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Los Angeles - Conversations

George Lopez Career Retrospective

Friday, May 17, 2024 4:30 PM PDT

Join us for a 90-minute Career Retrospective with actor George Lopez. Moderated by Rosy Cordero, Deadline.

BIO:

George Lopez’s illustrious and multi-faceted career encompasses television, film, stand-up comedy, and late-night television. Lopez has broken ground for Latino comics by embracing his ethnicity, confronting racial stereotypes, and fighting for his community on...

Los Angeles - Conversations

Mariska Hargitay Career Retrospective

Friday, May 17, 2024 7:00 PM PDT

Career Retrospective with actor Mariska Hargitay.  Moderated by Jessica Radloff, Glamour.

BIO:

Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Mariska Hargitay stars in “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” as Olivia Benson, a dedicated and emotionally driven detective and commanding officer of New York City’s Special Victims Unit. Benson is the longest-running primetime...

Los Angeles - Casting Masterclass

Masterclass with Dan Hubbard

Sunday, May 19, 2024 11:00 AM PDT

SYNOPSIS

This Masterclass will feature a 30 minute Q&A with Casting Director, Dan Hubbard, and a live, observed work session with a select group of actors. Moderated by Perri Nemiroff, Collider

These reservations are for Q&A participation and observation only. 

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virtual - Voiceover Lab

VIRTUAL: Home Studio Basics

Monday, May 20, 2024 11:00 AM PDT | 2:00 PM EDT

Synopsis

Ready to build a home studio but don't know where to start? Then this virtual class is for you!  Join NY staff member Lana Migliore for ideas on how to create a budget friendly professional home set-up. Lana will discuss basic principals of sound, the types of audio...

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Virtual - Commercial Casting Access

Assigned Commercial Copy with Amy Gossels

Monday, May 20, 2024 2:00 PM PDT | 5:00 PM EDT

SYNOPSIS

This class will include a Q&A with NY based casting director, Amy Gossels and a prepared reading session.

Participating actors will be perform commercial copy.  Sides will be assigned by the casting director ahead of class. 


ABOUT AMY

Shortly after graduating Magna Cum Laude from Brown and graduate studies at Rhode...

Los Angeles - Conversations

Alison Brie for 'Apples Never Fall'

Monday, May 20, 2024 3:30 PM PDT

Join us for a screening of 'Apples Never Fall' and a conversation with actor Alison Brie. Moderated by Jessica Radloff, Glamour.

SYNOPSIS:

Based on Liane Moriarty’s New York Times bestselling novel, Apples Never Fall centers on the seemingly picture-perfect Delaney family. Former tennis coaches Stan (Sam Neill) and Joy (Annette Bening) have...

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Virtual - Agent Access

Agent Access: Scenes/Monologues with Craig Holzberg - Group A

Monday, May 20, 2024 5:00 PM PDT | 8:00 PM EDT

CLASS FORMAT

This class will include a Q&A with bi-coastal talent agent Craig Holzberg, followed by a prepared work session. 

Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform a scene or monologue from film or TV 2 minutes (2 pages) or less.

Additional preparation details will be sent via email with your...

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Virtual - Agent Access

Agent Access: Scenes/Monologues with Craig Holzberg - Group B

Monday, May 20, 2024 6:45 PM PDT | 9:45 PM EDT

CLASS FORMAT

This class will include a Q&A with bi-coastal talent agent Craig Holzberg, followed by a prepared work session. 

Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform a scene or monologue from film or TV 2 minutes (2 pages) or less.

Additional preparation details will be sent via email with your...

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Los Angeles - Conversations

Theo James, Daniel Ings, Vinnie Jones ,Giancarlo Esposito and Max Beesley for 'The Gentlemen'

Monday, May 20, 2024 7:00 PM PDT

Join us for a screening of  Episode 1 "Refined Aggression" of 'Gentlemen' and conversation with actors, Theo James, Daniel Ings, Giancarlo Esposito, Vinnie Jones and Max Beesley.

Synopsis: THE GENTLEMEN sees Eddie Horniman (Theo James) unexpectedly inherit his father’s sizeable country estate - only to discover it’s part of a cannabis empire. Moreover,...

