JUSTIN HUFF C.S.A. – Telsey + Co. Casting -  New York ABOUT
MARY JO SLATER C.S.A. – New York & Hollywood ABOUT
GARY ZUCKERBROD C.S.A. – President Casting Society of America - Hollywood ABOUT

DALE BROWN – Tara Rubin Casting -  New York ABOUT
NIKOLE VALLINS - Jay Bender Casting - New York ABOUT

JUSTIN HUFF, CSA

(Telsey + Company, Casting Director).  Justin has been casting with Telsey + Company since 2005, working specifically on all of their musicals.  He is currently working on the upcoming Broadway musical Spider-Man with Julie Taymor, Bono and The Edge of U2, and The Addams Family.  Other projects he has cast and/or worked on are, Broadway/Tours: 9 to 5, Desire Under the Elms, Next to Normal, Rock of Ages, Reasons to Be Pretty, Blithe Spirit, South Pacific, In the Heights, Wicked, You’re Welcome America, Speed-the-Plow, Equus, Hairspray, Rent, Legally Blonde, The Color Purple, Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On (Vegas), Peep Show (Vegas); Off-Broadway: Atlantic, MCC, Signature; Regional: Ahmanson, Arena Stage, Arizona Theatre Co., Catch Me If You Can (Seattle 5th Avenue), Goodman, Hartford Stage, La Jolla, Pittsburgh CLO, Shakespeare Theatre, Westport; Film: 17 Photos of Isabel, I Love You Phillip Morris, Rachel Getting Married, Sex and the City, Dan in Real Life, Then She Found Me, Across the Universe, Ira and Abby, Rent, Pieces of April, Camp, The Grey Zone, Finding Forrester, The Bone Collector; TV: Ugly Betty (pilot), Whoopi, HBO’s Undefeated, commercials.

Justin will present a keynote "Preparation, Reality and Love". He will also present ‘Storytelling Through Acting and Song,’ ‘Selecting the Right Song For You and Embracing Your Type.’  He will also conduct Master Classes and Audition Consultation Appointments.  Bring sheet music with a 16 to 32 bar song.

MARY JO SLATER, C.S.A

Mary Jo Slater is a Casting Director whose career began with Broadway producer, Emanuel Azenberg, who opened the door to Mary Jo Slater’s first casting opportunity, Neil Simon’s ‘Chapter Two.’  From that moment on, she knew that casting was what she wanted to do with her life. After casting several Broadway and off-broadways plays, she branched out into television, taking on the casting job on ‘One Life To Live,’ the ABC daytime drama, a job she enjoyed for nearly ten years, also earning her her first Casting Society of America Award.  She worked with the legendary Lynn Stalmaster on features such as ‘The Name of the Rose,’ ‘9 ½ Weeks,’ and ‘Out of Africa.’ In 1986 a call came from MGM Television in Los Angeles with an offer to become Vice President of Talent under the leadership of David Gerber. This was an offer she couldn’t refuse.  She relocated her family to the West Coast. While at MGM, she cast and oversaw pilots, movies and series. 

Mary Jo partnered with Steve Brooksbank in 1992. The partnership has collaborated on the casting of feature films, miniseries, pilots and series. From 2004 to 2008 Slater/Brooksbank was in-house casting consultants for USA/NBC Universal Television. They received five Emmy nominations for ‘Traffic,’ the USA miniseries, as well as winning a C.S.A. Award for the project.  Another Emmy nomination and C.S.A. nomination followed in 2005 for ‘Elvis,’ the CBS miniseries starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers.   They were honored, once again, with  three more Emmy nominations, two for the Showtime series ‘The Tudors’ starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and the other for the USA miniseries ‘The Starter Wife,’ starring Debra Messing.  The C.S.A. also recognized the team with nominations for ‘The Starter Wife’ and the SciFi  miniseries ‘The Lost Room,’ starring Peter Krause.  They are currently casting consultants for Fox Television having completed work on a new series entitled ‘Defying Gravity,’ and a pilot for ABC currently titled ‘I, Claudia.’

