New! COMMERCIAL MASTERCLASS - 4 Week On-Camera Class with Rebecca Yarsin, Casting Director, House Casting and Steve Stancato, Production and Director of Casting Operations/Casting Director, Paladino Casting

Tuesday, October 30, 2018, 7pm ET / 4pm PT

Our new Commercial Masterclass will give you all the tools you need to connect and make firm committed choices to BOOK more on-camera commercial jobs! You'll work on a variety of commercial copy that both guests will be bringing in as well as some specific areas that each will tailor for their classes.

They'll also cover the business of commercials, on-camera technique, improv, breaking down commercial copy, working with cue cards and more!

Our scheduled guests for the 4 weeks include:

Rebecca Yarsin, Casting Director, House Casting - Week 1 and 2 and Steve Stancato, Director of Casting Operations/Casting Director, Paladino Casting - Week 3 and 4

Not for the beginner, this class is for the experienced commercial actor who is auditioning but not booking, or even successful actors who simply want to improve their booking rate.

Limited to 14 Experienced Commercial Actors

Rebecca casts national and regional commercials (both on-camera and V/O) and industrials as well as hosts for TV entertainment programs. Formerly a theatrical CD and stage manager for Broadway and Off Broadway, she really has an eye for talent and loves trained actors! Some favorite credits include: Bart (Short Film; Sundance), The Collective (Web Series), #thatsharassment (David Schwimmer), National and Regional Commercials and Voice Overs include: Apple, Time Warner, At&t, T-Mobile, Bank of America, TD Bank, Chase, Verizon, Lay's, Old Navy, Gillette, Macy's, Ketel One, Bacardi, McDonalds, Dunkin Donuts, Nike, Dr Scholls, Kit Kat, Reese's, Accuvue, Dos Equis, PS3, Call Of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, Coke, Beats by Dre, Heineken, Hilton, NY Lottery, Planters, Bridgestone, Gap, Subway, Dr Pepper, Breyers, Lowe's, Lincoln, Samsung, Humira, Crestor, etc. Music Videos: Danny Brown's "Grown Up", Lorde, Florence and the Machine, Madonna's Bitch I'm Madonna, Taylor Swift's "Blank Space". Rebecca has also worked with directors Derek Cianfrance, David Gordon Green, Matt Aselton, James Mangold, Mike Maguire, Neal Brennan, Ken Kwapis. She has directed multiple shorts, a web series, as well as numerous plays in and around NYC. She has Stage Managed even more, ranging from Festivals to Broadway.

Paladino Casting is one of the fastest growing and well respected casting houses in New York City. Established by Casting Director Kristen Paladino in 2002, the company started out casting music videos as well as national commercials and quickly evolved into full service casting for Film, Television, Commercials, Web, VR, AR, Branded Content, Voice Over, Music Videos, Print, and New Media platforms worldwide.

As Vice President of Casting Operations and in-house Casting Director, Steve joined this office in 2004 and has been hands on with finding and booking both union and non-union diverse talent for a variety of platforms. Steve plays an important role in dealing with clients, agents, managers and talent. He enjoy's the creative process of prepping and managing a team of talented Casting Directors and Associates.

Some of their commercial clients include:Lincoln Navigator, Converse, Airheads, Verizon, Google, Lactaid, Listerine, Tylenol, NBC, Hot Pockets, L'Oreal, Samsung, Sudafed, Pepsi, AT&T, Best Buy, Burger King, Gap, Coca-Cola, Gerber, Hasbro, Kraft, Nissan, Reebok, and Sony + more.

TV clients/credits include: Lincoln Navigator, Converse, Airheads, Verizon, Google, Lactaid, Listerine, Tylenol, NBC, Hot Pockets, L'Oreal, Samsung, Sudafed, Pepsi, AT&T, Best Buy, Burger King, Gap, Coca-Cola, Gerber, Hasbro, Kraft, Nissan, Reebok, and Sony + more.

Steve loves actors, performers and artists and enjoys answering industry questions at seminars and classes. www.paladinocasting.com

Please upload your headshot and create a resume in your online account upon registration.

Rebecca Yarsin

Rebecca casts national and regional commercials (both on-camera and V/O) and industrials as well as hosts for TV entertainment programs.

Formerly a theatrical CD and stage manager for Broadway and Off Broadway, she really has an eye for talent and loves trained actors! Some favorite credits include: Bart (Short Film; Sundance), The Collective (Web Series), #thatsharassment (David Schwimmer), National and Regional Commercials and Voice Overs include: Apple, Time Warner, At&t, T-Mobile, Bank of America, TD Bank, Chase, Verizon, Lay's, Old Navy, Gillette, Macy's, Ketel One, Bacardi, McDonalds, Dunkin Donuts, Nike, Dr Scholls, Kit Kat, Reese's, Accuvue, Dos Equis, PS3, Call Of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, Coke, Beats by Dre, Heineken, Hilton, NY Lottery, Planters, Bridgestone, Gap, Subway, Dr Pepper, Breyers, Lowe's, Lincoln, Samsung, Humira, Crestor, etc. Music Videos: Danny Brown's "Grown Up", Lorde, Florence and the Machine, Madonna's Bitch I'm Madonna, Taylor Swift's "Blank Space".

Rebecca has also worked with directors Derek Cianfrance, David Gordon Green, Matt Aselton, James Mangold, Mike Maguire, Neal Brennan, Ken Kwapis. She has directed multiple shorts, a web series, as well as numerous plays in and around NYC. She has Stage Managed even more, ranging from Festivals to Broadway.

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.