Online TV/FILM INTENSIVE with KENDRA CASTLEBERRY, Casting Director, Castleberry Casting

Friday, June 16, 2023, 7pm ET / 4pm PT

Hailing from Louisville, Kentucky, KENDRA CASTLEBERRY is a Head CD at Castleberry Casting. 

A TV, film and theatre enthusiast from a very young age, Kendra studied directing at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign before making the move to Los Angeles. 

Her recent projects include TWO pilots for the 2023 pilot season.

Past casting credits include the indie feature Peace in the Valley (which just premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival), Facebook Watch’s Limetown, ABC’s Take Two, CBS’s Zoo, NBC’s Grimm, ABC’s Castle, CW’s Star-Crossed, as well as numerous other series, pilots and TV movies. 

Kendra's Lesson Plan:
These topics will be discussed during class:

• The casting process from script to shooting

• How episodic TV auditions vary from auditions for pilots, film or theatre

• The basics of script analysis (who, what, where, when, why?)

• The importance of watching “TV” as homework and how to gain insight from

  it for your auditions

• Feeling and conveying confidence in the audition room

• How to interpret confusing direction

• Letting the audition go and moving on to the next

• The role of the casting director

A selection of sides will be sent out to actors 48 hours prior to class.

Actors will work on sides 1-on-1 with Kendra but in front of the entire class. Thoughtful and specific feedback will be given to each actor and selected sections run again to incorporate educational notes.

There will also be a time for Q&A, allowing actors to get clarity on anything they saw in class or get specific answers on topics of their choosing.

DISCLAIMER: This workshop is a learning experience. It is not an audition or employment opportunity. As such, when this class is over, Kendra will NOT be taking home, nor be given access to your headshot, resume, or any of your promotional materials.

What to Prepare:

• 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.

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

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Kendra Castleberry

Hailing from Louisville, Kentucky, KENDRA CASTLEBERRY has been working in casting for more than 20 years.  A TV, film and theatre enthusiast from a very young age, Kendra studied directing at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign before making the move to Los Angeles.  

Past casting credits include Freeform’s The Watchful Eye, indie feature Peace in the Valley (2022 Tribeca Film Festival), Facebook Watch’s Limetown, ABC’s Take Two, CBS’s Zoo, NBC’s Grimm, ABC’s Castle, CW’s Star-Crossed, as well as numerous other series, pilots and TV movies.  

Kendra also has a passion for charity work; she is a big fundraiser for AIDS Walk Los Angeles and volunteers frequently around town.  A proud member of the Casting Society, Kendra is a co-chair of the CSA Equity in Entertainment Committee.