Dallas-Fort Worth

If anyone is interested in meeting fellow members from the New Orleans Local, there will be a member mixer coming up in Oxford, MS!

Come mix and mingle with fellow members and New Orleans Local leadership as well SAG-AFTRA staff. Get information about the latest contracts and news, enjoy the company of your union brothers and sisters along with appetizers, swag and a cash bar.

RSVP required. Please email neworleans@sagaftra.org with “MS Meetup” in the subject line and include your professional name, member ID and phone number. By phone, call Lisha Brock at (214) 363-8300 ext. 5.

When: Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019
6 p.m. – Walk the Red Carpet
7 p.m. – Awards Show Viewing

Where: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - Las Colinas
320 West Las Colinas Boulevard Building A2
Irving, TX 75039
 
You’re invited to celebrate the 25th Annual SAG Awards with fellow members at your Dallas-Fort Worth Local viewing party. 
 
For a limited time, early bird tickets are available, so make sure to reserve your seat today!
 
Click here for more information, or contact Trish Avery at trish.avery@sagaftra.org.
 

The Houston-Austin Script2Screen program is presenting a LIVE table read on Nov. 17. Members are invited to submit for consideration for this one-time read to be produced sometime in 2019.

Project: The Happily Ever After Pill (a faith-based romantic comedy)
Creator: Andrew Librizzi of Pathlight Entertainment
When: Saturday, Nov. 17
Where: Houston, TX

Submission Instructions: Please email headshot/resume to HoustonRSVP@sagaftra.org with subject line HAPPILY EVER AFTER PILL.  Please be advised, to participate in this read one must be a member in good standing and a member of one of the Texas locals.

Seeking actors able to portray:

DR. FRANCIS MARTIN (plays 30-40): L.A. psychiatrist who considers his own Obsessive Compulsive Disorder “quite useful” in his life - “pushing me like a mad-man with a whistle” and, of course “it could always be neutralized through any number of pharmaceuticals...” Now, he’s hoping a medical prescription can save his marriage to Abigal Martin. 

ABIGAL MARTIN (plays 30-40): Wife of Dr. Francis Martin, LA’s newest love doctor, and daughter of Mary Jane Jones, famous feminist activist who taught her brother... “To cook instead of me as a statement against a chauvinistic society’s dictation of sexist roles... she made me take boxing lessons from a guy named Jawbreaker Lou Decker.” Abigal is a soft-spoken English teacher, but not for long— Especially after she discovers that Dr Martin’s promised extraordinary garden was made of rocks. 

FRANKIE the fist MARTINELLI (plays 60-70): One-time hard-nosed, featherweight Italian boxing contender turned head gardener “of the Goldberg estate, `dat is till old man Goldberg died and `da kids took ova’ and squandered `da wealth and didn’t save nothin’ for `da roses and `da pansies.”

THE EVE GRAYSON KRUPNICK (plays 60-70): Aging sixties silver screen Sex Goddess, Miss Forty Carrot Love wants to sail off on the “intimate journey” of PSYCHO-therapy with Dr. Francis Martin. Loosely based on Zsa Zsa Gabor)

WALTER KRUPNICK (plays 60-70): Married to The Eve Grayson, Walter Krupnick,  a wealthy, big-time movie producer, has been “much married” too many times to remember. His interest in Dr Martin’s happily-ever-after pill is more financial self-defense. (Think Wallace Shawn in Princess Bride)

Script2Screen is an unpaid performance presented to a live audience. Casting will be based on vocal quality and characterizations. We are committed to diverse, inclusive casting. For every role, please submit qualified performers, without regard to race, age, color, national origin, sexual orientation or gender identity, disability or any other basis prohibited by law, unless otherwise specifically indicated.
    

Shaan Sharma, working actor, veteran commercial casting session director, acting coach, Backstage contributor, and SAG-AFTRA Conservatory Committee member, will be sharing game-changing information with a limited number of members on how to pursue a commercial and on-camera acting career. This workshop will cover topics such as the huge differences between auditioning and casting for the theatrical and commercial sides of the business, training and development, having a support network, nervousness and confidence, the entire process of casting through booking, online casting services, headshots, reels, branding, marketing, representation and much more. 
 
Sharma will expand upon his “4 Steps to Becoming a Working Actor” and “The 4 Pillars of a Joyful Acting Journey.” To supplement this information, he will provide a FREE PDF copy of his book, Commercial Acting in L.A.: A Session Director’s Guide, as a gift to all attendees.
 
Due to mature language, this event is recommended for adults only.
 
When: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Saturday, November 10

Where: Dallas-Fort Worth Local Office
15110 Dallas Parkway, Suite 440, Dallas  75248
(NE corner of Beltline and Tollway in Bank of America Building)
How Much:  FREE for Conservatory members; $35 for those not already paid for ProACT, Houston Conservatory or Austin Actors Conservatory.  Cash or check only at the door.

Limited number of seats. Lunch provided.
RSVP Required: Email DallasRSVP@sagaftra.org . Please include your name and member ID. 
 
Questions: 214-363-8300
 
This workshop is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing. Unfortunately, no guests allowed. Not intended to imply an endorsement of any individual or company by SAG-AFTRA. The information provided through the workshop is given for informational purposes and may not be a suitable substitute for the advice of other industry professionals. You should always use good judgment in these matters and should not act or refrain from acting based solely on information provided through the workshop.