JTA Talent Presents THE ACTOR'S AUDITION 3/20

Casting directors can tell you what they want to see at an audition. But, in this workshop you'll discover how to actually get there, from the actor's perspective! This full-day workshop will lead actors through the process of booking the job, using unique audition strategies that allow the actor to win every time! And, we'll focus on the mechanics and special techniques required to nail your audition in front of the camera. All participants will be video-taped, using actual scenes from television shows and movies that have been auditioned and filmed in our area.
Age limit: 16 and up.

Topics will include:
Your Type, and how to maximize your edge
Ace the Interview
Taking control in the audition, and making it yours
The mechanics of on-camera auditioning
The art and science of auditioning at your best
What are they looking for???
The secrets that Casting Directors WON'T tell you!
Self-taping and submitting your perfect audition
and MORE.....

Seating for this workshop is extremely limited, and advanced reservations are required. Cost is $125 (10% Discount available for union members.)

To book your seat, call Martin Thompson at 704-458-1952, or email martinthompson@mindspring.com

For more info, go to http://www.MartinThompson.Net/Acting/Classes_3.html.

The Actor's Audition
Give 'em your best shot - every time!
Saturday, March 20th, 2010 10AM - 5PM
JTA Talent
820 East Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28203

About the Instructors

Martin Thompson (AEA-AFTRA-SAG) is an award winning professional actor with extensive credits in Television and Motion Pictures, as well as the New York stage and Regional Theatres across the country. His daytime television work includes recurring roles on The Guiding Light, The Edge of Night, and All My Children. His motion picture credits include Spies, Mr. Destiny, Billy Bathgate with Dustin Hoffman, and Mandie and the Secret Tunnel with Dean Jones, for which he is now filming the sequel Mandie and the Cherokee Treasure with Haley Mills. He is currently appearing in theaters nationwide in Blood Done Sign My Name, and will open soon in Horton Foote's Main Street with Colin Firth, and The New Daughter opposite Kevin Costner.

For more info, go to http://www.MartinThompson.Net.

Caroline Avery Granger began her entertainment career at a young age, but her true passion for acting developed after graduating from college with cum laude honors in Psychology. Caroline continued her studies in California with such notable teachers as William Cowart at WCI Studios, Terry Ross, and Carey Scott. Her Film credits include Song of Songs, Soul Gain, Hellphone, and Hobby Stop. Her Television credits include MTV's Sanctity - Beloved Killer and BET's Enough for Me. Her stage credits include Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and The Diary of Anne Frank. Caroline can also be seen in numerous national and regional commercials for Mercedes-Benz, Lunisom, and Harris Teeter. She most recently wrapped filming on the feature Pendulum Swings.

For more info, go to http://www.CarolineAveryGranger.com.

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