Zoom: 2 Week FILM/TV Online CLASS with RIKKI GIMELSTOB, Casting Director, Jonathan Strauss Casting

Thursday, May 7, 2026, 1pm ET / 10am PT

Rikki Gimelstob is currently the Casting Director for two television shows at Jonathan Strauss Casting. 

Select credits include: CHICAGO PD (NBC), CIA (CBS), FBI: INTERNATIONAL and FBI: MOST WANTED (CBS), MERRY KISS CAM (HULU), HELPSTERS (APPLETV+), THE LAST OG (TBS), NOS4A2 (AMC), DEAR EVAN HANSEN (UNIVERSAL), and numerous pilots for NBC, AMC and FOX. 

She was nominated for an Artios Award for her work on KEVIN CAN F*CK HIMSELF (AMC).  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.”

Follow this link to view her credits on IMDb.

Class Overview:

Over the course of two weeks, Rikki will be working with you on how to bring your best work into your auditions. The goal will be to focus on what you have control over (presence, spontaneity, directability), and not the outcome of the audition. 

Week 1 -  Your Prepared DRAMATIC TV scene (no longer than 2 minutes)

Week 2 - Your Prepared COMEDIC Film or TV scene (no longer than 2 minutes)

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

***Actors Connection provides our readers for all events.

PLEASE NOTE: If you've taken Rikki's class or intensive before, she asks that you wait at least 1 year before taking it again.

WHAT TO PREPARE:

For each class, please bring in your own scene of choice (no more than 2 pages 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.

Payments:

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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Rikki Gimelstob

Rikki Gimelstob is currently the Casting Director for two television shows at Jonathan Strauss Casting. 

Select credits include: CHICAGO PD (NBC), CIA (CBS), FBI: INTERNATIONAL and FBI: MOST WANTED (CBS), MERRY KISS CAM (HULU), HELPSTERS (APPLETV+), THE LAST OG (TBS), NOS4A2 (AMC), DEAR EVAN HANSEN (UNIVERSAL), and numerous pilots for NBC, AMC and FOX. 

She was nominated for an Artios Award for her work on KEVIN CAN F*CK HIMSELF (AMC).  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.”

In addition, she has experience casting commercials, print and voice-overs. Previously, Rikki has worked as a staff member at Telsey + Company and Donna Grossman Casting. A member of both the Casting Society of America and the Television Academy, Rikki is a graduate of the University of Michigan. When not working she is very involved with Cycle For Survival, a charity that raises money for rare cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Follow this link to view her credits on IMDb