New! FREE Online SEMINAR - Developing Relationships with Casting Directors with Joshua Morgan and Mike Labbadia, Artist's Strategy

Monday, June 27, 2022, 1pm ET / 10am PT

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Joshua Morgan and Mike Labbadia of Artist’s Strategy break down a clear step by step process of targeting and cultivating relationships with casting personnel.

In this one hour free virtual seminar, they will cover everything from how you first get on casting's radar to specific tactics you can use to nurture your relationship with them. We all know how important these relationships are to develop and deepen, and Artist’s Strategy will ensure you approach them with intention and thoughtful strategy. 

Artist’s Strategy exists to help artists make art for the rest of their lives by instilling in them an entrepreneurial skill set, lifestyle, and spirit. They do this by offering one-on-one consulting, workshops and classes to help artists build sustainable, fulfilling careers. Since its inception, Artist’s Strategy has worked with actors all over the world helping them develop structure in what is a structureless industry. It began as only one-on-one consulting and developed into a one-stop-shop of diverse resources for artists all over the world, intending to empower them to work and learn in any capacity that best suits them. 

Don't miss this free seminar!

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Joshua Morgan

Joshua Morgan is a diverse, singing actor whose regional credits include roles at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Arena Stage, Theatre Under the Stars, Folger Theatre, Triad Stage, Signature Theatre, Olney Theatre Center, North Carolina Theatre, amongst many others.

He just completed a four year run in the Broadway musical, Ain’t Too Proud: the Life and Times of the Temptations, having originated the role of legendary manager, Shelly Berger. Before that, he had most recently finished production on NBC’s upcoming series Lincoln.

Before moving to NY to appear in the most recent Broadway revival of Les Miserables, he was the co-founder and Artistic Director of the Helen Hayes Award winning organization, No Rules Theatre Company, in Washington, DC and Winston-Salem, NC making it the first ever dual city theatre company. During his 6 years with NRTC, he produced and often directed several award winning premieres and created outreach programs for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing and those for which theatre is often unattainable.

While in DC, Joshua performed at most major theatres. Highlights include Folger Theatre’s production of Twelfth Night, the world premiere of Nick Blaemire’s Soon at Signature Theatre and the DC premiere of Sam Hunter’s A Bright New Boise at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company.

Directing credits include the area premieres of In Love and Warcraft (Helen Hayes Nomination) by Madhuri Shekar, Medea’s Got Some Issues, Touch by Toni Press-Coffman, Suicide, Incorporated by Andrew Hinderaker, The Last Five Years and Hedwig and the Angry Inch to name a few.

He brings his vast experience to his work as a teacher having taught at American University, Gallaudet University, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (his alma mater) and the Catholic University of America.

Mike Labbadia

Mike Labbadia was once a client himself and credits Artist’s Strategy for fundamentally transforming his perspective and creating a positive relationship with his business. Like Joshua, he is also a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts where he received his BFA in Drama.

Since graduating Mike has worked as an actor both regionally and in New York City. Theater credits include BEDLAM’s lauded productions of Saint Joan and Hamlet (Alabama Shakespeare Fest, Gulfshore Playhouse), Strictly Dishonorable (Attic Theater Company), Hedda (Bridge Production Group) 39 Steps (Gulfshore Playhouse), Higher (Gulfshore Playhouse), Saturday, Sunday, Monday (Virginia Rep). He can next be seen in Soft Landings, a short from Oscar-winning producer Julia Kennelly and Off-Broadway in BEDLAM’s Winter’s Tale.

As a producer, his  short film Come Be Creepy With Us premiered to a glowing review on the prestigious Short of The Week. It has a successful run at festivals like Bushwick Film Festival, Women in Horror, Oaxaca Film Festival and Picture Farm Film Festival. He also directed, co-wrote, and co-produced the web series Today in New York, which was featured at festivals like Big Apple Film Festival and Miami Web Fest. 

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.