On-Camera Musical Theater Audition MASTER CLASS with ALISON FRANCK CSA, Casting Director, Liz Lewis Casting Partners

Friday, March 7, 2014, 7pm ET / 4pm PT

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From one of the busiest casting offices in NY, Actors Connection is honored to have Alison in teaching this ONE NIGHT ONLY Musical Theater Audition Master Class.

For this Master Class, please prepare 2 contrasting songs and bring your book as Alison may want to hear something additional. The evening will start off with a Q & A, and then each actor will perform ON-CAMERA for Alison using your prepared material in a group format. She will coach, give direction and offer possible recommendations of material to "check out" if what you are currently using doesn't "work".

Alison is always looking for new talent for her files and has called in and booked many AC actors over the years.

Now at Liz Lewis Casting Partners for over two years, Alison casts for commercials, voice-overs, film, TV as well as musicals. Her current projects include: National Tours of Hello Dolly starring Sally Struthers, Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Man of La Mancha, the Off-Broadway Play t's Just Sex plus tons of commercials, voice-overs and several films. Recent projects include: tons of commercials and voice-overs, National tours of Hair, Dreamgirls, Guys and Dolls, My Fair Lady, Ain't Misbehavin' starring Ruben Studdard and Frenchie Davis, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Gloryana at The Public (reading and workshop), the TV series Peter Rabbit and A Moment in Time, the new John Denver songbook musical

Alison was the Resident Casting Director for Paper Mill Playhouse for 10 years, where she cast over 50 productions, including the Broadway transfer of I'm Not Rappaport, starring Judd Hirsch and Ben Vereen, directed by Daniel Sullivan. Regional: Pirates! (Goodspeed/Paper Mill), Hairspray, and Les Misérables (North Shore) and 2007's mini-tour of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (TUTS/Paper Mill Playhouse/North Shore/TOTS).

PLEASE NOTE: This class is limited to 15 ADVANCED Musical Theater actors.

*** Your work will be recorded on-camera. As a courtesy, your video clips will be made available to you within a week. An email notification will be sent when the clips are available to view and download from your Actors Connection account. Please note: from time to time technical issues do occur. As a result video clips are a courtesy, not a guarantee.***

Alison Franck

Alison Franck, CSA, has been a casting director in NYC for more than 28 years.

She started as an assistant for many Broadway Productions, then she worked in film/TV for several years, then from 2000-2010, she was the Resident Casting Director at Paper Mill Playhouse.

In 2011 she joined the team at Liz Lewis Casting Partners, where she cast commercials, voiceovers, film/TV, and theatre.

Alison now runs her own company, Franck Casting, where she has cast several tours of well-known musicals including Legally Blonde, Dreamgirls, An American in Paris, A Christmas Story: The Musical, A Chorus Line, The Simon and Garfunkel Story,  Madagascar, the Musical and the upcoming tours of The Cher Show and Little Women.

Meets

Friday, March 7, 20147:00 pm

The following disclaimer is provided specifically at the request of and in accordance with SAG/AFTRA: Seminars or classes are for educational purposes only and will not secure or provide opportunity for employment in the field or representation by an agent or casting director.