Some proud casting accomplishments include William Friedkin’s ‘Twelve Angry Men’ for Showtime starring Jack Lemmon, George C. Scott  and James Gandolfini, receiving a C.S.A. nomination , the Dreamworks feature, ‘The Contender,’ starring Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges and Gary Oldman, also receiving a C.S.A. nomination.  The CBS miniseries ‘Elvis,’, the ABC series Commander-In-Chief starring Geena Davis and Donald Sutherland., the Morgan Creek feature ‘Ace Ventura, Pet Detective,’ the independent features ‘Come Early Morning’ starring Ashley Judd which premiered at Sundance and ‘Slipstream’ starring Anthony Hopkins, a film he wrote and directed which also had its premiere at Sundance, and the ABC pilot of ‘Dirty Sexy Money.’ She is currently producing a documentary entitled ‘Miracle on 42nd Street,’ about Manhattan Plaza, the only federally subsidized housing for people in the performing arts; a feature film entitled ‘Rogues;’ and a pilot entitled ‘Game Show.’ 

With more than 30 years in casting, she is still excited by the process and proud to be a part of the profession.  She will present a keynote, 'Reality and Practicality'  and conduct a Master Class, 'The Funniest Thing That's Ever Happened To You.'  If you want to be one of the performers in Mary Jo's master class, please come prepared to tell a joke.

GARY ZUCKERBROD, C.S.A. – Casting Director, has been a member of the casting community for 25 years and is currently the President of The Casting Society of America.

Beginning in New York as an associate to Bonnie Timmermann, Gary participated in the casting of ‘Trading Places,’ ‘The Pope Of Greenwich Village’ and the pilot and series of ‘Miami Vice.’ Brought out to Los Angeles by William Friedkin to work on ‘To Live And Die In LA,’ Gary then started casting the ‘New Twilight Zone’ series for CBS,. Career highlights include the feature films ‘A Midnight Clear,’ ‘Beverly Hills Ninja’ and ‘Pulp Fiction’ for which he received the Casting Society of Amerca’s Artios Award. Television credits include ‘Touched By An Angel’ (pilot), ‘The Titanic’ (mini-series), HBO’s ‘Weapons Of Mass Distraction’ (Artios and casting Emmy nominations), ‘Bella Mafia’ (mini-series), ‘The Ron Clark Story’ and the pilot of the hit CBS series ‘Cold Case.’ Currently Gary is proud to be casting the CBS series, ‘Without A Trace’ for which he was honored with the 2004 Artios Award for outstanding casting of a one hour episodic drama series.

NANCY ANDERSON made her Broadway debut as Mona in A Class Act, and she played the roles of Helen and Eileen in the Broadway revival of Wonderful Town. PBS “Great Performances” audiences know her for her Olivier and Helen Hayes Nominated performance of Lois/Bianca in the West End premiere of Kiss Me, Kate. Nancy is also featured in the Great Performances Broadcast of South Pacific starring Reba McIntyre. Off- Broadway, Nancy received a 2000 Drama Desk Award Nomination for her portrayal of all the women in Jolson & Co. at the York Theater, and a 2005 Drama Desk Nomination as the title Role in Fanny Hill. Most recently, Nancy appeared at The Old Globe in San Diego as Miriam Aarons in The Women, directed by Darko Tresnjak. In the spring, she played Winnie from Washington in No, No, Nanette (Encores!) starring Rosie O’Donnell and Sandy Duncan. Last winter, Nancy starred in The Prospect Theater’s production of The Blue Flower and appeared with Michael Feinstein at Carnegie Hall in “Hooray for Love Songs”.  In April, Nancy gave a concert with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and she sings regularly at Town Hall in Scott Siegel’s Broadway By Year series. She has appeared as a guest vocalist with Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks, and she has frequently been seen at the legendary jazz club, Birdland with Ross Patterson and His Little Big Band featuring songs from her debut album, Ten Cents A Dance. Nancy is currently developing new works, including Steve Lutvak’s Kind Hearts and Coronets, and Yank! by the Zellnik brothers.  Other credits: A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine, and Sylvia in Sylvia(Cape Playhouse), Madeline in By Jeeves(Goodspeed, Geffin, Kennedy Center), The Black Monk (Yale Rep), Johanna in Sweeney Todd(Goodspeed),Polly in Crazy For You(Pioneer Playhouse). For a copy of her debut cd, Ten Cents a Dance, please visit www.nancyanderson.name

Nancy will conduct master classes.  Please bring a song under 2 minutes and bring sheet music.  An accompanist will be provided.

MARIKO BALLENTINE - has been casting commercials with Danny Goldman & Associates Casting since 1984. Mariko's background in Theatre allows her to know how to "talk to actors", how to "treat actors" in order to get the best performance out of them. Her directors appreciate her "way with actors" when running the auditions. Those directors include: Stan Dragoti, Dave Roberts, Todd Korgan, Kevin Costello, Michael Cerny, Richard Reens, Tom Finnerty, Leo Zahn, Brandon Kusher, Jerry Pope and Rick Dublin. Mariko takes a great deal of pride in knowing how to "adjust" an actor. It's one thing to be able to see talent, which can be quite "subjective", it's another to be able to determine what an actor might be doing "wrong" OR what an actor might be doing "right".

