In Person: Auditioning for Co-Stars, Guest Stars and Series Regulars: 3 Week TV Series Class with Amy Christopher, Casting Director

Monday, July 17, 2023, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

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Learn how to make strong, specific choices when auditioning for co-stars, guest stars, and series regulars in this 3 week class with this top NY casting director and former FOX TV network casting VP.

From 2003 to 2013, Amy served as Vice President of Casting for Fox Broadcasting Company, casting both pilots and television series including “24”, "Prison Break”, “Glee”, “Bones”, “Raising Hope”, “House”, “The New Girl”, “That 70’s Show”, “Malcolm In The Middle”, “The O.C.”, “Lie To Me”, “Fringe”, “Arrested Development”, and ”Touch”.

Her extensive knowledge and experience will help you to get more callbacks and bookings.

This class is for actors (14+).

EVENT OVERVIEW:

Amy will work with you on sides each week and give extensive feedback and behind-the-scenes info on what you can do in the room to feel confident about your on-camera auditions.

Week 1: Amy will send a selection of sides for you to choose from

Weeks 2 & 3: You will have the choice to pick another set of sides from the original folder OR you can ask Amy to assign you a scene OR bring in your own scene.

Each week she'll also lead class in a lively discussion about what you can and cannot control in an audition, what a casting director is looking for, choosing strong takes in a self-tape and everything in between.

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Please note that this in person two day event will be at:

Pearl Studios NYC
519 8th Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10018

WHAT TO PREPARE:

For the first class, Amy will send a selection of sides for you to choose from - PLEASE NOTE: Some sides may have more than one scene in the packet, if it is not specified which scene to do, please only choose ONE scene to perform!

IN ADDITION: Please bring TWO HARD COPIES of your scene - one highlighted FOR THE READER

Please email jess@actorsconnection.com your scene choice AS AN ATTACHMENT (file should be labeled YourName_CHARACTER) by 5pm (EST) the DAY BEFORE the event.

Please follow the procedures listed below:

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Amy Christopher

After receiving a BA in Theatre from Bennington College, Amy pursued a career in casting which has now spanned over 20 years. It goes without saying that Amy’s many credits speak for themselves, but to write them all down here would just be boring. Instead, here are the spark notes:

She landed her first casting gig at The Roundabout Theatre Company (1997-2003), casting both Broadway and off-Broadway productions (The Man Who Had All The Luck, JunoAnd The Paycock, Major Barbara). At the same time she also cast The Williamstown Theatre Festival’s Main Stage and Nikos Stage productions, notably: As You Like It, The Rivals, Street Scene, and The Taming Of The Shrew. She has worked with directors John Crowley, Scott Ellis, Joe Mantello, Nicholas Martin, Dan Sullivan, Christopher Ashley, David Warren, Darko Tresnjak, and Michael Grief, just to name a few.

From 2003 to 2013 Amy served as Vice President of Casting for Fox Broadcasting Company, casting both pilots and television series including “24”, "Prison Break”, “Glee”, “Bones”, “Raising Hope”, “House”, “The New Girl”, “That 70’s Show”, “Malcolm In The Middle”, “The O.C.”, “Lie To Me”, “Fringe”, “Arrested Development”, and ”Touch”.

She recently co-cast the films Before/During/After and The Rest Of Us, and the Pulitzer Prize winning play Water By The Spoonful (Mark Taper Forum). Currently, she's in preproduction on the upcoming indie film MUZZ.

Amy has been a guest teacher at Juilliard, Yale, Brown, The Actors Centre and The Atlantic Theatre Company.

Please don’t bother looking Amy up on IMDB, she will eventually get around to putting up her credits but in the meantime just ask her for her resume.

Meets

Monday, July 17, 2023	6:30 pm
Monday, July 24, 2023	6:30 pm
Monday, July 31, 2023	6:30 pm

The following disclaimer is provided specifically at the request of and in accordance with SAG/AFTRA: Seminars or classes are for educational purposes only and will not secure or provide opportunity for employment in the field or representation by an agent or casting director.