Music Theatre of Connecticut Now Registering for One-Day "Kids Show Business Workshop"

Calling All Performers! Achilles Tsakiridis, founder of The Achilles Group Management, Inc., will conduct a "Kids Show Business Workshop" for performers interested in how to get their foot in the door in New York theatre, commercials and television. The "Kids Show Business Workshop" will take place at Music Theatre of Connecticut School of Performing Arts, 246 Post Road East in Westport, CT on Saturday, November 21 at 10am. Tuition is $95 and space is extremely limited. To register today or for more information, call 203.454.3883 or visit www.musictheatreofct.com

Designed for kids (ages 7-16) and parents interested in getting started professionally in show business, the "Kids Show Business Workshop" includes information on children's agents, managers, tools to get rolling, auditioning and working in the professional arena. Workshop participants will learn how to find the right agent, approach callbacks, create a headshot and resume, work with your agent on career choices, choose and prepare for the right auditions, how to communicate with casting directors and production teams and more. The workshop will conclude with participants taken through a mock and critiqued audition.

"Kids Show Business Workshop" conductor Achilles Tsakiridis started in the mailroom at Paradigm Talent and Literary in NYC and has over a decade of experience working for and developing talent for some of the biggest and best Talent Agencies and Management companies in NYC. Achilles launched The Achilles Group in December of 2008. In the last year alone his clients have appeared as Guest Stars and Co Stars in over a dozen episodes on "Law and Order SVU," "Criminal Intent," "One Life to Live" and "As the World Turns." His clients can currently be seen on Broadway and Off Broadway in "Rock of Ages," "In the Next Room," "Our Town" and "What Once We Felt." They have also starred in "Hairspray" and "Legally Blonde." He currently maintains a small list of young talent and works closely with some of the biggest kid's agencies in NYC to develop and guide their careers. His kid actors can be currently seen on National Commercials for Staples, Campbell's Soup, Nintendo Wii, WalMart and Pizza Hut.

The "Kids Show Business Workshop" will take place at Music Theatre of Connecticut School of Performing Arts, 246 Post Road East (ColoniAl Green, Lower Level) in Westport, CT on Saturday, November 21 from 10am to 12noon. Tuition is $95 and space is extremely limited. To register today or for more information, call 203.454.3883 or visit www.musictheatreofct.com

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