Every actor is different, in a different place in their career. What's right for one actor may not be right for another.

Let Mariko audition you with either your own 30 seconds of commercial copy, or with 30 seconds that she will give you...and let Mariko "adjust you" in her Master Commercial Class "Chiropractics of Commercial Auditioning". (This should be experienced commercial actors who are used to doing wall to wall copy)

Mariko will also see any level actor in Audition Consultation Appointments, preferrably with commercial copy, but any brief "light-hearted" or "humorous" monologue will do. Mariko will also hold a lecture called, "Commercial Audtioning: What are "THEY"looking for?" (which is a misnomer, because no one knows what one is looking for until we see it!).

DALE BROWN –  Tara Rubin Casting. Dale joined this high profile casting office in 2007.  His current specific projects with TRC include on-going casting for all US companies of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, and the original casting of both BILLY ELLIOT, THE FIRST WIVES CLUB  and Des McAnuff's production of GUYS & DOLLS.  

Tara Rubin Casting is also responsible for the casting of the Broadway, touring, Las Vegas, companies of:  MAMMA MIA!, SPAMALOT, JERSEY BOYS (including London & Australian productions), MARY POPPINS, SHREK, THE MUSICAL, & THE LITTLE MERMAID; as well as, Yale Repertory Theater, and assorted shows for Lincoln Center Theater, The Old Globe, LaJolla Playhouse to name a few.  

Before joining TRC, Dale was a free-lance casting director in NYC working in independent film, commercials, regional theater and, yes, even reality TV. A working actor for 15 years, Dale has an inherent appreciation for the path actors must travel and a true interest in helping them perform to their very best.  Dale will present, "Be the Master of your Musical Theater Audition" and conduct Master Classes. 

For those attending his Master Class, bring sheet music for 2 songs each under 2 minutes or a song and a monologue.  Dale will also conduct Audition Consultation Appointments

FRANK CATALANO holds a Masters Degree in Writing from the University of Southern California’s prestigious Professional Writing Program and a second Masters in Asian Drama from the University of Hawaii. He currently is a member of the faculty at the School of Theatre of the University of Southern California and is part of the Theatre Arts, Film and Social Science faculties at Pierce College and Pasadena City College.

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), 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, “VAMPIRE PRINCESS MIU,””HONEY BEE HUTCH,” “SUPER PIG,” “DIGIMON,” “The Adventures of Dynamo Duck” for Fox TV, the Sci-Fi series “Robotech” and “Flint the Time Detective,” ABC television series including “LA LAW,” “CIVIL WARS,” “MURDER ONE,“ 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. Mr. Catalano has been a featured speaker at the 24th and 25th Annual Writer’s Conference hosted by San Diego State University and is the author of two books ART OF THE MONOLOGUE (2007) and THE CREATIVE AUDIENCE (2009) both available at book stores across the country and Amazon.com. His new book WHITE KNIGHT BLACK NIGHTS will be released this summer.

Frank will present, "It’s all about you… understanding your “type” in casting – How to make yourself stand out from the rest of the crowd - understanding, how the outside world perceives us and how to utilize this skill to create opportunities at auditions. "I can do that!  – getting  your acting career started - Turning dream into action. What are the first steps to get started and how to stay on track creating a successful acting career. "Monologue Auditions:  How to make them work - If you’re thinking about getting an agent, auditioning for a theatre company or a four year conservatory, you will be required to perform at least one but usually two monologues. How do you select the right material that is specific to you and create a winning monologue performances at auditions.

TROY MAGINO has won critical acclaim both as a director and a choreographer. As a director/choreographer, his productions have been honored with both LA Times' Critic's Choice and two 4-Star Recommended Picks,  2 Backstage Critic's Pick's and 5 Backstage Garland Award Honorable Mentions, 3 WOW Picks as well as Director of the Year and Runner-Up for Choreographer of the Year from Stage Scene LA, An IRNE Award for Best Director (Boston/New England area reviewers), LA Drama Critic's Choice Nominee for Choreography, and he has been a DanceBreak NYC semifinalist for choreography.

