Parent/Student Combo Ticket - BUSINESS MASTER CLASS in Washington DC with Meghan Rafferty, Brette Goldstein, Kimberly Graham and Christopher Dietrich

Friday, February 12, 2016, 7:30pm ET / 4:30pm PT

The Little Theatre of Alexandria is thrilled to work alongside Actors Connection to present this ONE NIGHT ONLY Business Master Class with 4 Industry Professionals from New York. ***The purchase of the Parent/Student ticket will secure 2 seats for the Master Class.

All of the distinctions between NY, DC and LA will be discussed including: "The idiosyncrasies of each particular market" "Making a Great First Impression" "Industry Do's and Don'ts" "Correspondence/Following Up, "Cover Letters – What they should say" "Do I Need an Representation in order to be seen or submitted? "Do I have to have a resume full of Film/TV credits to be considered?" "Headshots/Resumes - what we are we looking for/" "Do I Need a Reel or Clips? " "The Truth About Being Bicoastal" "Breaking into the Business" "The Art of the Self-Tape" "Opportunities for UNION and NON-UNION in various markets" "Mailings, are they worth it?" "Approaching agents-how is it different?" "Theater, Television, Film, Commercials.... how the business is trending" "The Truth About Pilot Season: When It Is and What It Is" "How the business of auditioning may differ in each medium" .... AND MUCH MORE!

The floor will be opened up for YOUR questions, so please come prepared with your own!

Meghan Rafferty, Casting Director, Ellen Lewis Casting

This TOP NY CD who is currently casting an international webisode for NIKE, a feature film titled "Mauthausan" shooting in August 2016 in Germany and she is in pre-production for the comedy film "Term Life" shooting in the spring of 2016. Some recent casting projects:  'Paterson' written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, associate casting on Woody Allen's next Untitled film which is currently shooting and will be released in 2016, various pilots for ABC Family and the first season of HBO's The Leftovers.  Over the years she did associate casting on Martin Scorsese's films including: THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, the Oscar-winning HUGO and SHUTTER ISLAND starring Leonardo DiCaprio and nd Mark Ruffalo.  The office also cast the Oscar nominated Extremely Loud and INCREDIBLY CLOSE starring Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock and John Goodman and GODS BEHAVING BADLY starring Christopher Walken, Sharon Stone, and Alicia Silverstone.Meghan's past casting credits include:  Morning Glory starring Harrison Ford, Rachel McAdams and Diane Keaton, the HBO pilot of Boardwalk Empire, The Aviator, Prime, Imaginary Heroes, Broken Flowers, Away We Go w/ John Krasinski and Maya Rudolf and My Own Love Song w/ Renee Zellweger and Forest Whitaker. In addition, Meghan worked with Bonnie Finnegan for two years where she cast the short-lived NBC drama Kidnapped and various pilots for Paramount/CBS.

Brette Goldstein, Casting Director, Brette Goldstein Casting Brette is currently casting the second season of LMN's "I Love You...But I Lied". She recently cast the soon to air television series "Donny!" on USA. Brette has cast over 45 independent films (including the recent CRAZY FAMOUS and HEDGEHOG with Ann Dowd and Madeline Brewer), 150 commercials, 100 plays, several television and new media projects and was the resident casting director at Washington, DC's Folger Elizabethan Theatre for nine seasons. Commercial clients include Mercedes, Bose, Pillsbury, E-Harmony, Ragu, Volkswagen, Luvs, Sparkle Paper Towels, Vicks and McDonalds. Films Brette has cast have won awards and been official selections at most of the major film festivals, including Sundance, Tribeca and Cannes. Brette is the former Co-Producing Director of Washington Jewish Theatre, Production Manager at Washington Shakespeare Co., and Associate Producer of the Washington Theatre Festival. Brette teaches audition technique in NYC in addition to all of her casting projects. She has also been know to do some serious damage at the craft services table in brief stints as on-set coach.  

Kimberly Graham, CSA, Associate Casting Director, Judy Henderson Casting With years of experience casting feature films, television projects, commercials, and theater, Kimberly is known for casting with Judy Henderson the Emmy award winning hit Showtime series HOMELAND. Currently, they are casting BURIED CHILD for The New Group as well as HOMELAND, season 5. Recent projects includes STEVE directed by Cynthia Nixon for The New Group as well as an Untitled Video Game for Ubisoft. Other recent credits include the web series REDHEADS ANONYMOUS and IT'S ALL ABOUT ME as well as the off broadway play BLOOD MOON. Kimberly will be directing her 2nd web series in early 2016 as well as doing upcoming workshops in Paris, London, and Berlin.

A great opportunity to get the inside scoop from some of the most respected, actor-friendly Industry guests in the biz!