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Virtual - Casting Access

Scenes with Mia Cusumano

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 8:00 AM PDT | 11:00 AM EDT

SYNOPSIS

This in-person class will include a Q&A and a prepared reading session with New York based Casting Director, Mia Cusumano.

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 MIA

Mia...

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Los Angeles - Casting Access

Scenes with Coco Kleppinger

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 10:30 AM PDT

SYNOPSIS

This class will include a Q&A with LA based casting professional, Coco Kleppinger, followed by a prepared work session. 

Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform a monologue or scene from film or TV 2 minutes (2 pages) or less.

Additional preparation details will be sent via email with your...

Virtual - Small Group Sessions

THE AUDITION

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 1:00 PM PDT | 4:00 PM EDT

This class will meet REMOTELY. All RSVP'D Members will receive a ZOOM Link inviting them to join the class.

If you have not received the link by the morning of the class, please check your spam, junk, or promotions folders. If you still cannot find the link, please send...

Virtual - Conversations

Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actor Panel

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 6:15 PM PDT | 9:15 PM EDT

Join us for a live virtual panel with the nominees for Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actors Scott Clifton, Thorsten Kay, Eric Martsolf, and John McCook. Moderated by Jim Halterman. 

Please feel free to submit questions in advance for our panelists here. The form will also be...

Virtual - Conversations

Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actress Panel

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 7:15 PM PDT | 10:15 PM EDT

Join us for a live virtual panel with the nominees for Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series: Actresses Tamara Braun, Finola Huges, Katherine Kelly Lang, Annika Noelle and Cynthia Watros.  Moderated by Jim Halterman

Please feel free to submit questions in advance for our panelists here. The form...

virtual - Voiceover Lab

VIRTUAL: Ask An Audiobook Narrator with Lauren Fortgang and Gabriel Vaughan

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 12:00 PM PDT | 3:00 PM EDT

Synopsis

Join us for an opportunity to ask your audiobook related questions to two of the most celebrated narrators working in the industry today. Lauren Fortgang and Gabriel Vaughan will be on hand for a fast-paced fun discussion and Q&A session on all things audiobooks. Come with questions. Leave...

Virtual - Small Group Sessions

Headshots

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 1:00 PM PDT | 4:00 PM EDT

This class will meet REMOTELY. All RSVP'D Members will receive a ZOOM Link the evening before the program

If you have not received the link by the morning of the class, please check your spam, junk, or Promotions folders. If you still cannot find the link, please send us...

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Virtual - Casting Access

Scenes with Elizabeth Vitale

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 6:00 PM PDT | 9:00 PM EDT

SYNOPSIS

This class will include a Q&A with LA based casting professional, Elizabeth Vitale, followed by a prepared work session. 

Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform a scene from film or TV 2 minutes (2 pages) or less.

Additional preparation details will be sent via email with your RSVP confirmation.


CASTING...

Los Angeles - Conversations

Andrew Scott, Dakota Fanning and Eliot Sumner for 'Ripley'

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 7:00 PM PDT

Join us for a screening of 'Ripley' and conversation with actors, Andrew Scott, Dakota Fanning, and Eliot Sumner. Moderated by Dave Karger.

Synopsis: Tom Ripley (Andrew Scott), a grifter scraping by in early 1960s New York, is hired by a wealthy man to travel to Italy to try to...

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New York - Casting Access

Scenes with Stefni Colle

Thursday, May 23, 2024 1:00 PM EDT

SYNOPSIS

This in-person class will include a Q&A and a prepared reading session with an experienced casting professional.

Participating actors will prepare and perform a scene from film or tv, two minutes in length or less.


ABOUT STEFNI

Stefni Colle is a NYC based Associate Casting Director with a decade of...

virtual - Voiceover Lab

Voiceover Audition Practice: Submission, Review and Feedback - Animation Sides

Thursday, May 23, 2024 11:00 AM PDT | 2:00 PM EDT

SYNOPSIS

Voiceover auditions can be exciting, inspiring and...stressful.  You record the audition, send it off and then.....? Crickets. That can leave you wondering: Did anyone listen to my audition?  if so, what did they think about my performance?  How does my recording space/studio sound? Was my submission competitive? In...

