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In 1988 Marcia was hired by Harvey Shepherd, then President of Warner Bros. Television, to be his VP of Casting. In the course of her five years at Warner Bros. Marcia oversaw dozens of television pilots and on-air series including such shows as “Murphy Brown”, “China Beach”, “Head of the Class”, “Growing Pains” and “Night Court.” She also served as the casting director for most of the Studio’s television movies including the award winning projects “Murder in Mississippi”, “The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story” and the mini-series “Sinatra”. When Warner Bros. TV merged with Lorimar Television Marcia returned to her own business, Marcia Ross Casting. One of her projects, as an independent casting director, was the seminal film “Clueless”. It was during that time, in 1994, that she came to the Walt Disney Company to interview for the position of running the feature film casting department for Walt Disney Pictures and Touchstone Films and later Hollywood Pictures, now consolidated under the title Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production©. In her 13 years as an executive at the Walt Disney Company, Marcia has overseen the casting of hundreds of films. She has also been the casting director on twenty-one of those films, which introduced such new talents as Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Jennifer Garner, Spencer Breslin, Anne Hathaway, Chris Pine and Rachel McAdams. Marcia has been nominated nine times for the Artios Award from the Casting Society of America and has won five times. In addition she is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. In 2002 Marcia was the recipient of an award from the Hollywood Film Festival for “Outstanding Achievement in Casting”. In November 2005, Marcia received the Hoyt Bowers Award for “Career Achievement in Casting” from The Casting Society of America. Marcia’s most recent screen credits, as Casting Director, include Scott Frank’s film “The Lookout” and the box office success “Enchanted”. Marcia
will be presenting the keynote address, “Being An Artist In
A Professional World”.
Jodie will co-present "Broadway in Reality: Top Ten FAQs of Kids & Adults When Building a Career in Theatre" .
On a daily basis, Jacole works directly with Broadway/Los Angeles casting directors and producers such as Telsey & Company, Tara Rubin Casting, Binder Casting, Michael Donovan Casting, Dodger Theatricals, 321 Management, and The Producing Office. As well as attending an average of two to three professional theatre productions per week, she regularly attends showcases and other productions to scout new talent for potential representation. In addition to her career at KSA, Jacole co-founded Improv International, the resident Improv Troupe at the Hub Theatre in North Hollywood. She also teaches a beginning improv course and private acting coaching for young actors. Jacole received her Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre from the University of Kansas and holds a Master’s Degree in Education. She has specialized in working with under-privileged, low-income students, teaching theatre enrichment and general studies in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Jacole will co-present "Broadway in Reality: Top Ten FAQs of Kids & Adults When Building a Career in Theatre" .
Backstage’s honored Troy’s MILLIE, with Honorable Mention for choreography in it’s GARLAND AWARDS and a “CRITIC’S PICK.” MILLIE at MTW starred Kate Fahrner as Millie (currently starring in Chicago’s WICKED, and Kurt Robbins as Jimmy both of whom received Garland Honorable Mentions as well. Troy’s production of MILLIE was the only musical named in The Top Ten in Best Theatre of 2007 for IN MAGAZINE. The 2007 LA DRAMA CRITIC’S CIRCLE Margaret Harford Award for sustained excellence in theatre recognized Musical Theatre West where Troy Directed/Choreographed 3 of 6 productions for it’s 2006-7 season. In 2006 Mr. Magino Directed and Choreographed two other productions of THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE. His production at The Reagle Players outside of Boston won him a BEST DIRECTOR IRNE Award from the Boston Area Critics. That production starred Emmy Winner, Eden Riegel as Millie. Also receiving nominations were Edward Watts for his portrayal of Trevor, and Maryann Zshcau for her Mrs. Meers. In 2008, Troy was honored to direct the first show of the inaugural season Direct/Choreograph GUYS AND DOLLS at the new San Diego Musical Theatre. For ABC’s Daytime Salutes BC/EFA Troy choreographed Eden Riegel’s SHOW OFF. He has also directed and choreographed HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL at Musical Theatre West and choreographed MILLIE at The Welk Resort Troy has taught master classes across the country and has taught musical theatre dance classes at University of California - Irvine. As a performer, Troy was a member of the Fosse Project organized by Chet Walker and Gwen Vernon. He has performed in three Broadway First National Tours (THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, BARRY MANILOW’S COPACABANA) in principal, ensemble, and swing/understudy roles, in over 20 AEA regional productions (WEST SIDE STORY, EVITA! FUNNY GIRL, MUSIC MAN, OKLAHOMA!, MAME, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, et al. He has also appeared TV in DAYS OF OUR LIVES, ANOTHER WORLD, LATE NITE W. DAVID LETTERMAN, SUPERBOY, CLARRISA... et al. He has appeared in Music Videos for ENRIQUE IGLESIAS and LILA MCCANN. Live events with PUSSYCAT DOLLS, LAUREN HUTTON and BILL COSBY and in National and Regional Commercials for VERIZON, DISNEY, TOYOTA, and US NAVY. Troy has also done voice over work for RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL and for video games in Japan. Privately Troy has studied voice with Mary Setrakian and Joyce Hall, acting with various teachers in NY, Pittsburgh and Orlando and dance at Broadway Dance in Japan and NYC, Steps, and various studies in Orlando. Troy will present a Master Class, “Musical Theatre – Connecting Lyric to Music.” To perform in the Master Class, prepare a song no more than 3 minutes. Bring sheet music. Troy will also take “Audition Consultation Appointments.” For appointments, please bring questions or perform what you wish.
