SAG-AFTRA Foundation Hosts Local Event

Moderator Rochelle Rose, left, with members of the casting director panel, from left, Toni Cervantes, Nancy Hayes and Gregg Cohen.

The San Francisco-Northern California Local hosted SAG-AFTRA Foundation Casting Access workshops on Sept. 19 and 20 at the Academy of Art University. Los Angeles-based casting directors Monica Kelly and Jamie Castro taught on-camera casting workshops, renowned voiceover actor Paul Pape taught a voiceover workshop, and local casting directors Toni Cervantes, Gregg Cohen and Nancy Hayes participated in a panel discussion. 

The San Francisco-based casting directors emphasized the pitfalls that limit local casting opportunities, including tardiness to auditions or the set, requests to change scheduled audition appointments and being unprepared for auditions. 

Voiceover actor Paul Pape leads a workshop.

The voiceover workshop featured a live, taped session with instruction from Pape, after which he emailed each participant a digital file of the session with additional comments and suggestions. 

The casting workshops included a Q&A, followed by a cold-reading session with instruction from the casting directors.

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation Casting Access workshops are provided at no cost to union members and are made possible through gifts, grants and sponsorships. The SAG-AFTRA Foundation never draws on SAG-AFTRA dues or initiation fees. Thank you to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation and all of the instructors for an informative, career-building event.

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This item was originally featured in the March 2016 local newsletter.