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New York - Voiceover Lab

IN PERSON NY: Introduction to Audiobook Narration with Johnny Heller

Thursday, May 23, 2024 2:00 PM EDT

Synopsis

 Join industry legend Johnny Heller for an audiobook workout like no other! This introductory class will begin with a brief lecture about the craft and business of audiobook narration. The lecture will be followed by an opportunity for each participant to work with Johnny on a section of...

Virtual - Small Group Sessions

SELF TAPES AND REMOTE AUDITIONS

Thursday, May 23, 2024 1:00 PM PDT | 4:00 PM EDT

This class will meet REMOTELY. All RSVP'D Members will receive a ZOOM Link the evening before the program

If you have not received the link by the morning of the class, please check your spam, junk, or promotions folders. If you still cannot find the link, please send us...

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Virtual - Casting Access

Assigned Sides with M'Saada Nia

Thursday, May 23, 2024 2:00 PM PDT | 5:00 PM EDT

This class will include a Q&A with LA based Casting Professional M'Saada Nia, followed by a prepared work session. 

Participating actors will prepare and perform a scene from film or tv. Sides will be assigned by the casting director ahead of class. Additional preparation details will be sent upon...

virtual - Voiceover Lab

Voiceover Audition Practice: Submission, Review and Feedback - Commercial Copy

Friday, May 24, 2024 11:00 AM PDT | 2:00 PM EDT

SYNOPSIS

Voiceover auditions can be exciting, inspiring and...stressful.  You record the audition, send it off and then.....? Crickets. That can leave you wondering: Did anyone listen to my audition?  if so, what did they think about my performance?  How does my recording space/studio sound? Was my submission competitive? In...

Virtual - Small Group Sessions

Money Management

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 1:00 PM PDT | 4:00 PM EDT

This class will meet REMOTELY. All RSVP'D Members will receive a ZOOM Link the evening before the program

This class begins at 1pm PST/4pm EST.

If you have not received the link by the morning of the class, please check your spam, junk, or promotions folders. If you still cannot...

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Virtual - Casting Access

Animation Voiceover with Danielle Pretsfelder Demchick

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 8:00 AM PDT | 11:00 AM EDT

SYNOPSIS

This class will include a Q&A and a prepared reading session with New York based Casting Director, Danielle Pretsfelder Demchick.

Participating actors will prepare perform a scene of their choice from film or tv, two minutes in length or less.  Additional details will be sent upon confirmation of registration.


ABOUT...

virtual - Casting Access

Scenes with Stacey Pianko

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 1:00 PM PDT | 4:00 PM EDT

SYNOPSIS

This class will include a Q&A with LA based casting professional, Stacey Pianko, followed by a prepared work session. 

Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform a scene from film or TV 2 minutes (2 pages) or less.

Additional preparation details will be sent via email with your RSVP confirmation.


CASTING...

Virtual - Small Group Sessions

Resumes

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 1:00 PM PDT | 4:00 PM EDT

This class will meet REMOTELY. All RSVP'D Members will receive a ZOOM Link the evening before the program.

If you have not received the link by the morning of the class, please check your spam, junk, or promotions folders. If you still cannot find the link, please send us...

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New York - Agent Access

Agent Access: Scenes/Monologues with Craig Holzberg - Group A

Thursday, May 30, 2024 10:30 AM EDT

CLASS FORMAT

This class will include a Q&A with bi-coastal talent agent Craig Holzberg, followed by a prepared work session. 

Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform a scene or monologue from film or TV 2 minutes (2 pages) or less.

Additional preparation details will be sent via email with your...

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New York - Agent Access

Agent Access: Scenes/Monologues with Craig Holzberg - Group B

Thursday, May 30, 2024 11:15 AM EDT

CLASS FORMAT

This class will include a Q&A with bi-coastal talent agent Craig Holzberg and a prepared work session. 

Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform a scene or monologue from film or TV 2 minutes (2 pages) or less.

Additional preparation details will be sent via email with your RSVP...