Gary served as President of the Casting Society Of America from January 2002 till January 2004 and Chairman Of The Steering Committee For Unionization Of The Casting Directors And Associates. Since achieving the goal of union recognition, he has served as the union shop steward for television casting directors. Mr. Zuckerbrod will present, “Practicalities of Being An Actor In New York and Los Angeles.” FRANK
CATALANO As a playwright, Mr. Catalano has had play productions in New York City, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Hawaii and Dayton, Ohio: American Rose Garden, Cyclotron (La Mama, N.Y.C.), Evolution, Waiting For to Go (Kennedy Center, Hawaii) and Saturday Nights. His play Autumn Sweet, was produced by the Dayton Playhouse and was optioned for film by Warner Bros. studios. Autumn Sweet also received staged readings at the Beverly Hills Playhouse and the El Portal Theater in Los Angeles. His play The Resting Place has had a staged reading by the Echo Theatre Company as part of a grant from the Showtime Network and Myths and Tangos (written both in narrative and lyrical form) was produced on a bare stage and toured in Los Angeles. Catalano has served in various executive capacities at Lorimar Studios, Beverly Hills Playhouse, Southern California Center for the Arts and Warner Bros. where he had a “first look” writing deal for the development of television and motion picture properties. He has written and performed in animated television series and feature films including, “The Adventures of Dynamo Duck” for Fox TV, the Sci-Fi series ”Robotech” and “Flint the Time Detective,” ABC television series including “LA Law,” “NYPD Blue” and “Ugly Betty.” He currently is the President of The Creative Edge providing seminar programs, consulting and program development services to individuals and creative organizations. He is also the author of The Art of the Monologue a theatre arts textbook. Mr. Catalano will present, “Mastering The Monologue For Audition And Performance.” FRANK
DIPALERMO
STEPHEN ELTON STACEY LEVY – Casting Director is currently working in Los Angeles where she specializes in half-hour and hour television and television series. Stacey Levy started off her career at Stephen J. Cannell Productions as a coordinator and was quickly promoted to a casting director. She worked on drama's as well as movies of the week, including The Commish, Street Justice and The Wiseguy M.O.W. From there she tried her hand at features casting at Paramount Pictures working on the movie 'Event Horizon'. She felt that television was more up her alley, and moved over to the other end as Manager of Casting for Paramount TV. where she oversaw all of their pilots and movies of the week. While there she really missed physically casting shows, and left to work with Bonnie Zane on The Drew Carey Show, and multiple pilots. The same producers of Drew Carey also produced The George Lopez Show, which she worked on for 6 years. The last two years of the show, she cast it on her own. Most recently Stacey completed work on the independent film 'The Message' which is currently filming in Florida. Some recent credits include, LIBERTYVILLE , a 2007 Lifetime pilot and ABC Series, Alpha Mom, an NBC Pilot in 2006. Stacey will present, "Ten Mistakes Not to Make” (when trying to land a part). She will also present a Master Class, "Landing a Part for a TV Series or Pilot." Sides for this Master Class will be available at the registration desk on the morning of the conference or will be distributed in class. ADAM MARCUS- Film Director, has been working in show business for most of his life. First in theatre and then when he was ten, he appeared in the first Friday the 13th Movie, and the “film bug” grew from there. At fifteen, on his own, he created the Westport Theatreworks Theatrical Company where he directed and produced over fifty shows in seven years, winning several awards for his productions. Using the profits from the Company, he financed his college tuition at New York University, where he won the coveted Best Picture Award at the Student Academy Awards for his film, "...so you like this girl". Adam was then called out to Los Angeles by Sean Cunningham (Friday the 13th) to work on producing and directing features. That same year, Adam wrote the story for and directed the hugely successful film "Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday" for New Line Cinema. The low budget feature went on to do huge box office numbers and became one of New Line Video's largest releases ever. In the next few years, after turning down every horror sequel that came down the pike, Adam joined forces with his writing partner, Debra Sullivan and turned his attention to writing screenplays. In that time, he also created the Damn Skippy Theatreworks, theater company in L.A., where he still teaches acting/directing to some of Los Angeles’ finest talents. Many