He recently directed/choreographed the West Coast Premiere of a newly-conceived large stage version of Neil Sedaka's ‘Breaking Up Is Hard To Do’ at Cabrillo Music Theatre.  At Musical Theatre West, he directed/choreographed a new take on the National Regional Premiere of ‘Altar Boyz’ which was honored with many accolades.  Also at MT West, he directed/choreographed  Thoroughly Modern Millie, which was the only musical named in In Magazine’s ‘Top Ten for The Best Theatre of 2007.’  In 2007, won Drama Critics Circle’s Margaret Harford Award for sustained excellence in theatre and recognized Musical Theatre West where Troy Directed/Choreographed 3 of 6 overall productions for it’s 2006-7 season. 

Troy was honored to Direct and Choreograph a "re-envisioned" Guys And Dolls at the new critically acclaimed San Diego Musical Theatre. In ABC’s Daytime Salutes BC/EFA Benefit in NYC, Troy choreographed Eden Riegel’s ‘Show Off.’ He has also had the pleasure of directing/choreographing at MT West Youth Conservatory's ‘High School Musical,’ and ‘Joseph…,’ and USC's ‘How To Succeed…,’ and ‘Little Women.’ Troy has served as choreographer on productions of Millie, Gigi, Brigadoon, directed by Tony Award winner John Rubenstien (Pippin) and is thrilled to be working on Starlight's upcoming ‘High School Musical.’ In addition to choreographing several commercials, industrials, biz theatre in NYC, he served as choreographer and assistant choreographer on a series of "Gap-like" SAG commercials in Spain, in which he collaborate with Karma Camp.  He also assisted and contributed choreography to NBA's first TV All-Star Game Halftime Show on NBC where he collaborating with John Carrafa.

A fan of new works Troy directed, ‘Feels Like Home,’ a new musical with music by Norah Jones which co-starred William Katt (Greatest American Hero, Pippin).  Last year he served as a book doctor and co-writer to a new inspirational musical ‘Radicalove,’ starring Keesha Sharp (Girlfriends, Everybody Hates Chris, et. al) and comedian Steve Rossi (Allen and Rossi) and featured music and original book by Award Winning Composer Arnold Capitanelli. Troy also directed and choreographed the show which played at Palm Springs' Anneburg.

Troy has taught master classes across the country and has taught musical theatre dance classes at University of California - Irvine.  He currently is an Adjunct Professor at USC's School of Theatre where he teaches a Musical Theatre Workshop class in conjunction with Musical Director/Composer Parmer Fuller.  A handful of his prior students and former cast members have gone on to perform in ‘Wicked’ (Broadway, Chicago, and National Tour), ‘Jersey Boys’ (Toronto Production), ‘Spring Awakening’ (Broadway), ‘Chicago’ (National Tour), and ‘Camelot’ (National Tour).

As a performer, Troy was a member of the original Fosse Project organized by Chet Walker and Gwen Vernon. He has toured the country in three Broadway First National Tours in principal, ensemble, and swing/understudy roles in productions of ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie,’ Saturday Night Fever, Barry Manilow’s ‘Copacabana.’   Troy had the honor of dancing for 10 years with the World Famous Rockettes in NYC’s Radio City Music Hall’s Christmas Spectacular and in various special events. 
He has appeared 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 has been seen on TV in ‘Days of Our Lives,’ ‘Another World,’ ‘Late Nite with David Letterman,’ ‘Superboy,’ ‘Clarrisa’... et al. He has performed in music videos for Enrique Iglesias and Lila McCann. Live TV events with LL Cool J, Martina McBride, 98 Degrees, Mary J Blidge, Pussycat Dolls, Elton John's One World, 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.  Also, early in his career he performed in over 40 productions/tours at Disney World, Tokyo Disney and Universal Studios Florida. Privately, Troy has studied voice with Mary Setrakian and Joyce Hall, acting with various teachers in NY, Pittsburgh (Point Park College) and Orlando (UCF) and dance at Broadway Dance in Japan and NYC, Steps, and various studies in Orlando.  Troy feels blessed to do what he loves. He is married to Broadway actress Darcie Roberts.  They have a beautiful son and another baby on the way!

Troy will present a Master Class, ‘Musical Theatre – Connecting Lyric to Music.’ To perform in the Master Class, prepare a song of no more than 3 minutes. Bring sheet music. Troy will also take ‘Audition Consultation Appointments.’ Please bring questions or perform what you wish.

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 For Screen vs Auditioning for Stage.”  Candis will also conduct 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.