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New York - Voiceover Lab

IN STUDIO: Finding YOU in the Characters on the Page with Tyler Bunch

Thursday, May 30, 2024 2:00 PM EDT

Synopsis


Join Emmy winning producer and puppeteer/voice actor Tyler Bunch for an exploration of the variety of characters YOU can find on the page. This workshop will begin with a brief presentation/discussion about honing your instrument and text mining skills in order to find YOUR unique character voices. The...

Virtual - Casting Access

Scenes with Kara Sullivan

Thursday, May 30, 2024 12:00 PM PDT | 3:00 PM EDT

SYNOPSIS

This class will include a Q&A with LA based casting professional, Kara Sullivan, followed by a prepared work session. 

Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform a scene from film or TV 2 minutes (2 pages) or less.

Additional preparation details will be sent via email with your RSVP confirmation.


CASTING...

Virtual - Small Group Sessions

Demo Reels and Clips

Thursday, May 30, 2024 1:00 PM PDT | 4:00 PM EDT

This class will meet REMOTELY. All RSVP'D Members will receive a ZOOM Link the evening before the program

If you have not received the link by the morning of the class, please check your spam, junk, or promotions folders. If you still cannot find the link, please send us...

virtual - Voiceover Lab

Voiceover Audition Practice: Submission, Review and Feedback - Video Game Copy

Thursday, May 30, 2024 3:00 PM PDT | 6:00 PM EDT

SYNOPSIS

Voiceover auditions can be exciting, inspiring and...stressful.  You record the audition, send it off and then.....? Crickets. That can leave you wondering: Did anyone listen to my audition?  if so, what did they think about my performance?  How does my recording space/studio sound? Was my submission competitive? In...

New York - Casting Access

Scenes with Scott Charles Jr.

Friday, May 31, 2024 12:00 PM EDT

SYNOPSIS

This class will include a Q&A with New York based casting professional, Scott Charles Jr., followed by a prepared work session. 

Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform a scene from film or TV 2 minutes (2 pages) or less.

Additional preparation details will be sent via email with your...

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Los Angeles - Casting Access

Assigned Scenes with Jeffrey Todd

Friday, May 31, 2024 11:00 AM PDT

SYNOPSIS

This class will feature a Q&A with LA based Casting Director Jeffrey Todd, followed by a prepared reading session.

Participating actors will prepare and perform a scene that will be assigned by the casting director ahead of class. 


CASTING DIRECTOR BIO

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virtual - Voiceover Lab

VIRTUAL: Troubleshooting Your Home Studio

Monday, June 3, 2024 11:00 AM PDT | 2:00 PM EDT

SYNOPSIS

This small group session is designed as a hands-on follow up to our Home Studio Basics class. Led by NY staff engineer and booth director Lana Migliore, each participant will be given time to present their home studio related concern or question and crowdsource the group for creative...

virtual - Voiceover Orientation

VIRTUAL - Voiceover Lab Orientation

Thursday, June 6, 2024 11:00 AM PDT | 2:00 PM EDT

SYNOPSIS 

Voiceover (VO) Lab programs and recording booth sessions are open to all VO Lab eligible SAG-AFTRA members, regardless of your location. Once you have completed the required Voiceover Programs Profile (online) and the Voiceover Lab Orientation (VOLO), you will have Voiceover Lab eligibility. This 2-hour orientation details what...

virtual - Voiceover Lab

VIRTUAL - Christa Lewis' Cracking the Author Code: Narration Techniques that Amplify the Author’s Intent

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 11:00 AM PDT | 2:00 PM EDT

SYNOPSIS 

During this class you will learn a narration technique that amplifies the authors' unique cadence - and underscores their way with language. In so doing, you will unlock a narration unique to the story you are telling and avoid hypnotic and repetitive cadences that we narrators can sometimes...

New York - Casting Access (Non-Frequency Restricted)

Young Perfomers Commercial Workshop with Rachel Reiss

Thursday, June 20, 2024 4:30 PM EDT

SYNOPSIS

This in-person class will include a Q&A for actors and their parents/guardians, followed by a prepared work session with the actors.

Participating actors will prepare and perform commercial copy of their choice.  Copy can be sourced from anywhere, including from a previous audition oran upcoming audition.  Additional details will...