April Webster News

The Casting Society of America (CSA) has announced its feature film nominees for the 31st Annual Artios Awards.

CELEBRATION THEATRE presents as part of its New Works Reading Series,TIGHT KNIT. TIGHT KNIT is a dark comedy about one VERY modern family. It is Gregory's second birthday party, and in attendance are his Moms Gwen and Marnina, Gwen's brother Spencer, and Spencer's girlfriend Maddie. Everything is peaches and cream until a slip of the tongue reveals a startling secret: Spencer is Gregory's biological father, the result of a sperm donation made at his sister's request. Their pleasant afternoon soon spirals into a hilarious whirlpool of vicious quips, difficult truths, and really bad modern art.

THE ROAD THEATRE COMPANY and Taylor Gilbert, Founder/Artistic Director together with Sam Anderson, Artistic Director, remain committed to their meaningful mission to produce and develop New Work for the Stage. They are thrilled to announce in this, their 24th season, the sixth annual SUMMER PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL (SPF6).

Now celebrating its 23rd Anniversary, The Blank Theatre's Nationwide Young  Playwrights Festival has chosen 12 plays by young playwrights aged 12-19 from seven different states. These plays will be presented by professional actors and directors in this year's festival at The Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood, June 4-28.

Kick off your holiday shopping and charitable giving from the comfort of your own home, and take advantage of star-studded experiences not found in any stores. Beginning Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 10 a.m. EST, bidding goes bi-coastal as L.A. Theatre Works launches its second annual online auction at Charitybuzz.

Top names in casting from Hollywood and the U.K. will appear in person at screenings of the new documentary “Casting By” at Arena Cinema in Hollywood.

The Casting Society of America (CSA) will be honored by the SAG Foundation's LifeRaft Program with a variety of casting panels to celebrate this year's Artios Award nominees. The goal of the panels is to provide a treasure trove of well-earned advice for actors from esteemed CSA members and industry professionals in film and television, as well as stories and anecdotes from the films that were nominated.

The Casting Society of America (CSA) announced today the nominees for the organization's 29th Annual Artios Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Casting, given in 22 categories including film, television and theater.

Now celebrating its 20th Anniversary, The Blank Theatre's Nationwide Young Playwrights Festival has chosen 12 plays by young playwrights, aged 9 -19, from nine different states. These plays will be presented by professional actors and directors in this year's festival at The Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood, May 31 - June 24. Full details below.

The Equal Employment Opportunities Committees of Actors' Equity Association (AEA), the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) and Screen Actors Guild (SAG) announced the 8th Annual Ivy Bethune Tri-Union Diversity Awards, recognizing performers and arts organizations who, through their work and activism, have fostered diversity within the entertainment and news media industries and their communities.

I had an audition with a great casting director; April Webster Casting. This has got to be one of the biggest casting offices around. They cast Lost and nearly all of JJ Abrams projects. To do a good job at this audition would mean that I could get on their radar...

Arielle Kebbel ('The Uninvited', 'The Grudge 2'), DB Sweeney ('Jericho', 'Crash'), Nicholas Brendon ('Criminal Minds', 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'), Jack Lauffer ('Huff'), Michael Welch ('Twilight', 'Joan of Arcadia'), Elaine Hendrix ('Privileged', 'The Parent Trap'), Jim Beaver ('Harper's Island', 'Supernatural'), Todd Grinnell ('Desperate Housewives'), Eric Nenninger ('Generation Kill'. 'Malcolm in the Middle'), Dale Dickey ('My Name is Earl'), Spencer Daniels ('Star Trek', 'The Office'), Hallie Hirsch ('E.R.', '90210'), Greg Ellis ('Star Trek, 'Pirates of the Caribbean', '24'), and Emmy Award-winner Gordon Clapp ('NYPD Blue', Tony nom. for Broadway's 'Glengarry Glen Ross') are all starring in The Blank Theatre Company's 17th Annual Nationwide Young Playwrights Festival; a month-long Festival of 12 plays by teenaged playwrights, aged 15 -19 from across the United States.

Arielle Kebbel ('The Uninvited', 'The Grudge 2'), DB Sweeney ('Jericho', 'Crash'), Nicholas Brendon ('Criminal Minds', 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'), Jack Lauffer ('Huff'), Michael Welch ('Twilight', 'Joan of Arcadia'), Elaine Hendrix ('Privileged', 'The Parent Trap'), Jim Beaver ('Harper's Island', 'Supernatural'), Todd Grinnell ('Desperate Housewives'), Eric Nenninger ('Generation Kill'. 'Malcolm in the Middle'), Dale Dickey ('My Name is Earl'), Spencer Daniels ('Star Trek', 'The Office'), Hallie Hirsch ('E.R.', '90210'), Greg Ellis ('Star Trek, 'Pirates of the Caribbean', '24'), and Emmy Award-winner Gordon Clapp ('NYPD Blue', Tony nom. for Broadway's 'Glengarry Glen Ross') are all starring in The Blank Theatre Company's 17th Annual Nationwide Young Playwrights Festival; a month-long Festival of 12 plays by teenaged playwrights, aged 15 -19 from across the United States.