2-Week Online FEATURE FILM/TV Class with Meghan Rafferty, Casting Director, M&M Casting

Wednesday, March 1, 2023, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

Here's your opportunity to work with this TOP NY Casting Director who is one of the most actor friendly CD's in the biz!

Meghan has been casting films and television and teaching on-camera classes in New York City for 15 years. Her casting credits include HBO's THE LEFTOVERS, USA's FALLING WATER, HBO's BOARDWALK EMPIRE and the features THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, HUGO and SHUTTER ISLAND.

She's working on TWO INDIE FILMS with casting partner Mia Cusumano and their film BRUISER was just accepted into the Toronto International Film Festival.

Please click this link to view Meghan's current and recent projects!

EVENT OVERVIEW:

In your first week, you'll bring in a 1-2 minute scene of your choice to work on.

In your second week, you'll work on a scene assigned to you by Meghan (assignments will be sent at least 24 hours in advance).

You'll start off with an informative Q&A, followed by your presentation of the scene with a reader on-camera in a group. Be prepared to take feedback and adjustments.

***Actors Connection provides readers for all events

WHAT TO PREPARE:

For the first class please bring in your own scene of choice (no more than 2 minutes in length) that you feel best showcases your strengths as an actor. If you do not have your own scene, you can select a scene from the General Sides database (link located in your Actors Connection account upon registration).

Please email jess@actorsconnection.com your scene choice AS AN ATTACHMENT (file should be labeled YourName_CHARACTER) by 5pm (EST) the DAY BEFORE the event.

Please follow the procedures listed below:

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

• The room will be open 30 minutes before the event is scheduled to start. Please arrive at least 10 MINUTES before your event begins as 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 one hour before the event, please reach out to registration@actorsconnection.com.

Additional Information:

Our online office hours are 9am-6pm Monday-Friday

If you have an emergency for a class you are participating in outside of these hours, please email help@actorsconnection.com and your host will be able to respond.

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

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**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.**

Meghan Rafferty

Meghan is a casting director and actor who, over the past 18 years has worked with some of the most respected directors, writers and producers in the television and film industry.

Her projects include the new hit Amazon series THE BETTER SISTER with Jessica Beil and Elizabeth Bank, shooting in New York and the indie film TOX.

Some past projects include: I Feel Pretty, The Scrapper, Paint, Antarctica, Team
Marco, Centigrade, Lez Bomb (winner of the Bentonville Film Festival), American..ish, season 1 of Falling Water for NBC/Universal, the Cannes Film Festival GoldenLion award winner for web-series Lily -vs- Margo and Saving Grace starring Ann Dowd.

Past casting director projects include: Paterson directed by Jim Jarmusch, and the
pilot episode and season 1 of the HBO series The Leftovers. Some associate casting director credits include: Woody Allen’s Café Society, The Wolf of Wall Street, Hugo, Shutter Island, the pilot episode of Boardwalk Empire and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.

Meghan also has a passion for teaching, and has taught hundreds of on-camera classes in and around New York City and at numerous universities and colleges across the county. Meghan received her BFA in acting from Adelphi University and an MFA degree from the FSU/Asolo Theatre Conservatory.

When she is not casting or teaching, Meghan continues to pursue her first love, acting. Being an actor has enriched her career as a casting director and visa versa. She knows first hand the challenges and frustrations that come with pursuing a career in this very competitive business. This career combination allows her to share personal experiences with her students from both perspectives. Meghan’s combination of assertiveness, warmth and humor enables her to get the best out of actors. When an actor is relaxed, comfortable and having fun, the audition results are inevitably more positive.