INTRO to Commercial IMPROV Online Intensive with Barry Shapiro, Casting Director, Herman & Lipson Casting

Friday, November 6, 2020, 7pm ET / 4pm PT

As every savvy commercial actor knows, many auditions are strictly improvised and in order to BOOK, you need to have this skill set down pat! Barry is an expert teacher of these kinds of auditions where there is either no copy at all or the script is partly or entirely improvised.

This online intensive will focus on Improv as it relates to commercials and other types of auditions. You'll learn to mime eating, talking and reacting in a restaurant scene; activities thrown at you "in the moment"; taking a script and putting it into your own words; improvising dialogue before the written script starts and after it ends; creating an instant character fully realized at a moment's notice and much more!

Barry's classes and intensives are always sold-out, you'll need to be fast to get in on this one!
 

Please follow the procedures listed below:

• Please update your headshot and fill out the MY INFO section of your AC account upon registration.

• Arrive at least 10 MINUTES before your event is slated to start. Your host will give important information about the event at this time.

• 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.

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**No recording of any kind is permitted by participants during 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.**

Barry Shapiro

A commercial Casting Director for over 39 years, Barry's casting experience translates to you feeling comfortable in these kinds of auditions so that you BOOK them! Barry is the owner of Herman & Lipson Casting, known for casting over 8,500 commercials to date.

He's recently cast commercials for GOOGLE, TACO BELL, McDONALDS, NFL, REVLON, MILLER BEER, DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, VOLKSWAGEN, BAYER ASPIRIN and MACARONI GRILL to name a few. 

 

 2x WINNER!

 Barry was voted "Favorite Commercial Class" twice by  BackStage Readers!