of Adam’s students can be seen in major film and television work. In the Summer & Fall of 1998 Adam directed the independently financed feature film comedy, "Let It Snow (aka Snow Days)". The picture marked the first appearance of Bernadette Peters in a feature, after an eight-year absence from film work. The film screened at the Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City where it was singled out as the most successful film at the market by "Variety", "Indiewire" and "Time Out". "Let It Snow" made it's World Premiere at the American Film Institute's Los Angeles International Film Festival (AFI's LAIFF) in competition in the New Visions Catagory. "Let It Snow" won awards at the festival for "Best New Writer" & "Best Editing". Adam’s direction of this indie was singled out by “Variety”, referring to him as this generation’s Preston Sturgess. The film then went on to be an official selection of Sundance 2000 in the American Spectrum section where it was given two extra screenings and sold out all seven of its showings. Then came the New York/Avignon film festival and the Deauville festival in France, where the film received critical acclaim. "Let It Snow (Snow Days)" has received rave reviews from, "Variety", "Hollywood Reporter", "Ain't it Cool News", "The Gore Score" and many others in this country and abroad. Most recently, Adam directed the feature film, “Conspiracy”, which he co-wrote with Sullivan. Filmed in Santa Fe, New Mexico with Val Kilmer, Jennifer Esposito and Gary Cole. Currently he is set to direct the feature films “Rage” and a remake of “I Walked With A Zombie” for RKO in 2008. Both are written by the Marcus/Sullivan team. On his own, Adam has also sold several television series to Kevin Bright Productions, Imagine Television, NBC, Fox and The WB. His writing credits with partner of 15 years, Debra Sullivan, includes over fifty screenplays and a body of work that have put them on the “favorites” list of many production companies and Studios in town. The following is a partial list of original screenplays written by the pair that have been set up or produced recently.
Adam will co-present, "The Business & the Bull of Acting For Television & Film," a Master Class, "How To Own The Room Once You Get In: Auditioning for Film and Television," and he will be taking Audition Consultation Appointments." Adam requests anyone who wants to volunteer to perform in his Master Class or have an Audition Consultation Appointment, should prepare a monologue from 1 1/2 minutes to 4 minutes that would be suitable for television or film. D. CANDIS PAULE is the casting director for Stu Segall Productions where Veronica Mars was filmed for the CW Network. Along with several episodics for Fox’s My Network, she has helped cast a variety of pilots and movies of the week. Ms. Paule has worked on SAG and AFTRA projects, in addition to union and non-union commercials and industrials as a freelance casting director. Other credits include directing, most notably for the Playwrights Project and The Fritz Theatre, and she has been seen throughout the country as an award-winning actor. In addition to voice-over work and private coaching, Ms. Paule is also proud to serve on The Fritz Theatre Board of Directors. She will present, “Auditioning: Stage vs Screen," and will take ‘Audition Consultation Appointments.’ For these appointments, the participants may structure their time including Q & A, monologue(s), song(s) or a combination of all 3. If you are singing, please bring your own CD accompaniment. TINA REAL– Casting Director and Talent Manager, over the past 30 years, has earned the reputation of being one of San Diego’s foremost experts on casting and talent management. She
began her career in the late 50’s in a public relations position with
the world famous Agua Caliente Racecourse in Tijuana, B.C. Mexico. While
at Caliente, she gained valuable experience assisting and organizing Being conversant in Spanish made Tina ideal for her next management position at the John Robert Powers School of Modeling. For ten years she served as lecturer and instructor helping hundreds of students improve their personal development skills. From there, she served as a Talent Coordinator with Talent San Diego, a talent and modeling agency. Accounts she worked on included Oscar-Mayer, Quantas Airlines and NCR, Chevrolet, Ford for commercial and print advertising. In 1972, she founded Tina Real Agency, a full-service AFTRA and SAG franchised talent agency. She represented models and actors for national broadcast, film and print mediums. In
1979, she was awarded the exclusive San Diego designation as a Screen
Extras Guild casting agency. Thus, she now added an extras casting division
to her existing talent agency. In 1991 Tina became a full service casting
director and is now casting principals, day players and extras for features,
