New! Zoom: AUDITIONING for GUEST STAR ROLES Online Intensive with Lisa Zambetti, CSA, Casting Director, Lisa Zambetti Casting

Monday, November 2, 2026, 7pm ET / 4pm PT

With years of experience as the Head Casting Director for CBS’s Criminal Minds and Co-Casting Director on Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, we’re thrilled to welcome Lisa for this online intensive focused on auditioning for—and booking—Guest Star roles on television series and pilots.

Lisa will help you approach each audition as an opportunity to do what you love: act. She’ll work with you to identify what may be getting in the way of your strongest work and develop practical strategies you can apply to your next TV audition.

For this one-night intensive, Lisa will provide a selection of Guest Star sides in advance for you to choose from and prepare.

The evening will begin with an informative Q&A, giving you the opportunity to hear Lisa’s perspective from inside the casting room and ask questions about the television audition and casting process.

You’ll then perform your selected scene on camera with a reader in a group format. Lisa will work with you directly, offering feedback, adjustments and insight designed to help you make stronger choices, connect more fully to the material and elevate your audition.

Come prepared to work, take adjustments on the fly and gain a clearer understanding of what it takes to deliver a competitive Guest Star audition.

This intensive is for adults (18+).

Actors Connection provides readers for all events.

WHAT TO PREPARE:

For this virtual intensive, Lisa will provide guest star sides for you to select from and prepare in advance. A Dropbox link will be emailed at least 48 hours in advance.

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.

Payment:

Payment is due at the time of registration.
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Pay in 4, interest free payments. (free when you pay on-time)

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.**

Lisa Zambetti

Lisa Zambetti, CSA is a three-time Artios nominated casting director for TV, film, commercials, and video games. ("Criminal Minds", "Beyond Borders", "Reservation Dogs”).

Her film “Hicks Happy Hour” won an Emmy award and screened at the Tribeca Film Festival and Cannes.

She’s cast projects for NBC Universal, ABC Studios, CBS Paramount, Netflix, FX, Amazon/Audible, Great American Family Channel and Skydance Interactive.

Lisa is an active member of the Equity in Entertainment committee and the Tech committee for the Casting Society. She has been a Television Academy Casting Peer Group leader. She is also on the advisory board for Hire Survivors Hollywood, and a proud Local 399 Union member.

As an acting teacher, Lisa is on the faculty of UCLA, Chapman University, and Pace University and has also taught for USC, UC Santa Barbara, Cal State East Bay, Whitman College, and The Actors Studio M.F.A. program in New York. Lisa has a podcast “Killer Casting” where she discusses her favorite films, TV, and issues in our industry as well as interviewing creators.

Check out her website here
Follow this link to view Lisa's credits on IMDB