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The following "Auditions at a Glance" calendar conveniently organizes projects by the date and day-of-the-week that the projects' auditions are taking place, to help you schedule your plans.
Click on any of the following links to see the casting and job notices related to the dates and project titles highlighted below.
Continue reading "California Auditions at a Glance – May 26-June 3" »
The following "Auditions at a Glance" calendar conveniently organizes projects by the date and day-of-the-week that the projects' auditions are taking place, to help you schedule your plans.
Click on any of the following links to see the casting and job notices related to the dates and project titles highlighted below.
Continue reading "Regional Auditions at a Glance – May 26-June 3" »
Accidental Rep's Artistic Director John Strasberg will interview "Boardwalk Empire" star Steve Buscemi in a benefit for Accidental Repertory Theater. Strasberg will speak with Buscemi, his former student, about the nature of the creative process, and the Q&A will be the first in a series of one-on-one interviews discussing acting, art, and the creative process.
The event will be Wednesday, June 1 at 7 p.m. at The Living Theatre, 21 Clinton Street, NYC. Tickets are $60 General Admission or $500 for reserved seating, which includes a pre-show, invitation-only reception. General admission tickets: (212) 868-4444 or www.smarttix.com. Benefit tickets: (646) 435-7867.
Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images
The Screen Actors Guild Foundation is thrilled to announce a new partnership with the People’s Improv Theater (The PIT)! This exciting collaboration is aimed at providing union actors in New York City with quality craft and career information, through classes and panels covering a wide range of topics including Improvisation for Beginners, Acting for Sketch Comedy and Sitcoms, Stand-Up Comedy, How to Package and Pitch a Script, and more.
This effort toward increased industry knowledge boasts teamwork from some of the artistic community’s most respected players. Joining the SAG Foundation’s mission to assist, educate and inspire actors in their careers and communities, experienced PIT instructors (known to lead some of the most sought-after improv and writing classes in New York City) will lead these events taking place at Simple Studios, Manhattan’s highly-regarded venue for theatrical work and rehearsal space.
Classes offered jointly through the SAG Foundation/People’s Improv Theater partnership begin the last week of May, with one-day samples of both Level 0: The Joy of Improv and Improv Scenework setting the stage for a valuable selection of no-cost opportunities for union actors to cultivate their talents in classes New York Magazine has named “Best Improv Lessons” in the city.
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• Two people were hurt in an "explosion" on the set of Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit." The individuals went to the hospital and reportedly had minor injuries. Read the story at The New York Times.
• It's another technical malfunction for "Spider-Man," but not the one you think. Though Broadway's "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" has suffered several breakdowns and injuries, the upcoming Hollywood film "The Amazing Spider-Man" had its own bout of bad luck. For three hours today, three production workers were stuck on a crane six stories above the New York set. Check it out at New York Post.
• Deadline reported that Fox wants "Glee" co-star Jane Lynch to host this year's Emmy Awards. Lynch has done well hosting the network's upfront presentation for the past two years. She also has experience as a comedian and singer. The ceremony airs this September on Fox.
• Variety looks at whether or not the poor performance of "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" in 3-D theaters means people don't want to see every single movie in three dimensions. Say it ain't so.
• Amid the news NYC Opera is looking for a new venue, Lincoln Center's New York City Ballet announced its 2011-2012 schedule. Read it at The New York Times.
• The History Channel and reality-tv producer Mark Burnett are making a 10-hour series based on the stories of The Bible. Billed as a "docudrama," it will be a scripted program. Earlier this year, History refused to air the scripted mini-series "The Kennedys" because it wasn't accurate enough and didn't fit the History brand. According to The New York Times, this History series will not try to put any historical context to Biblical events.
Pictured: Jane Lynch (Picture: Getty Images)
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which produces the Oscars, mailed a letter on Thursday to its members, saying an electronic system for Oscar voting may be instituted as early as this year and certainly will be used in 2013. The roughly 6,000 voting members were asked for a personal email address that is separate from anything that goes to an assistant. After the system is implemented, mailed ballots will no longer be used.
Okay, I fell for it. When I first saw this poster for the movie "Green with Envy," I groaned and had two thoughts. First: Well, it's got to be better than "Leap Year." Second: I thought Amy Adams and Jason Segal were already doing the new Muppet movie together--they sure must like working together. Well, turns out this is indeed all part of the campaign for "The Muppets," due in theaters this November. Not really sure how this is supposed to make us want to see that film, but I've never been one to understand the ways of marketing in general. The trailer for "Green with Envy"/"The Muppets" after the jump, along with the large version of the poster so you can get a better look at the Easter Egg hiding over Amy Adams' left shoulder.
--Jenelle Riley
Back Stage runs hundreds of casting notices every year for reality television shows, games shows, reality competitions, talk shows, documentaries, commercials, and multimedia projects and events seeking real people, hosts, contestants, and performers. And now with the help of our partner RealityWanted.com, we're pleased to bring you even more reality casting opportunities than ever before. See below for some of this week's top reality casting calls and auditions.
You can find all of these casting notices and more in the Reality TV category on BackStage.com, at Twitter.com/RealityTVCast, and in Back Stage's new Reality TV Casting iPhone app.
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Every week Back Stage posts hundreds of casting notices and entertainment-industry opportunities in the BackStage.com Casting/Jobs Database. Check out the following sampling of 47 new notices -- performance venues calling for talent, film festivals calling for entries, staff/tech/crew jobs, calls for scripts, casting workshops, competitions, open mikes, and more:
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