NEW! THE BUSINESS OF ACTING with Casting Director and Industry Expert, STEVE STANCATO - FIRST TIME OFFERED!

Friday, June 21, 2019, 7pm ET / 4pm PT

Have questions about how to navigate through this ever changing and at times confusing industry? 

Join us for this first time offered Business of Acting Seminar with Casting Director and Industry expert Steve Stancato. 

Steve will work closely with this group of actors to answer their questions on a variety of topics: from changes in the industry (technology, production, casting), submitting and marketing materials to self-records, SAG-AFTRA vs. Non-Union, and obtaining representation.

He draws upon his 15 years in the business as a casting director - where has has seen actors thrive and succeed, as well as fail and give up - and provides perspective and insight to the actor who is committed to understanding the reality of the business and what it really takes to be working actor. 

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Steve Stancato

With over 1,600 casting projects under his belt since 2004, Freelance Casting Director, Casting Producer & Industry expert Steve Stancato believes mastering both a creative and business mindset is what makes actors successful.    

For nearly 20 years, he has been involved with finding and booking diverse union and non-union talent for LiveStream, UGC, Commercials, Web, Branded Content, AR, VR, Print, Voice Over, Film/TV, Music Videos, Industrials, Documentaries and New Media Platforms Nationwide - primarily working in NYC and LA markets.  As a Former Vice President and Casting Director at Paladino Casting, the bulk of his experience was in Commercial Casting (Pepsi, AT&T, Best Buy, Burger King, Gap, Reebok, Sony, Listerine, Sudafed ) and Music Videos (Madonna, Rhianna, Lenny Kravitz, Bon Jovi). Since 2019, he's collaborated with mulitple casting teams and production companies to work on a variety of projects (Tik-Tok, Walmart PayPal, Apple and PBS American Portrait.) He also has taught and led multiple educational workshops and seminars for actors in the past 10 years. 

With nearly 20 years of industry experience, Steve has a unique insider perspective on what can help actors in their career (and it is not just about talent, drive or passion.)  Currently, Steve is casting non-union leads, supporting and background roles for two True-Crime shows on Discovery ID. Steve loves actors, performers and artists and enjoys helping them develop professionally.