FREE Online Seminar: FROM CRAFT TO CAREER: A Casting Director's Guide for The Actor with Merri Sugarman, Casting Director, Tara Rubin Casting
Thursday, May 25, 2023, 7pm ET / 4pm PT
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Don't miss tonight's free online seminar with top NY Casting Director Merri Sugarman!
With over 20+ years of experience in different aspects of professional casting within television, film and theater, Merri is a treasure trove of advice to help actors and those who support them in their career goals, learn what it takes to be a pro.
She'll answer your questions in our Q&A and also share with you information on her upcoming book debut of From Craft to Career: A Casting Director’s Guide for the Actor.
For those who choose to make their craft a career, Merri's new book is an invaluable resource.
Practical, positive and uplifting, the advice in this book is designed to lead to the best outcomes possible for you, the actor, making the transition from craft to career.
The reader is given insight into the various types of casting directors across the industry and how that practical knowledge can benefit you and increase your chance of success. While providing an in-depth insight into the role of the casting director, this book explains the jobs of all the other people involved in the casting process – including producers, network executives, writers – and how they influence casting decisions.
Don't miss this virtual seminar!
Follow this link to purchase your copy of From Craft to Career: A Casting Director’s Guide for the Actor.
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Merri Sugarman
Initially an actress ('Les Miserables', 'Aspects of Love', et al.), Merri found herself out West some years back where she quickly made a name for herself at Liberman/Hirschfeld Casting, then Liberman/Patton Casting, working on such shows as Seinfeld, Party of Five, HBO’s Band of Brothers, the feature film My Big Fat Greek Wedding and the Miramax feature film Playing By Heart, starring Sean Connery and Angelina Jolie.
In 2000, Merri moved to Dreamworks Studios as the Casting Executive in charge of TV Pilots and Series- including "Spin City", "Freaks and Geeks" and the critically acclaimed "The Job", starring Denis Leary. She was then offered a position as the Director of Casting for Dramas and Movies at ABC Television, overseeing the casting of "Alias", "NYPD Blue", "The Practice" and the 'made for television’ movies "Gilda Radner - It's Always Something" and "The Music Man", starring Matthew Broderick and Kristin Chenoweth, to name just a few.
Merri then returned to the East Coast to teach and coach actors – something she still does (and loves) as time permits, when Tara Rubin offered her a Senior Casting Director position where she’s been happily ensconced ever since, working on, among many others - the Broadway, touring and international companies of AIN’T TOO PROUD, DEAR EVAN HANSEN, THE WIZ, SIX, SING STREET, BAD CINDERELLA, HERE LIES LOVE, ALADDIN, JERSEY BOYS, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, LES MISERABLES, SCHOOL OF ROCK, MISS SAIGON & A BRONX TALE for Broadway. CLUELESS and TREVOR the Musical are just a couple of examples of her Off Broadway work.
She also casts for many theaters regionally – including The Papermill Playhouse, Lyric Opera of Chicago, The Old Globe, Seattle Rep, The Goodman and The LaJolla Playhouse.
Merri is also the very proud Casting Director of the critically acclaimed web series SUBMISSIONS ONLY and also boasts having cast many other independent TV & film projects, workshops and readings.
On a more personal note, Merri has been a Big Sister to Jenny via the amazing Big Brothers/Big Sisters program for the last 21 years, is an alumni officer of the professional sorority Kappa Gamma Chi (BFA in Musical Theater - Emerson College), a member of Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities and was recently recognized with the Distinguished Alumni Award from Emerson College. She has been a Tony Voter for the past eleven years and is a proud member of CSA (Casting Society of America).
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.