RICK SIMAS directed Good News; No, No, Nanette; Promises, Promises and the West Coast premiere of Smile, which collectively won 13 Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards. Other directing credits include the West Coast premiere of Goblin Market at UC Berkeley, the East Coast premiere of The Death of Meyerhold at the Studio Theatre, and The Fantasticks, No Way to Treat a Lady and The Big Bang at North Coast Repertory Theatre. At San Diego State University, he directed the San Diego premieres of Triumph of Love, Honk!, Bat Boy and Zombie Prom, which collectively won 8 KPBS Paté Awards. At SDSU, he also directed the San Diego premieres of A New Brain and The Musical of Musicals, and the Southern California premiere of A Man of No Importance. At the Poway Center for the Arts, he directed Master Class; at Diversionary Theatre, the San Diego premiere of When Pigs Fly; and at the Old Globe Theatre, he assisted Tina Landau on the West Coast premiere of Floyd Collins. At the University of Judaism, he directed Jerry Herman’s Milk and Honey in concert, and created a series of successful cabarets and concerts, including From Berlin to Brooks: How Jews Made Broadway; Berlin, Bernstein and Bock—Boychiks on Broadway; Richard Rodgers: A Centennial Celebration, and Girlchiks on Broadway—The Lyrics of Betty Comden, Dorothy Fields and Carolyn Leigh. He is author of the book "The Musicals No One Came To See", and his doctoral dissertation, "The Evolution of Dance in the American Musical Theatre", is used as a text at San Diego State University. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University, Master’s degree from UCLA, and Ph.D. from UC Berkeley. He has been a faculty member of the American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) in San Francisco and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in New York. For the past 17 years, he has taught in San Diego State University’s MFA Musical Theatre Program—one of only two such graduate programs in the country. 

Rick will audit the Showcase.

TERRY ROSS is the owner/director of Acting Professionally, an on-camera training program for kids, teens and adults that Terry has been conducting for 10 years.  Her annual industry showcases are unique in their multi-media format, combining fully edited filmed scenes with live performances.  In addition to over 20 years of experience acting on stage and screen, Terry has been a faculty member of the Professional Actor Training Program at the Old Globe, and theatre departments at University of San Diego, San Diego State University, and University of California, Davis, and co-founded the Twin Cities Theatre & Film Alliance in Minneapolis. She was a series acting coach for the San Diego-filmed ABC series, ‘Push’ and most recently served as the Casting Director for the upcoming feature length independent ‘Pushing Thirty,’ where several of her students were cast in leading roles. Terry received her acting training from the renowned American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, and holds an M.A. from Stanford and an M.F.A. in directing from the University of California, Davis. 

Terry will present 2 master classes

1) "Nailing the Cold Read Audition" -- To be cast in film or television, an actor must have excellent cold reading skills. This master class will introduce the participant to a proven technique that guarantees success and confidence at each and every audition. The participant will be given a script and filmed prior to learning the technique and then filmed again after working with the technique to demonstrate its effectiveness. Suitable for teens and adults.

2) Mastering the Cold, Cold (Frigid!) Audition Technique -- For anyone who has ever attended an audition and been given no time to read or prepare the script, this master class is for you! A simple but effective technique to master the frigid read (as well as the actors nerves on being confronted with material they've never seen). The participant will be filmed prior to learning the technique and then after applying the technique to see immediate results!!.

Bring writing materials to class. Terry will provide the rest.

DOUGLAS C. SMITH – Artistic Director Westview Theatre Company. California Theatre Educator of the Year - 2008, Westview Teacher of the Year - 2009. 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 several times selected his productions as examples of outstanding theatre and invited them to be showcased at its annual Festival, including this year's production of ‘The Tempest’  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. Smith's 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, ‘Launching the Power of the Internal Process.’  This is an opportunity to improve monologue performance by strengthening the connections between text, context and subtext. Participants should bring the text of a memorized monologue not exceeding 1 1/2 minutes

ROBERT SMYTH is the Producing Artistic Director of Lamb’s Players Theatre, based in Coronado, California. Under his leadership this non-profit organization has grown to be the third largest theatre company in San Diego and one of the leading 50 theatres in the nation. Robert has directed over 100 productionans from Shakespeare to Shaw, musicals, comedy, drama and world premieres – including the New York production of Joyful Noise. He is happy to call Coronado his home – with wife, actress/director Deborah Gilmour Smyth.

Robert will conduct a Master Class on Monologues and Audition Consultation Appointment - 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.