TV, industrials, commercials and print work. She will also be accepting, "Audition Consultation Appointments." If you are making an Audition Consultation Appointment with her, Ms. Real invites you to do Q & A or to read commercial sides that will be provided at the registration table during the first hour of the conference DOUGLAS C. SMITH – Artistic Director Westview Theatre Company. After graduating from UCLA with a degree in Theatre Arts, Doug Smith went on to direct over 60 productions in educational and community theatre. He is well-known for his leadership and ability to identify and develop young talent who go on to professional careers. After spending 16 seasons as artistic director of Theatre On The Mount, he became the artistic director of Westview Theater in 2002 and guided its development from its first productions to its current sell out audiences. He has received innumerable awards from his students as a teacher and mentor. The California Educational Theatre Association has twice selected his productions as examples of outstanding theatre and invited them to be showcased at its annual Festival. In the highly competitive Fullerton College Theatre Festival where over 60 schools from all over Southern California enter their top students in monologue competitions with over 100 entries each, Mr. Smiths students have consistently reached the final rounds and in the last few years 5 students have placed in the coveted top 3 places. He
will present a Master Class for beginning and intermediate actors, “The
Other Person in the Monologue.” DEBRA SULLIVAN - Actress has been a professional actress for over 20 years. She was a founding member of Damn Skippy Theatreworks and The Company of Angels. She has appeared in numerous films and television movies as well as award winning television series like Cold Case and E.R. She starred in the Indie film “Abstinence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder” and played leading roles in “Let It Snow” and “Conspiracy”. She is also attached to roles in the upcoming films Rage and The Hill. Debra’s writing credits include:
Debra will co-present, "The Business & the Bull of Acting For Television & Film," a Master Class, "How To Own The Room Once You Get In: Auditioning for Film and Television," and she will be taking Audition Consultation Appointments." Debra requests anyone who wants to volunteer to perform in her Master Class or have an Audition Consultation Appointment, should prepare a monologue from 1 1/2 minutes to 4 minutes that would be suitable for television or film. NANCI
WASHBURN, President/Founder of Artist Management Agency, has
been an agent for over 35 years.
Artist Management Agency has offices San Diego and Orange Counties representing
actors for episodic television, feature film, commercials, print, industrials
and voice over. Currently Artist Management actors can been seen on
Cold Case, Veronica Mars, Inconceivable,
General Hospital, The Best Revenge.
Voices are heard for Disney, Sony PlayStation, ABC, Animal Planet, National
Geo, California Bank and Trust. Commercials for Ditech, Infomercials
for BodyFlex, print for Crest and Avis……to name a few. She
is listed in Who’s Who of American Women. BRIAN WELLS – Producing Artistic Director, San Diego Civic Light Opera, d.b.a., Starlight Theatre, is a native San Diegan. Mr. Wells attended USIU as a Musical Theatre Major, under the venerable Jack Tygett. Brian worked for seven years at the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts in the area of technical theatre prior to joining the San Diego Civic Light Opera, d.b.a. “Starlight Theatre”, in 1996 as the Producing Artistic Director. Brian has directed numerous award winning musical productions throughout San Diego including the San Diego Regional Theatre Premiere of The Scarlet Pimpernel, Sweeney Todd and the 2006 San Diego Premiere of Urinetown The Musical for which Wells was awarded not only Outstanding Musical Production but also Outstanding Direction of a Musical from the San Diego Theatre Critic’s Circle. In 2006 Wells was also honored with the Exemplary Partnership Award from the National Careers Academy Coalition for his work with the South West Academy of Performing and Visual Arts for the past 5 years. Most recently Wells directed last September’s critically acclaimed production of Ragtime to close Starlight’s 61st season in Balboa Park. Ragtime was also awarded Outstanding Production by the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle making it the 4th such award Wells has received in the last 6 years for productions he has directed in San Diego. Mr. Wells will present, “Musical Theatre – Finding The Right Song for You and Your Audition,” and a Master Class – Refining the Best Song for You and Your Audition.” For his Master Class Mr. Wells asks those who would like to perform in class to bring a selection of songs, one minute in length. Bring a CD and or