Assigned Sides with Ross Shenker
This class will include a Q&A with New York based casting professional, Ross Shenker, 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 ROSS:
Ross Shenker is currently Associate Casting Director at Kate Geller Casting (Shiva Baby, Nine Days), where his primary focus is on independent film, new plays, and narrative podcasts. Current and upcoming releases include: Molli & Max in the Future (SXSW select w/ Zosia Mamet), Drugstore June (w/ Esther Povitsky & Bill Burr), Cora Bora (SXSW select w/ Megan Stalter), Wilder Than Her (Brooklyn Horror FF select w/ Sunita Mani), and The Good Half (Universal Pictures w/ Nick Jonas). He is also Taylor Williams's Associate on a new work headed to Broadway. He holds a BA in Theater & Jewish Studies from Wesleyan University and an MFA in Performance Studies from the University of Louisville. He worked at IAG (fka APA) for 3 years in their Comedy and Talent Divisions. He has taught and directed at U of L and UW-Madison in their respective Theater Departments. He is also a certified teacher candidate in the Michael Chekhov Acting Technique with the National Michael Chekhov Association.
