Zoom: WAY BEYOND TYPE - Online Intensive with Brette Goldstein, Casting Director/Producer, Brette Goldstein Casting

Monday, July 14, 2025, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

In this online event, you will explore your It Factor, your character strengths, star qualities and what makes you (in the words of Brette!) "a Mutha%*#&in Unicorn." Let’s cut though all the BS and discover how to let your authentic voice emerge. Let’s go way beyond type.

When it comes to auditions, actors tend to ask themselves what the people behind the table want. The truth is that we are not always so sure of what we are looking for. For the actor, it’s an often unwinnable and totally unnecessary head game. 

We want to see you...the character through your eyes, not what you think we are looking for, a disconnected idea of who the character is, or what "works for your type". 

You are a human, not a type. Type is super limiting. Your unique perspective and story gives the role life! Let’s stop the madness.

We’ll explore:

- Truly being SEEN in the industry, and in your life

- How to bring your authentic voice to your characters

- Speaking your authentic truth and advocating for yourself in your work and this crazy industry

- How to build rapport, trust and connection with people in the industry

- How we change the world and ourselves for the better when we let ourselves be seen

Each actor will receive Brette's two cents about all that makes you beautiful, compelling and the kind of human being we want to hire, to watch on our TVs, to drink a beer with (so to speak). The actor we want to watch. We will dig into what makes you shine on screen. And we will go way beyond type.

This intensive is for adults and mature teens (16+).

Limited to 12 students.

***Actors Connection provides readers for all events.

TESTIMONIALS:

"Brette's workshop Way Beyond Type was Way Beyond what I expected. This industry is filled with so much fear — so much unknown. What Brette does in that workshop is empower actors, not just for their career, but for themselves. She SEES us, and she puts the power back in our hands. That is rare to find. It’s like there is this secret that no one wants to share, and she’s just willing to spill the tea. Spill the tea, Brette, spill the tea!"
- Tara Troy

"My life was changed by your “Way Beyond Type” class at Actors Connection. I just got new headshots back with everything applied that we talked about!!! (Especially the “LA hippie vibe” thing) Thank you so very much!"
 - Ginette Alaina Neveu

"I just wanted to sincerely thank you for such a wonderful masterclass earlier today. I really felt like we had such an amazing group, every student being so unique and different. You must be a psychic or something, because I felt like you understood me so very quickly and it made me feel like I’m not “crazy” for seeing myself the way that I do in this industry. Your feedback and words come off so incredibly genuine, and your humor combined with your energy is truly contagious. I can only hope that I come across more people like you in my future, and look forward to hopefully submitting for some of your future projects. Thank you for giving each and every student such individualized and special, honest advice."
- Samantha M.

"Thank you so much for your wonderful class. I learned so much from you today. 
Your "Ask yourself these questions technique" is brilliant. I've been doing this a very long time, and I've never seen that, or heard that before. Not once. A valuable tool. indeed.
Also, I felt all your adjustments for the actors today were spot on."
- Chris Cardona

WHAT TO PREPARE:

For this event, 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.**

**Actors Connection classes and programming are for ADULTS (18+). Unless it is disclosed above, with permission, some teens (14+) are allowed to take adult programming. To inquire about getting permission, please send an email to: info@actorsconnection.com**

**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.**

Brette Goldstein

Brette has cast six television series (HBO, USA, LMN, Lifetime, History Channel, Investigation Discovery), over 50 independent films, 300 commercials, 100 plays, seven pilot presentations (including “Odd Mom Out” for Bravo) and various new media projects, and was the resident casting director at Washington, DC’s Folger Elizabethan Theatre for ten seasons.

Her recent projects include Season 2 of HBO's THE JINX and a movie for HULU.

Films Brette has cast have won awards and been official selections at most of the major film festivals, including Sundance, Tribeca and Cannes. Brette is the former Co-Producing Director of Washington Jewish Theatre, Production Manager at Washington Shakespeare Co., and Associate Producer of the Washington Theatre Festival.

She is currently working on four indie films in development and some commercials.