sheet music accompaniment. Mr. Wells will also be accepting, "Audition Consultation Appointments." If you are making an Audition Consultation Appointment with him, Mr. Wells invites you to do simple Q & A or to sing one or more of your one minute songs. Please bring your own CD accompaniment. SAM WOODHOUSE - co-founded San Diego Repertory Theatre in 1976, and has since served as Producing and Artistic Director. In 2006, he and D.W.Jacobs were honored with the Craig Noel Award by the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle for 30 years of artistic dedication to downtown and diversity. He has worked as a director, producer and actor on more than 140 REP productions, including It Ain't Nothin' but the Blues, the Tony-nominated musical which played on Broadway in 1999. Mr. Woodhouse has performed as an actor on the REP stages in the title role of King Lear, Proof, Hamlet, K and Beyond Therapy. His most recent directorial work with the REP includes the world premiers of Sweet 15 – Quinceanera, Don Quixote, Restless Spirits, The Doors musical Celebration of the LIzard and Nuevo California. Mr. Woodhouse has also directed for the REP The Clean House by Sarah Ruhl, Romance by David Mamet, The Goat or Who is Sylvia? By Edward Albee, The Merchant of Venice, The Beauty Queen of Leenane; Culture Clash's 15th Anniversary Anthology, which toured California and Paula Vogel's Pulitzer Prize winner How I Learned to Drive. In 2003, he was awarded the Patte Shiley Award for Lifetime Achievement by KPBS and the prestigious Alonzo Award by the Downtown San Diego Partnership. Mr. Woodhouse is the founder of the REP's Calafia Initiative, a multi-disciplinary artistic initiative that brings together unlikely partners to create new works that speak to the future of our bi-national region. Sam will present a Master Class, “Transforming Your Monologue Into Memorable Theatre.” Actors wishing to perform should prepare a 3 to 4 minute monologue. He will also do ‘Audition Appointments with intermediate and professional level actors.” Those wishing to schedule Audition Consultation Appointments with Mr. Wood should feel free to structure their appointment with songs or monologues of their own selection. If you are singing, please provide your own CD of accompaniment. DIANE DUNAWAY – Conference Founder, is a seventh generation Californian and a life long contributor, supporter and patron of the Arts. As a writer, Ms. Dunaway has penned bestsellers in both fiction and nonfiction and has appeared internationally on hundreds of television and radio shows, including CNN and NPR. Diane has taught writing at five southern California colleges and universities, and has long found great satisfaction in helping others, particularly young people, explore and develop their talents. She is a Founder and Director of the San Diego State University Writers’ Conference, the largest writers’ conference in the Western U.S., now in its 25th year. Since the conference’s inception, Diane has created the program, selected the faculty and has been gratified to see her efforts foster the careers of hundreds of previously unknown writers.
Diane is also dedicated to theatre and, for the last twelve years, has
supported theatre-makers by establishing on-stage opportunities as well
as immersing herself in all aspects of the creative process. She has
participated in the development of many talented actors and has been
delighted to see them advance to professional careers.
Diane is the founder and director of the Stage, Screen and Television
Actor’s Conference at SDSU and looks forward to making this an annual
event for actor’s to learn, to network and to skyrocket their careers. |
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JODIE
BOWMAN - Thrilled to work with Victoria Morris (Executive Director,
KSA Equity and Theatrical Departments), Jodie joins the KSA-Equity team
where she focuses primarily on kids and teens, grooming young people
to place on Broadway. Most recently, she has two young clients (from
San Diego) placed in "13 the Musical" which opens on Broadway
this summer. Jodie also teams with Victoria Morris on KSA’s Creative
Division, handling Directors, Choreographers, and Musical Directors
after spending two years working with Carol Shamon Freitas and Frank
DiPalermo at the Shamon Freitas Agency, booking talent primarily in
areas of commercial, print, and voice-over. Jodie also has an extensive
background in musical theatre instruction, and was a vocal coach before
coming to New York City where she began casting for top regional theatres
with Harriet Bass Casting, as well as several freelance casting projects.
Other casting credits include The Old Globe, San Diego (Dr. Seuss’s,
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!) and Stu Segall Productions, San Diego
(with D. Candis Paule). Jodie will also be conducting a musical theatre
master class with USC.