MUSICAL THEATER DEMO REEL CLASS - 3 Weeks of Coaching by DALE BROWN, Musical Theatre Casting Director + Filming 2 Songs

Thursday, February 21, 2019, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

** This is an intermediate to advanced class.** Actors need previous musical theatre audition and performance experience.

In today's digital world, it is important to have video footage of your musical theatre clips. Take your 32 bars outside of the audition room and online where you can submit a professional audition clip to casting directors, agents and managers.

In this 3-week class, you'll have the opportunity to work with musical theatre Casting Director Dale Brown to create new footage to develop and showcase your musical theatre demo reel.

Week 1: You'll learn the basics of auditioning on camera: where to look, important notes on acting and singing for the camera in the audition process. All performers will present selections from their book, and the instructor will narrow down to a suggested 2 song selections for production per actor. New songs or cuts may be suggested to work on between weeks 1 and 2.

Week 2:  Another open class of rehearsals, perfecting your 2 song selections.

Week 3: Private one-on-one coaching and filming.  We film your 2 songs with 4K video, professional lighting and sound. Audio mixing is done in post-production for the perfect balance. 

Final Deliverable: Two individual songs + your reel with headshot and titlecard delivered in 1 week.

You will have the same professional accompanist throughout your 3-week class and filming for consistency.

Limited to 8 actors. ** This is an intermediate to advanced class.** Actors need previous musical theatre audition and performance experience.

 

TESTIMONIALS:

"Thank you so much for editing/sending these in an incredibly timely manner. You guys have a great space, equipment, and demeanor.  I was very impressed by the entire operation. Thank you again for taking the time to help us artists create more content. I will definitely be recommending your services to my friends and colleagues." — Steven Grant Douglas

"Thank you so so much for your amazingness this week. I truly cannot express how your professionalism and talents put me at so much ease filming my song reels." —Jennifer Reed

"These look great!  Thank you so much! The whole team and experience was great and I look forward to working with you all again!" — Kayla Starr Bryan

"Great job!!  I loved working with you! Thanks again for being my scene partner (you da bomb) and supporting me through my song!" — Sarah Dacey Charles

Dale Brown

In his two plus decades of casting, Dale has worked in independent film, reality television and industrial film, very happily returning home to legit theater.  He recently completed casting for the interactive production of The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (with Jason Syres) playing at the Faena Theater in Miami and a special holiday engagement of Kris Kringle for Proctor's Mainstage.  His work with Milwaukee Rep continues the recent acclaimed production of Mark Clements' West Side Story, following last season's Things I Know To Be True, May Adrales' productions of The Chinese Lady and In the Heights; a three way production of Milwaukee Rep, Seattle Rep and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.  Other recent projects include the critically acclaimed production of the Life Jacket Theatre's America Is Hard To See Off-Broadway, the NYC production of Daddy Long Legs (Drama Desk Nom.), Lives of Reason for Two River Theater and Chicago Shakespeare’s production of Paul Gordon’s Sense and Sensibility.

Dale started casting with Susan Fried, working in independent film and the first 2 seasons of “The Next Food Network Star”.  He was introduced to Broadway casting when he joined Tara Rubin Casting in 2007.  There, highlights of his work were spearheading ongoing casting for the Broadway, tour and Las Vegas companies of The Phantom of the Opera and the joy of being on the team casting Billy Elliot from the original Broadway cast through it’s 3 subsequent tours.?

In collaboration with Stewart/Whitley Casting, Dale cast the new musical Nerds for the Philadelphia Theatre Company, the NYC lab production of Maltby & Shire’s new musical Waterfall and the Networks tours of Kathleen Marshall’s production of Anything Goes and Flashdance: The Musical.

Dale’s work with regional theaters includes Arena Stage, Baltimore Center Stage, Westport Country Playhouse, Milwaukee Rep., Syracuse Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Two River Theater and the BANFF Centre in Canada. He has taught for many university programs, and is on the faculty of Stella Adler Studio of Acting, teaching audition technique.  His casting career follows 15 years as a professional actor, bringing unique insight to the paths and challenges facing actors as they pursue their professional careers.  

Dale is a member of the Casting Society of America and an honors graduate of Kalamazoo College and the BESGL Theater Program in London.

Joel DeCandio

JOEL DECANDIO is a New York based actor and musician.  He was most recently seen as Jack Hunter in Tennessee Williams' The Rose Tattoo at the Tennessee Williams Theater Festival and in David Kaplan's new production of Antony & Cleopatra with the National Theatre of Ghana.  Previous credits include The Tempest, Cymbeline, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Twelfth Night at Folger Shakespeare Theatre.  Joel is also an accomplished singer and pianist; he has been seen regularly in cabarets and concerts throughout Manhattan. Additional credits include Torch Song Trilogy at Studio Theatre (dir. Michael Kahn) and the world premiere of Beaches at Signature Theatre (dir. Eric Schaeffer; Mary-Mitchell Campbell).  Joel has served as music director and pianist for Signature Theatre's annual cabaret series and works frequently with Tara Rubin Casting.  He holds a Bachelor of Music in Musical Theatre and is a graduate of The William Esper Studio.  Upcoming: The Lady Aoi and Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana with Abrahamse & Meyer, South Africa. joeldecandio.com