[BATA] Casting Director of "Shall We Dance" & "A Mighty Wind" Coming to SF in August!

Actorpower@aol.com Actorpower@aol.com
Tue, 15 Jul 2003 14:18:24 EDT


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I am very happy and excited to announce our next weekend class guest teacher 
Richard Hicks, CSA.  Richard is currently casting three new TV series: "At End 
Of Day", "The L Word" and "It's All Relative".  This weekend class is 
scheduled for August 23rd and 24th.  I'm sure you won't be surprised to hear that yet 
again this class has already begun had people signing up for it since last 
month when the word got out about it.  Presently with over a month to go before 
the class, we are down to only a handful of open spots in the class.  

It definitely is the case that every month for the past few years we've been 
bringing up some of the best in the business.  Richard is no exception and has 
been nominated for the Artios Award for casting various projects each of the 
past 3 years to prove it!  He is definitely another HUGE notch on the belt of 
what we've been able to provide as a unique learning opportunity for Bay Area 
actors.  His past credits include casting "Shall We Dance" starring Richard 
Gere and Jennifer Lopez to be released next year as well as the recent 
critically acclaimed features "A Mighty Wind" and "Igby Goes Down".  

During the weekend, Richard will be teaching and lecturing on a variety of 
topics including his own industry perspective, things that stand out and really 
make a good audition great, demystifying the process, ways to market yourself 
in the industry and what goals to shoot for, ways to strengthen your 
professional relationships within the industry, differences in casting procedure from 
project to project, office etiquette, open question and answer, as well as 
working on scene and audition technique, cold reading, and talking about 
head-shots and resumes for the actors attending.  In the past, the classes that we've 
had taught by casting directors and industry exec's have been tremendous 
opportunities for actors to get unique opinions and perspectives on how actors can 
become adept at working in all the aspects of the acting industry.  It has also 
presented actors with an incredible forum to receive feedback from the best 
about their acting craft.

If you are interested in taking this class, I urge you to write or call in 
now for details on signing up.

Adam Berwid
First Take
actorpower@aol.com 
www.firsttake.org 
(925) 824-1212

* This is not a job interview or audition. The presence of a casting director 
is neither a guarantee nor a promise of employment. The intent of the class 
is solely educational. Attending a Workshop is not a way to obtain employment 
as an actor. Such contact as you may have with a casting director at a workshop 
rarely results in any further contact with that casting director or any 
company affiliated with that casting director.

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It definitely is the case that every month for the past few years we've been=
 bringing up some of the best in the business.&nbsp; Richard is no exception=
 and has been nominated for the Artios Award for casting various projects ea=
ch of the past 3 years to prove it!&nbsp; He is definitely another HUGE notc=
h on the belt of what we've been able to provide as a unique learning opport=
unity for Bay Area actors.&nbsp; His past credits include casting "Shall We=20=
Dance" starring Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez to be released next year as=20=
well as the recent critically acclaimed features "A Mighty Wind" and "Igby G=
oes Down".&nbsp; <BR>
<BR>
During the weekend, Richard will be teaching and lecturing on a variety of t=
opics including his own industry perspective, things that stand out and real=
ly make a good audition great, demystifying the process, ways to market your=
self in the industry and what goals to shoot for, ways to strengthen your pr=
ofessional relationships within the industry, differences in casting procedu=
re from project to project, office etiquette, open question and answer, as w=
ell as working on scene and audition technique, cold reading, and talking ab=
out head-shots and resumes for the actors attending.&nbsp; In the past, the=20=
classes that we've had taught by casting directors and industry exec's have=20=
been tremendous opportunities for actors to get unique opinions and perspect=
ives on how actors can become adept at working in all the aspects of the act=
ing industry.&nbsp; It has also presented actors with an incredible forum to=
 receive feedback from the best about their acting craft.<BR>
<BR>
If you are interested in taking this class, I urge you to write or call in n=
ow for details on signing up.<BR>
<BR>
Adam Berwid<BR>
First Take<BR>
actorpower@aol.com <BR>
www.firsttake.org <BR>
(925) 824-1212<BR>
<BR>
* This is not a job interview or audition. The presence of a casting directo=
r is neither a guarantee nor a promise of employment. The intent of the clas=
s is solely educational. Attending a Workshop is not a way to obtain employm=
ent as an actor. Such contact as you may have with a casting director at a w=
orkshop rarely results in any further contact with that casting director or=20=
any company affiliated with that casting director.<BR>
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