Online FILM/TV Intensive with RIKKI GIMELSTOB, Casting Director

Friday, May 21, 2021, 7pm ET / 4pm PT

This event is in the past.

Here's your chance to work with this CD whose credits include NOS4A2 on AMC starring Zachary Quinto, and Kevin Can F**K Himself on AMC. Currently, she's working on a NY TV series and pilot.

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.

This intensive is for adults and teens (17+).

What to Prepare:

For this intensive, please prepare a scene of choice that you feel best showcases your strengths as an actor. You can select a scene from the General Sides database (link located in your Actors Connection account upon registration), or bring in your own 2-3 page scene. Please email jess@actorsconnection.com your scene choice by 5pm (EST) the DAY BEFORE the event.

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.

www.rikkigimelstob.com

Meets

Friday, May 21, 20217:00 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.