Charlene Tilton and Bob Rusch To Teach An LA Acting Class

This class will be taught by Charlene Tilton and actor Bob Rusch. Classes will be on-camera audition technique for half hour comedy, hour long drama and film roles by putting the actor in a professional audition setting. Helps the actor make strong choices, improve their cold reading skills, and how to have better "In the room" presence, which enables them to audition with more confidence.

This class offers a professional on camera audition setting. Students will be e-mailed the sides the night before, come to class and sign in, and then be put on tape just like a real audition. Then we will critique the work and do the scenes again. One class a month will focus on developing cold reading skills. We will also have prominent surprise industry guest come in to meet the students and offer their insight.

Charlene Tilton's career began at age fifteen, when she appeared in a series of five Japanese clothing commercials with Ringo Starr of "The Beatles". Then was immediately cast to play Jodie Foster's best friend in the original "Freaky Friday" for Disney. Various television shows, and films followed, including "Happy Days" "Eight is Enough", and the movie "Big Wednesday" with Gary Busey to name a few.

At seventeen Charlene was cast to star as "Lucy Ewing" in one of the most popular television series of all time, "Dallas". Lucy's marriage to Mitch was the second highest rated episode just behind the famous "who shot J.R.?" cliff hanger. Dallas became the # 1 show world wide. In 2004 Miss Tilton was a co-producer with Henry Winkler and Michael Levitt on the CBS two hour Dallas reunion special, "Return to Southfork" which garnered high ratings.

Charlene's love for theatre has taken her across the pond to London twice. She appeared as "Honey" in "Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf" and in 2008 "The Wicked Step Mother" in the musical "Cinderella", and received rave reviews for both performances. She feels so honored to have stared with Imogene Coca in "The Foreigner" directed by Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks in San Fransisco. In Los Angeles Charlene again received great reviews and L.A. Weekly's pick of the week for starring in "Tell Veronica" at the Hudson Theatre, and she received an L.A. Theatre Critics Award for playing eight different characters in "Dish Babies".

Bob Rusch is a professional actor and also the Artistic Director of SkyPilot Theatre Company in L.A. He has appeared on numerous television shows such as SONS OF ANARCHY, RAISING HOPE, GHOST WHISPERER, HOUSE, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA, SONS OF TUCSON and TWO AND A HALF MEN among others. After privately coaching for the past few years, he is excited to work with Charlene in a class setting and to offer insight to the brave souls who work on the craft of acting.

* Class is on Wednesdays from 7pm to 10:30pm beginning April 6, 2011, at T.U. Studios, 10943 Camarillo St., North Hollywood, CA 91602.

* If interested please send a head shot and resume to TiltonRuschActing@gmail.com or call 323-229-2753. Only 15 spots available.

* Class is $200 per month. A deposit of $100 will be due by April 1, with the remaining due by the first class April 6.