ADVANCED On-Camera TV/Film INTENSIVE with Meghan Rafferty, Casting Director, Currently casting for a Major Feature Film!

Wednesday, January 13, 2016, 7pm ET / 4pm PT

Here's your opportunity to work with this TOP NY CD who is currently casting for Woody Allen's next feature film! Meghan was most recently casting pilots for ABC family and the first season of HBO's THE LEFTOVERS. Her office also currently casts ALL of Martin Scorsese's films including the Oscar-nominated THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, the Oscar-winning HUGO and SHUTTER ISLAND starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo. They also cast the Oscar nominated film 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.

Please click this link to view Meghan's current and recent projects!

For this intensive, Meghan will select sides based on your HS/resume submission which you will receive and prepare 1-2 days in advance. You'll work with Meghan ON-CAMERA in a group as she coaches you through your scene in a format that replicates her casting process. She provide you with constructive feedback along with on-camera audition must knows' that she feels are imperative to book roles on a professional level.

This is a wonderful opportunity to be coached by an expert in TV and film!

Space is limited!

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.

*** Scenes will be recorded on-camera. As a courtesy, your video clips will be made available to you within a week. An email notification will be sent when the clips are available to view and download from your Actors Connection account. Please note: from time to time technical issues do occur. As a result video clips are a courtesy, not a guarantee.***

It's VERY IMPORTANT to upload your HS/Resume to your Actors Connection online personal profile!!! PLEASE NOTE: Once scenes have been distributed by Mia, if you LATE cancel you will NOT be replaced!

Meghan Rafferty

Meghan is a casting director and actor who, over the past 18 years has worked with some of the most respected directors, writers and producers in the television and film industry.

Her projects include the new hit Amazon series THE BETTER SISTER with Jessica Beil and Elizabeth Bank, shooting in New York and the indie film TOX.

Some past projects include: I Feel Pretty, The Scrapper, Paint, Antarctica, Team
Marco, Centigrade, Lez Bomb (winner of the Bentonville Film Festival), American..ish, season 1 of Falling Water for NBC/Universal, the Cannes Film Festival GoldenLion award winner for web-series Lily -vs- Margo and Saving Grace starring Ann Dowd.

Past casting director projects include: Paterson directed by Jim Jarmusch, and the
pilot episode and season 1 of the HBO series The Leftovers. Some associate casting director credits include: Woody Allen’s Café Society, The Wolf of Wall Street, Hugo, Shutter Island, the pilot episode of Boardwalk Empire and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.

Meghan also has a passion for teaching, and has taught hundreds of on-camera classes in and around New York City and at numerous universities and colleges across the county. Meghan received her BFA in acting from Adelphi University and an MFA degree from the FSU/Asolo Theatre Conservatory.

When she is not casting or teaching, Meghan continues to pursue her first love, acting. Being an actor has enriched her career as a casting director and visa versa. She knows first hand the challenges and frustrations that come with pursuing a career in this very competitive business. This career combination allows her to share personal experiences with her students from both perspectives. Meghan’s combination of assertiveness, warmth and humor enables her to get the best out of actors. When an actor is relaxed, comfortable and having fun, the audition results are inevitably more positive.