Diane Dunaway Kramer, Conference Director ABOUT

San Diego State University Extended Studies Center
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Directions to the conference:
From Highway 8.
Take College Blvd, South (From the East Bound 8, make a right on the off ramp. From West Bound 8, take the College Ave. exit, and make a left at the end of the off ramp.
Take College to top of hill to Linda Paseo Ave. Turn Right on Linda Paseo
Go to Campanile Drive and turn right.
Go to Hardy Ave. and turn Left.
You will pass the Extension offices on your left and enter parking structure on left.
Go to the upper most floor of the parking structure and park.
Entrance to the conference center is directly from this parking lot through the glass double doors into the conference center.

If you are entering the conference structure from Hardy Ave., go to the Extended studies building on the right as you face the buildings. The conference is on the second floor.

Parking Permit
When you register, Conference Staff will provide you with a parking permit for your car.

For additional information please contact Conference Director, Diane Dunaway
at DDKramer2@aol.com or (858) 484 8575.

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

For definitions of professional and intermediate status, CLICK HERE

PRESENTATIONS

Auditioning and Acting - Gary Zuckerbrod
Auditioning: Stage Versus Screen - D. Candis Paule
Be the Master Of Your Musical Theatre Audition - Dale Brown
Breaking Into Voice Overs - Nanci Washburn
The Business of the Business - What Every Actor Must Know To Succeed In Musical Theatre - Nikole Vallins
Commercial Auditions - What Are THEY Looking For? - Mariko Ballintine
Film - I Can Do That! - Getting Your Acting Career Started - Frank Catalano
It’s all about you… understanding your “type” in casting – How to make yourself stand out from the rest of the crowd - Frank Catalano
Launching The Power of the Creative Process - Douglas Smith
Making An Artistic Success Into A Financial Success - Nanci Washburn
Managing A Successful Career On Stage - Nancy Anderson
Monologue Auditions:  How to Make Them Work - Frank Catalano
Nailing the Cold Read Audition - Terry Ross
Musical Theatre - Getting Through A Dance Audition (When You May Not Be A Great Dancer) - Nikole Vallins
Selecting The Right Song For You and Embracing Your Type - Justin Huff
Story Telling Through Acting and Song - Justin Huff
The Frigid Read - How to Deliver a Great Audition When You Have No Opportunity to Prepare - Terry Ross
The True Story of Commercials - What You Really Need To Know About The Commercial Business - Mark Measures
The World Of Voice-Over – Demos, Celebrity Voices, Pacing, Pitch Options, Agents and Home Studios - Lori Tritel
Voice-Over - Animation and Interactive Games: Characters, Fight Sounds, Grunts And More - Lori Tritel

Chiropractics of Commercial Auditioning - Mariko Ballentine
Films, Soaps, Episodics and New Media - Nanci Washburn
The Funniest Thing That's Ever Happened To You - Mary Jo Slater
Audition Monologues - Robert Smyth
Musical Theatre: Connecting Lyric To Music -Troy Magino
Musical Theatre I & II - Dale Brown
Musical Theatre - Nikole Vallins
Musical Theatre 16-32 Bar Songs - Justin Huff
Song work for Musical Theatre - Nancy Anderson
Voice-Over - Nailing The Commercial Copy! Tell Me, Don't Sell Me - Lori Tritel

MASTER CLASS:
Please bring a song under 2 minutes and sheet music.  An accompanist will be provided

MARIKO BALLENTINE

MASTER CLASS:
Chiropractics of Commercial Auditions. Participants should be commerical actors who are used to doing wall to wall copy.

PRESENTATION:
Commercial Auditioning What are "THEY"looking for?" (which is a misnomer, because no one knows what one is looking for until we see it!).

DALE BROWN

PRESENTATION:
Be the Master of Your Musical Theatre Audition

MASTER CLASSES:
Bring sheet music for 2 songs each under 2 minutes or a song and a monologue.  Dale will also conduct Audition Consultation Appointments.

PRESENTATION:
Monologue Auditions - How to Make them Work

It’s all about You… understanding your “type” in casting – How to make yourself stand out from the rest of the crowd

I can do that! – getting your acting career started

KEYNOTE:
Preparation, Reality and Love

PRESENTATION:
Storytelling Through Acting and Song

PRESENTATION:
Selecting the Right Song For You and Embracing Your Type

MASTER CLASSES:
DETAILS TBA

THEATRE WEST

USC School of Theatre

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.

TERRY ROSS

CASTING DIRECTOR &
ACTING COACH

MASTER CLASS
"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"

MASTER CLASS
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!!.

MARY JO SLATER

CASTING DIRECTOR

KEYNOTE:
Reality and Practicality

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.

PRESENTATION:
The World Of Voice-Over – Demos, Celebrity Voices, Pacing, Pitch Options, Agents, Home Studios

MASTER CLASS:
Voice Over- Nailing The Commercial Copy! Tell Me, Don't Sell Me

MASTER CLASS:
Voice-over - Animation and Interactive Games: Characters, Fight Sounds, Grunts And More!

PRESENTATION:
Musical Theatre - Succeeding in a Dance Audition (even if you may not be a great dancer)

PRESENTATION:
The Business of the Business - what Every Actor Must Know to Succeed in Musical Theatre

APPOINTMENTS
Bring sheet music with a 16 to 32 bar song

PRESENTATION:
Breaking Into Voice Overs

PRESENTATION:
Resume Preparation and Headshots

PRESENTATION:
Making An Artistic Success a Financial Success

MASTER CLASS:
“Film, Soaps, Episodics and New Media.”
Ms. Washburn will provide sides in class for her Master Class.

KEYNOTE:
Auditioning and Acting