Classes

Instructor: Jon Freda

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This event is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing — no guests are allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome. SAG-AFTRA members, please bring your membership card or digital card from the app (paid through October 31, 2019) for admittance.

Instructor: Prudence Wright Holmes

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Instructor: Jill Stern

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Instructor: Jill Stern

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Instructor: Anthony DeAnzeris

 

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Instructor: Ron Torgow

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Instructor: Gary Fisher Dawson

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This event is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing — no guests are allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome. SAG-AFTRA members, please bring your membership card or digital card from the app (paid through October 31, 2019) for admittance.

As part of their Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion in Casting initiative, Casting Society of America is hosting a Native American & Indigenous Actors Town Hall in Los Angeles with support from the SAG-AFTRA National Native Americans Committee. This current town hall is for a much-needed conversation about the inclusion of Native performers to have better access to job opportunities. Light refreshments will be available. The Casting Society of America’s Inclusion and Diversity Committee has been working on amazing programming including nationwide town halls for underrepresented communities in the media for the past several years.

Panelists will include:

• Co-Moderator, Russell Boast (CSA President)
• Co-Moderator, Elizabeth Frances (Actor, The Son, Drunktown's Finest, Her Story)
• Rene Haynes (CSA Casting Director, The Revenant, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse & New Moon)
• Angelique Midthunder (CSA Casting Director, Once Upon a River, Scalped, Too Old To Die Young)
• Jason Gavin (Chair, WGA Native American & Indigenous Writers Committee; Writer, Chambers, Friday Night Lights, 24)
• Kimberly Guerrero (Actor, Longmire, The Cherokee Word for Water, Blood & Oil)
• Q’orianka Kilcher (Actor, The New World, Yellowstone, Dora and the Lost City of Gold)
• Sheri Foster (Actor, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Mohawk, U Turn)
• Tokala Black Elk (Actor, Yellowstone, Westworld, Wind River)
• Other panelists TBA

Light refreshments will be served.

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Livestreaming: CSA will also be livestreaming the event through Facebook Live and will be taking questions and comments via Twitter for those who cannot or prefer not to attend in person. To view the live-stream click here or click the link below to be redirected to the CSA Inclusion and Diversity Facebook page. There is no way to call or dial in to a Facebook Live Stream.

Facebook: Facebook.com/CSAInclusionAndDiversity   

Twitter: Twitter.com/CSAcasting

SAG-AFTRA Plaza

James Cagney Boardroom- Lobby Level
5757 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Enter the parking structure via Curson Ave. or Masselin Ave. 
Parking will be validated.

About CSA Diversity and Inclusion in Casting Initiative
Casting Society of America is committed to increasing access to casting opportunities for actors who have been historically overlooked in the entertainment industry. In working with our creative and producing teams we will champion our core values of diversity and inclusion, by engaging in thoughtful and informed discussions and by introducing and advocating for qualified actors. CSA and its individual members are committed to doing our part to expand perceptions and to creating a rich fabric of representation in storytelling across all media that reflects our society. More information and previous town hall discussions can be seen at Facebook.com/CSAInclusionAndDiversity.

 
Questions? Please contact the SAG-AFTRA EEO & Diversity Department at Diversity@sagaftra.org or (323) 549-6644.

ONLY IF YOU ARE SEEING THIS EVENT PAGE ON YOUR MOBILE APP, click here to be redirected to the website and RSVP.

Audio and video recording is not permitted, but written note taking is welcome.

No late admittance. Doors will close at the beginning of the event. RSVPs do not guarantee seating. These events are overbooked to compensate for no-shows.

This event is not intended to imply an endorsement of any individual or company by SAG-AFTRA. The information provided through the workshop is given for informational purposes and may not be a suitable substitute for the advice of other industry professionals. You should always use good judgment in these matters and should not act or refrain from acting based solely on information provided through the workshop. Panelists Subject to change.

James Cagney Boardroom- Lobby Level
5757 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Enter the parking structure via Curson Ave. or Masselin Ave. 
Parking will be validated.

When: 6 - 8 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 17

How do you set yourself apart in an audition? How do you serve the text while still making bold choices? We all want casting directors and producers to see the unique contribution we can make to a role. But sometimes our efforts take us away from the story being told, or we stay general because we're just not sure how to make it our own, or worse, we think we're being specific when we're not. 

This seminar will help you assess your own process and give you new tools to meeting a role's need for specificity. You will learn to find hidden clues in the script, use your uniqueness to create specific characters, and discover ways to be even more present in the audition. Participants can bring in a comedic or dramatic scene or monologue of their choice to possibly work at the front of the room. 

About Michael D. Cohen 
Michael D. Cohen is a series regular on Nickelodeon's award-winning hit sitcom Henry Danger. He has appeared on Modern Family, 2 Broke Girls, The Real O'Neals, The Mindy Project and many other episodics. Recent film credits include Suburbicon directed by George Clooney, the Oscar-nominated film Whiplash, and It Was You Charlie for which he was nominated for ACTRA’s Best Lead Performance award. As an acting coach, Cohen is a faculty lecturer for the University of Texas at Austin in Hollywood, and also teaches through his own studio the Michael D. Cohen Acting Studio in Los Angeles.

RSVP: Reservations are required. Please complete form below to RSVP. Please note that you must be logged in to RSVP. 

IF YOU ARE SEEING THIS EVENT ON YOUR MOBILE APP, click here to be redirected to the website to log in and RSVP.

Questions? Please contact the L.A. Local at (323) 634-8277.

Audio and video recording is not permitted, but written note taking is welcome.

No late admittance. Doors will close at the beginning of the event. RSVPs do not guarantee seating. These events are overbooked to compensate for no-shows.

This workshop is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing. Unfortunately, no guests allowed. All performers under the age of 18 must be accompanied by their parent or legal guardian. SAG-AFTRA members, PLEASE BRING YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD OR DIGITAL CARD ON YOUR APP (paid through October 31, 2019) FOR ADMITTANCE. This workshop is not intended to imply an endorsement of any individual or company by SAG-AFTRA. The information provided through the workshop is given for informational purposes and may not be a suitable substitute for the advice of other industry professionals. You should always use good judgment in these matters and should not act or refrain from acting based solely on information provided through the workshop.