NEW! On-Camera COMMERCIAL Intensive with Rikki Gimelstob, Commercial CD

Wednesday, June 14, 2017, 7pm ET / 4pm PT

Rikki is thrilled to have recently joined the Telsey + Co team as a Commercial Casting Associate.

For this Master Class, please prepare 2 contrasting pieces of Commercial Copy. The evening will start off with a Q & A, and then each actor will work with Rikki using your prepared copy in a group format. You'll work with Rikki ON-CAMERA and go in depth into the commercial casting process. You will receive constructive feedback along with on-camera tips that Rikki feel are helpful when working on Commercials at a professional level.

Rikki has been at Telsey + Company since 2015 where she works in their on-camera department on commercials and television. Prior to Telsey Rikki was with Donna Grossman Casting as well as NBC/Universal for Pilot Season and "30 Rock." Rikki is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan's School of Music, Theatre and Dance.

Select commercial credits include:Verizon, Macy's, GE, Garnier, Coca-Cola, Citibank, Kitchen Aide, Burts Bees, Keurig, Royal Caribbean Cruises and many, many more!!

She's interested in educating new actors of all types-all ethnicities (18+)

LIMITED ENROLLMENT

Rikki Gimelstob

Rikki is a New York based Casting Director currently casting two network television shows at Jonathan Strauss Casting. She has previously worked as a staff member at Telsey + Company in addition to Donna Grossman Casting and NBCUniversal.  

Select credits include: MERRY KISS CAM (HULU/MARVISTA), KEVIN CAN F**K HIMSELF (AMC), HELPSTERS (APPLETV+), THE LAST OG (TBS), Sarah Cooper and Cindy Chupack's Untitled Pilot (CBS), NOS4A2 (AMC), and numerous pilots for NBC, AMC and FOX. 

Rikki has also cast Spike Jonze’s “Changers: A Dance Story” and has contributed to the casting of St. Ann’s Warehouse’s productions “People, Places & Things” and the West-End transfer of “The Jungle.”  She also has experience casting union and non-union commercials, as well as print and voice-overs. Her favorite part of her job is coaching actors during their auditions to help them find their own unique take on the role.

A member of both the Casting Society of America and the Television Academy, Rikki is a graduate of the University of Michigan. She is also very involved with Cycle For Survival, a charity that raises money for rare cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

www.rikkigimelstob.com