TRU and Weist Barron present ACTORS RESOURCE NIGHT AND SPEED DATING
Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU), in association with Weist Barron Studios and Jeremy Handelman/Wag That Reel, offers twenty-two actors a chance to meet with casting directors and other industry professionals at TRU's ACTORS RESOURCE NIGHT AND SPEED DATING. This event will take place on Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 7pm at Weist Barron Studios, 35 W. 45th Street, 6th Floor, NYC. Workshop fee is $15 (FREE for TRU members). Reservations are required and attendance is limited to the first twenty-two participants, so reserve your spot by emailing TRUnltd@aol.com with the header "I wanna Speed Date!"
Casting directors already scheduled include Brooke Franqui, Bob Luke, Robin Carus and Tom Rowan, as well as sponsoring hosts Valerie Adami of Weist Barron and reel guy Jeremy Handelman. The event will also be offering headshot evaluations and consultations, as well as audition protocol discussions, with TRU Literary & Casting Director Catherine Lamm and TRU photographer Ellis Gaskell.ABOUT SPEED DATING. How does it work?There are eleven stations each manned by a sponsor who offers you a service. TRU puts you in a group of eleven, each person starting at a different station. You spend three minutes finding out about your "date." Or telling them about yourself. Or asking for advice. Or kvetching. It's your three minutes. They let you know when thirty seconds remain, and then they let you know when three minutes are up and you have to move to the next station. As a thank you, your "date" will give you a coupon for a discount or special offer (these offers are given only to people who go through Speed Dating). At the end of a thirty-minute (approximately) circuit, they bring in the next group of eleven. While you're waiting, you can drink and socialize. Join the Discussion Group. Or primp for your dates:
Robin Carus - casting director
Matthew Corozine - acting coach (Meisner Technique)
Brooke Franqui - casting director
Eric Johnston - vocal coach
Bob Luke of Bob Luke Casting
Paul J. Michael of The Network
Sally Morgan - vocal trainer
Natalie Neckyfarow of Creative City Design
Tom Rowan - casting director
Roger Hendricks Simon - acting coach (classic)(lineup subject to change due to availability of participants)For more information, visit www.truonline.org/ActorsResourceNightOct10.htm. Other upcoming TRU workshops include Practical Playwriting: How to Write for Commercial Production on Saturday, October 16 from 10am to 5pm; and a new Director-Writer Communications Lab on Saturday, October 23. Details about all TRU programs can be found online at www.truonline.org.
Valerie Adami - Owner/Director Weist-Barron Acting for Film & Television Casting Director WB Casting. A musical theater background led to voice-over and soap opera work after she studied at Weist-Barron in the 1980's. Valerie was asked to join the WB staff because of her excellent people skills and a genuine desire to help actors fulfill their goals. In 1985 Weist-Barron created WB Casting to expand the school's services, and Valerie became the on-site casting director. Although her principal job is running the school, she casts for corporate videos, commercial print, and the occasional student film. In 2006, Valerie was given ownership of Weist-Barron by Bob Barron's widow. She considers it a sacred trust to continue what Bob and his partner, famed announcer Dwight Weist, were the first to create. Valerie also developed "Getting the Biz'ness," one of the first patented seminars dealing with the logistics of pursuing a career in Acting. In addition she teaches "Cold Reading for Film & TV," and directs the much-admired Weist-Barron Film & Television Showcases.
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