RJ MAGEE, Casting Director, RJ MAGEE CASTING - FIRST TIME GUEST!
Q&A/Sides with a Reader or Songs One on One
Tuesday, December 3, 2019, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT
This event is in the past.
AC is happy to welcome FIRST TIME GUEST RJ Magee!
RJ s open to meeting All Types-All Ethnicities-All Ages (18+). RJ has a strong love to Musical Theatre and is excited to see AC MT actors!
After a Q&A he'll see SIDES with a Reader or Songs ONE on ONE
For this seminar, RJ would like you to bring in a song or a 2-3 page Film/TV scene that you feel showcases your strengths as an actor. The event will start off with an informative Q&A, followed by your presentation of the song or scene with a reader.
You have the option to bring in your own 2-3 page Film/TV scene, or select one from our General Sides database (link located in your Actors Connection account upon registration). Please bring in TWO copies of your chosen scene - one for you, and one for your reader (with the reader's lines highlighted).
Always bring a hardcopy of your headshot/resume to class for feedback purposes.
**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.**
RJ Magee
RJ Magee is a professional casting director and talent manager based in New York City.
Through his own casting office, RJ Magee Casting, RJ has done freelance casting for Children's Theatre of Charlotte, Iron Bridge Theatre, Childsplay Theatre, Top Hat Productions, and more. He has also been the resident casting director for The Girl Behind The Curtain Productions (Off-Broadway's Truffles), New City Stage Company, FunikiJam World Music, Theality TV, EOTI Studios, and MainStreet Musicals: Philadelphia.
RJ began his career in entertainment as an actor and his acting work has been seen at professional theaters across the country. He has been called upon to share expertise by serving as an entertainment industry adviser to prestigious market research and management consulting firms EY-Parthenon and Third Bridge, and teaching/directing at the prestigious Wyoming Seminary Performing Arts Institute, Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp, and Broadway Triple Threat (Catherine Cox, Artistic Director).
RJ is a proud member of the Music Theatre Educators Alliance and has guest lectured at Weber State University, Texas State University, North Texas Performing Arts Academy, and Elon University, and more. He is the winner of the 2010 Alan Kosher Scholarship which allowed him to travel to Costa Mesa, California to shadow the company managers of 'The Lion King' national tour.
RJ is currently a Theatre Associate for Baker Management in NYC where he has tripled bookings in the theatre division since joining the company in 2014. Some of his recent client bookings include many of the nation's top regional theaters including Roundabout Theatre Company, Papermill Playhouse, Adirondack Theatre Festival, Gulfshore Playhouse, Florida Repertory Theatre, Cape Playhouse, and more. Additional client bookings include the Broadway company of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, the national tours of Kinky Boots, Cats, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and many more.
RJ is a graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy and holds a bachelor's degree in musical theatre from Temple University. He is a current MFA Theatre Arts candidate at Minnesota State University Mankato.
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.
