Upright Citizens Brigade Improvisation and Sketch Comedy Training Center
(4732) Special Mondays 6:30-9:30pm Phil Cassese and Stacy Gallo
Special: Special Class
- Prerequisites
- Must have previous UCBT class experience. See course description below for details.
- Scheduled
- Mondays 6:30-9:30pm
- Start Date
- Mon March 15, 2010, 6:30pm EDT
- Price
- $100.00
The Business of Commercial Acting
Learn about the process of meeting agents and casting directors, industry resources, the difference between freelance and signed, when to join union and non-union projects and what those different contracts mean, managing your relationship with an agent, dissecting the audition process, and the industry chain of command. This class will include a brief section for reading copy and discussing why improv is important, but it is not primarily an improv/audition workshop, it is more of an informational class.
PRE-REQUISITE: COMPLETION OF IMPROV 301
Learn about the process of meeting agents and casting directors, industry resources, the difference between freelance and signed, when to join union and non-union projects and what those different contracts mean, managing your relationship with an agent, dissecting the audition process, and the industry chain of command. This class will include a brief section for reading copy and discussing why improv is important, but it is not primarily an improv/audition workshop, it is more of an informational class.
PRE-REQUISITE: COMPLETION OF IMPROV 301
Phil Cassese and Stacy Gallo
Phil Cassese recently merged his entire commercial department with Stewart Talent where he is the senior on-camera commercial agent. Phil previously held the same position at TalentWorks, where he spent the last six years developing a highly competitive roster of talent. After spending several years in the music industry and personal management, Phil was recruited to helm the commercial division of TalentWorks. Prior to working for TalentWorks Mr. Cassese successfully created a commercial division at a small theatrical agency.
Phil’s interest in comedy led him to develop a strong roster of improvisers and comedic actors. He works on and has booked a wide array of commercial projects including multi-faceted campaigns to smaller niche projects.
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Stacy Gallo has been a Casting Director in NYC for the past eight years. She is currently working with newly formed Station Film, as well as freelancing her casting talents to many others in the industry. Stacy started Downstairs Casting in 2001, a subdivision of Hungry Man production company. Prior to that she worked as a casting director for MTV. Many commercials Stacy has cast are known for their comedy and improv, and over the past eight years, Stacy has worked on many award-winning commercials, including many memorable Super Bowl spots. Some of her recent credits include; Chevrolet, (Super Bowl) Careerbuilder.com (Super Bowl), Sprint, KMART, Kraft, Comedy Central, H&R Block, and Snickers.
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