ONLINE "AUDITIONING FOR PILOTS" INTENSIVE WITH CASTING DIRECTOR RIKKI GIMELSTOB
Thursday, June 11, 2020, 6pm ET / 3pm PT
This event is in the past.
We are excited to have Rikki teach at Actors Connection for this ONLINE intensive!
You'll start off with a virtual Q&A, and then Rikki will begin working with you opposite a reader, in a group format. Be prepared for feedback and adjustments.
What to Prepare:
Make sure your AC Profile is up to date with your latest Headshot and Resume - (this is what we will send to the guests in lieu of giving them in person).
**Instructions and the ZOOM link for access to this online event will be emailed to you in advance. If you have not received the link by 12pm (EST) the day-of the event, please reach out to registration@actorsconnection.com at least one hour PRIOR to the start of class.**
Please keep in mind that all programs at Actors Connection are for educational and professional development purposes. Participating in any class or event is not a promise of employment.
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.
Meets
Thursday, June 11, 2020 | 6:00 pm |
The following disclaimer is provided specifically at the request of and in accordance with SAG/AFTRA: Seminars or classes are for educational purposes only and will not secure or provide opportunity for employment in the field or representation by an agent or casting director.