Business + Art: A Workshop for Working Atlanta Actors

Wednesday, June 26, 2019, 5pm ET / 2pm PT

This is Part One of A Series of Workshops for THE WORKING ACTOR

 

This series of stand alone workshops will follow the precepts as described in the book “How To Book Acting Jobs 3.0” - Through the Eyes of a Casting Director - Across All Platforms

 

Casting directors and actors have a special relationship. CDs are the ones who say “Yes, we want to give you an opportunity because we think you have something special in you, to share with the world.” We say “no” much more than we say “yes.”  This book and these workshops are designed to get you to “yes!”

 

 

WHAT TO EXPECT:

DEFINING AND REFINING YOUR BRANDING

Who are you and are all your materials reflecting your authentic self?  Through a very unique on-camera experience called “Charisma Coaching,” Cathy will help you clarify who you are in the context of being an actor/artist.  The next step is then to go over your current materials (Actors Access, IMDB page, Casting Networks, demo reels, websites) with a fine tooth comb, from the perspective of a casting director.  Is your demo strong? Do your headshots reveal you as you are now? Do you list your credits correctly? and so on. Cathy will also analyze your online media presence (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter). She will share current trends for an actors online presence and give practical advice on how to make it better.  By the end of the workshop, you will not only know better who you are, but you will be excited about sharing your materials  and using social media.  (What a concept?)

 

ALL SESSIONS ARE FOR ADVANCED ACTORS ONLY

 

CATHY REINKING has been working as a Casting Director since the early '90s, working on Frasier, Arrested Development, According to Jim, and many other shows and pilots on NBC, CBS, ABC, The CW, Fox.  She also served as NBC's Manager of Casting, overseeing many pilots including "The Office," and holds a degree in theatre arts from UCLA, where she graduated magna cum laude.  Recent credits include Insatiable, Killerman, New Amsterdam, Abby’s, Manifest, and The Village.  For this last pilot season (Winter 2018), NBC hired her to search for talent in Atlanta/Southeast Area for their line up of new shows. 

Cathy is also a content creator and urges actors to do the same.  Projects she has written and produced DIY are The British Invasion (a Korean-American actors pretends to be British in order to get work), The Real Man (a black actor vows to only play uplifting roles), and All or Nothing (two disenfranchised gamblers in their 50s find unexpected love at the black jack table).  She also urges actors to do Stand Up and in fact has done stand up herself (yeah, many times), both in Los Angeles and Atlanta. 

The second edition of her book “How To Book Acting Jobs in TV and Film” is available on Amazon.

 

PLEASE NOTE: This class takes place in Actors Connection's Atlanta Studio located in the King Plow Arts Center, 887 W Marietta Street NW, Atlanta Suite M103.

Location Notes- The event is in our new ATLANTA location, in the King Plow Arts Center.  We will be located at 887 W Marietta Street, NW.  Park in the deck and walk into the main building by Actors Express.  Walk past the ballroom studio and straight back into the courtyard.  Then stay to the right along the M building wall and enter the door closest to the koi pond.  Make your first left, we are suite M103.

Cathy Reinking

CATHY REINKING has been working as a Casting Director since the early '90s, working on Frasier, Arrested Development, According to Jim, and many other shows and pilots on NBC, CBS, ABC, The CW, Fox. She also served as NBC's Manager of Casting, overseeing many pilots including "The Office," and holds a degree in theatre arts from UCLA, where she graduated magna cum laude. Recent credits include Insatiable, Killerman, New Amsterdam, Abby’s, Manifest, and The Village. For this last pilot season (Winter 2018), NBC hired her to search for talent in Atlanta/Southeast Area for their line up of new shows. 

Cathy is also an acting and business coach who has helped hundreds of actors and non-actors reach their true potential. She’s an expert at being an entrepreneur as she herself has run her own business for years. Her tips are based in practical experience with an emphasis on efficiency, well-being and mindfulness.