with NY based Casting Director Aleta Chappelle, followed by a prepared work session.
Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform monologues from film.
Additional preparation details will be sent upon confirmation.
ABOUT ALETA:
Aleta Chappelle's career in the film industry began as an assistant in the...
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Actors Access is a tool working actors use to find and book roles—but for many, it can feel confusing or overwhelming at first. In this one-hour interactive class we’ll walk through the essentials: how to build a strong, professional profile, how to submit strategically, and how to...
This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Loretta Troutman, 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
Dayton, Ohio native, Loretta Troutman considers herself a multi-hyphenate creator...
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This in-person class will include a Q&A and a prepared reading session with New York based Casting Director, Barry Shapiro.
Participating actors will work on cold reads of commercial copy, assigned by the Casting Director in class.
Additional information will be sent upon confirmation.
ABOUT BARRY
THIS CLASS IS OPEN TO AUDITORS!
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Steering clear of fiction audiobooks because voicing characters makes your palms sweat? Then this class is for you! Join proud SAG-AFTRA member, actor and storytelling coach David H. Lawrence XVII for a hands-on audiobook workshop that...
This class begins at 1pm PST
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This session will explore the tools actors can use to prepare mentally, physically, and emotionally for auditions and how to let it all go post audition. Whether recording a self-tape, attending a live virtual audition, or performing in person, we’ll cover the entire...
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Voiceover Lab programs and recording booth sessions are open to all VO Lab eligible SAG-AFTRA members, regardless of your location. This 2 hour orientation details what the Voiceover Lab program is and the types of educational voiceover programs and training we offer. You will get a general overview...
This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Faith Abraham, 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
Faith Abraham has been working in casting for nearly a...
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This in-person class will include a Q&A and a prepared reading session with New York based Casting Director, Caroline Sinclair.
Participating actors will choose, prepare, perform a scene from film or tv, two minutes in length or less. No monologues. Additional information will be sent upon confirmation.
ABOUT CAROLINE
This class will include a Q&A with Casting Director Lisa Pantone, followed by a prepared work session.
All participating actors must prepare TWO pieces of commercial copy to perform in this virtual class for live feedback.
Additional preparation details will be sent upon confirmation.
BIO
Lisa Pantone has been casting...
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In this hands-on Level 2 workshop, we’ll focus on tracking your acting income. You’ll learn how to build an income tracker in Google Sheets from scratch, including creating tables, assigning column types, and organizing your data. We’ll walk through setting up formulas to calculate totals and commissions. You’ll...
Join us for a 90-minute Career Retrospective of actor David Alan Grier, moderated by Jenelle Riley.
BIO:
David Alan Grier is a versatile American actor and comedian whose career spans theater, television, film, and comedy. He earned a Master of Fine Arts from the Yale School of Drama, where he trained...
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This class is the follow up to Audacity 101. Participants will need to be proficient enough with Audacity to self-produce an audio commercial with voiceover, music and sound effects. The production work will take place in class using materials (script, music and sound effects) provided by the Voiceover...
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Twisted Wave is a powerful application for recording and editing audio. It's ease of use and affordability have made it a popular choice among voiceover actors at all stages of their voiceover careers. If you have some experience with Twisted Wave,, this class will expand your understanding of...
CLASS FORMAT
This class is for young performers 8-13 years old only. No performers over the age of 18 will be admitted.
Parents/guardians are invited to join for a 30-45 minute Q&A at the top of the class, where Tineka will deep dive into the business of...
SYNOPSIS
Voiceover Lab programs and recording booth sessions are open to all VO Lab eligible SAG-AFTRA members, regardless of your location. This 2 hour orientation details what the Voiceover Lab program is and the types of educational voiceover programs and training we offer. You will get a general overview...