LORI TRITEL is a highly successful and well-known voice actor and voice over coach. She has been heard coast to coast on countless commercial campaigns, most recently including Geico, Macaroni Grill, Publix, Jiffy Lube, KABC, and Walmart.
She is also a regularly featured voice on the Jimmy Kimmel Show, and she is the signature voice of PBS in the mid-west. Her voiceover work in animation can be heard in Tarzan,Winnie the Pooh, Ant Bully, and Black Freighter/The Watchmen

Her voice over credits in interactive games include ‘Clone Wars,’ ‘End War,’ ‘Renegade,’ ‘Earth and Beyond,’ and ‘Lionheart,’ to name a few. She is represented by Cunningham, Escott, Slevin and Doherty in both Los Angeles and New York.

Lori Tritel has been teaching a voice over class for the past 7 years, successfully preparing and training students to read voice-over copy at a competitive level. Her students include industry writers, producers, studio engineers, on camera and stage actors, musicians, and more. When voice over agents need a coach to bring a talent up to speed, Lori Tritel is their top choice.

As a working voice actor herself, Lori is able to bring a current and practical perspective to her teaching which is laser focused with the intention of you booking the job. Lori will share the tools you need to stand out in the competitive voice over field, from making original creative choices in your auditions, to creating a variety of core characters, to having a voice over demo that rises above the rest.

Lori will be presenting, Lecture, ‘The World Of Voice-Over – Demos, Celebrity Voices, Pacing, Pitch Options, Agents and Home Studios,’ a Master Class: ‘Voice Over- Nailing The Commercial Copy! Tell Me, Don't Sell Me’, a Master Class – ‘Voice-over - Animation and Interactive Games: Characters, Fight Sounds, Grunts And More!’  

Lori will also conduct Audition Consultation Appointments where she will either review your demo or you can work one on one with a script that Lori provides.  Straight commercial, announcer, and animation/interactive scripts will be available for you to choose from. Questions are encouraged!

NIKOLE VALLINS - is an associate at Binder Casting. As a member of Binder Casting she has worked on Broadway projects such as: A Chorus Line, Gypsy, The Thirty Nine Steps, Grease, Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Is He Dead?, Inherit The Wind, Journey's End, Virginia Woolf, Sweet Charity, Movin' Out, 42nd Street, Lion King, Beauty & the Beast, Chicago, past and current seasons of Encores! Film: Hairspray, Dreamgirls, Chicago, and upcoming Nine. Upcoming Projects include Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs/Broadway Bound, The Wiz (at City Center), Animal Crackers (at the Goodman Theatre) and the national tour of Dreamgirls.

She will conduct Audition Consultations, Master Classes and present 'Musical Theatre - Succeeding In A Dance Audition (even if you may not be a great dancer)' and 'The Business of the Business - What Every Actor Must Know To Succeed in Musical Theatre' .

NANCI WASHBURN, President/Founder of Artist Management Agency, has been an agent for over 35 years.
She began as a prodigy at the age of 2 and was a model/commercial actress in Los Angeles and southern California prior to becoming an agent in 1967.

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,’ ‘The Ex-List.’ Voices are heard for Disney, Sony PlayStation, ABC, Animal Planet, National Geo, California Bank and Trust. Commercials for Ditech, Infomercials for BodyFlex, print for Qualcomm, Hilton Hotels, Crest and Avis……to name a few.

Ms. Washburn is the co-founder of the San Diego Film Commission, and is currently serving on its board of directors. She has served as an officer/board member for the San Diego Repertory Theatre, National Academy of Arts and Sciences, The Fashion Group International, Little Sisters/Big Brothers, Miss California (Miss America prelim), Medical Biology Institute and the San Diego Historical Society Costume Council.  She currently is an advisor to the San Diego Fine Arts society.  She is listed in Who’s Who of American Women. In her spare time, she travels and is an amateur photojournalist.

Nanci will present, ‘Breaking Into Voice Overs,’ ‘Resume Preparation and Headshots' 'Making An Artistic Success A Financial Success' and a Master Class, ‘Film, Soaps, Episodics and New Media.’ Ms. Washburn will provide sides in class for her Master Class.

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 160 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 – 2’ 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 Threepenny Opera,’ ‘Water & Power’ by Richard Montoya, ‘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 do Audition Appointments with intermediate and professional level actors. Those wishing to schedule Audition Consultation Appointments with Mr. Woodhouse 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 KRAMER– 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.
Currently, as President of the Board of the American Rose Theatre, Diane supports two musical theatre productions a year. She also writes theatre reviews for ‘San Diego Write Way Ezine'.

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.