A PRO SERIES MASTERCLASS
Casting Director Masterclass
3 CLASS SERIES starting Sept 13th
Elevate your career by working directly with the people behind the table to sharpen your audition and performance skills and gain a better insight on what they seek in the audition room.
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Sharpen your audition and performance skills by working directly with the people behind the table in this three-class series. Workshop your audition, the acting of the song, and gain insight on what they are looking for in each audition.
Learn from some of the best casting directors from Broadway, Off Broadway, National Tours and Regional Theaters and Cruise Lines:
Bob Cline, Casting Director
Scott Wojcik, Casting Director
Paul Hardt, Casting Director
DATES:
Wednesday September 13th, 7pm
Wednesday September 20th, 7pm
Wednesday September 27th, 7pm
SCHEDULE:
Week One: You will perform your audition cuts for, and be coached by Casting Director Bob Cline (Cline Casting. Fulton Theatre, Maltz-Jupiter Theatre, Northern Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, St. Louis Repertory Theatre, The Longwharf, Pioneer Theatre Company, The Olney)
Week Two: You will perform your audition cuts for, and be coached by Casting Director Scott Wojcik (Wojcik Casting Team. Nat Tours: Shrek, An Officer and a Gentleman, Jesus Christ Superstar 50th Anniversary Tour, RENT 20th Anniversary Tour, Rock Of Ages 10th Anniversary Tour, Kinky Boots, Norwegian Cruise Line, 5th Avenue, Tuacahn, Arvada, Riverside, Theatre Raleigh)
Week Three: You will perform your audition cuts for, and be coached by Casting Director Paul Hardt (Hardt Casting, Bway: Once Upon A One More Time, West Side Story, Nat Tours: Annie, Cats, West Side Story, Goodspeed Opera House, Bucks County Playhouse, Delaware Theatre Company, TheaterWorks Hartford, Shakespeare Theatre Company
Class will begin each week at 7pm and each student will work one-on-one with the instructor on cuts of audition songs or monologues in a classroom setting. Each class will also include a short Q&A, information on the intricacies of the casting process and insight on what the auditioner can do to stand out.
All classes will be held at Open Jar Studios, 1601 Broadway, 11th Floor
Under the direction of Artistic Director, Jeff Whiting, Open Jar’s Professional Class Series provides unique opportunities for performers to continue to hone their skills and work one-on-one with Broadway’s best stars, directors, composers, agents, and casting directors.
BIOS:
Bob Cline has cast film, TV, commercials, over 70 national tours, and hundreds of regional theatre productions across the country. Bob's casting credits include: The National Tours of Memphis, Shrek, Young Frankenstein, Beauty and the Beast, Oliver, Annie, Bye Bye Birdie, Hairspray, Rent, Drowsy Chaperone, Full Monty, Cabaret, Complete Works of William Shakespeare, 39 Steps, Music Man, Oklahoma, Showboat, Victor-Victoria, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and others. Regionally, Bob has had his hands in casting shows at over 30 LORT Theaters, including, The Fulton Theatre, Maltz-Jupiter Theatre, Northern Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, St. Louis Repertory Theatre, The Longwharf, The Pioneer Theatre Company, The Olney, Merrimack Rep., Cumberland County Playhouse, Theatre By The Sea, Arkansas Rep., The Marriott Lincolnshire, and many more. Bob had the pleasure of directing Betty Buckley, Tuc Watkuns, Christy Carlson Romano, Martha Plimpton, Jason Kravits, and Elaine Stritch in Ben Andron's White's Lies both at the Jerry Orbach Theatre in NYC and Off-Broadway at New World Stages.
Paul Hardt, CSA Broadway: Once Upon A One More Time, West Side Story, Come Fly Away, August Osage County, A Moon For The Misbegotten, On Golden Pond, Hot Feet, Caine Mutiny Court Martial. National Tours, Cats, West Side Story (US and World Tour), A Bronx Tale, Dirty Dancing, Legends!, Whistle Down The Wind, One Golden Pond, August Osage County and he current North American tour of Annie. Regional Theatres include: Goodspeed Opera House, Bucks County Playhouse, Delaware Theatre Company, TheaterWorks Hartford, Shakespeare Theatre Company.
Scott Wojcik: Originally from Bristol, RI, Scott has lived in NYC since 1992. He attended Bentley College in Waltham, MA where he studied Management & Marketing and did his graduate studies in Arts Management at Texas Tech University. While at TTU, he also did extensive undergraduate course work in acting and directing which led him back to performing. Upon moving to Dallas, he worked at the Deep Elum Theater Garage and then booked a national tour. Following the tour, he moved to NYC. He supplemented his acting career with work as a freelance Casting Assistant for several Independent Casting offices until 1999 when he joined Charles Rosen Casting. Scott became a partner of Rosen & Wojcik casting in 2005. In 2009, the company transitioned to Wojcik | Seay Casting until 2021. Now as the owner of Wojcik Casting Team, Scott and his associates continue the tradition of full service casting for theaters around the country as well as tours and all forms of talent-based entertainment.
His work as an Arts Presenter during college and grad school led to an interest in producing. To further that interest, Scott aligned his skills with two partners to form CRW Productions, a company that creates customized theatrical events. From 2002 till 2007 CRW produced projects that ranged from corporate fundraisers, philanthropic events to new musicals and developmental readings as well as a multi-million dollar product launch in South America.
In addition to casting, Scott pursues his interest in education by teaching audition skills and application on the concept of the business of acting. Some of Scott’s educational work includes a 10 week “Business of Acting” course and a 5 week On Camera commercial technique class. He teaches for SAG/AFTRA and has been a guest monologue coach for Vassar’s summer program, “Powerhouse”. Along with co-teacher Susan Pilar, he developed a 6 week curriculum called “FUSE”, designed to help recently graduated acting students bridge the gap between the academic and professional acting environment. Scott also works extensively with college theatre departments to help them better prepare for their NYC showcases.
THE WOJCIK CASTING TEAM provides acting services to theaters around the country including Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach, FL, Theatre Raleigh, The Engeman, 92nd Street Y, Stages St Louis, The Arvada Center and Theatre Aspen in Colorado and Tuacahn Center for the Arts in Utah. Additionally, WCT has cast numerous tours for the US and abroad that include Jesus Christ Superstar, Motown, West Side Story, Dream Girls, Jekyll & Hyde, RENT, An Officer and A Gentleman, Rock of Ages and Something Rotten and the upcoming Shrek.
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Disclaimer: Workshops/Classes are NOT job interviews. The presence of an industry professional is in no way a promise of employment. Open Jar Productions/Open Jar Institute does NOT attempt to procure employment for actors/artists. Classes given by Open Jar Productions/Open Jar Institute are strictly for educational and training purposes.