Meghan Rafferty On-Camera Workshop Live at Bay Street!

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May 15
at 2:00pm

Join New York casting director and casting associate Meghan Rafferty, (Leftovers and Paterson, The Wolf of Wall Street and Boardwalk Empire) for an engaging and insightful look at the on-camera audition process for film and television.

This workshop will be held in-person, and in a safe and social-distanced setting in accordance with all health and safety guidelines.

The pandemic will forever change the audition process. Gone are the days of crowded audition rooms. Going further, there will be more opportunities for those actors who do not live in New York City or Los Angeles. But first you must learn how to make a great self-tape. Not only will Meghan give you invaluable feedback on your scene, but she will also give participants advice on all aspects of self-taping including set-up, recording, editing, and how to send an audition tape to casting directors. Participants will be given their audition sides in advance of the workshop and will be put on tape during class where Meghan will then provide her invaluable feedback.

The best “take” will be sent to the participants following the workshop via email. Meghan will also give her industry insight to anyone who brings their headshot and resume.

The workshop is open to beginners as well as seasoned professionals. Meghan, a working actor herself, loves actors and truly appreciates the audition process from both sides of the table. Don’t miss this truly unique opportunity to work with an industry professional who also happens to be one of only three New York casting directors who are also working actors! 

 

Meghan Rafferty is a casting director and actor who, over the past 17 years has worked with some of the most respected directors, writers and producers in the television and film industry. Meghan is currently producing and casting with her business partner Mia Cusumano. Together they formed M&M Casting. Current film projects in the works: I Don’t Live Today, Grad Night, and Make A Marriage Great Again. Additional credits include The Scrapper, Paint, Antarctica, Team Marco, Centigrade, Lez Bomb (winner of the Bentonville Film Festival), American..ish, and Falling Water (NBC/Universal, Cannes Film Festival Golden Lion award winner), Lily -vs- Margo, and Saving Grace starring Ann Dowd.

Past casting director projects include Paterson, directed by Jim Jarmusch, and the HBO series The Leftovers. Some associate casting director credits include: Woody Allen’s Café Society, The Wolf of Wall Street, Hugo, Shutter Island, Boardwalk Empire, and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. Meghan also has a passion for teaching, and has taught hundreds of on-camera classes in and around New York, and at numerous universities and colleges across the county. Meghan received her BFA in acting from Adelphi University and an MFA degree from the FSU/Asolo Theatre Conservatory. When she is not casting or teaching, Meghan continues to pursue her first love, acting. Being an actor has enriched her career as a casting director and visa versa. She knows first hand the challenges and frustrations that come with pursuing a career in this very competitive business. This career combination allows her to share personal experiences with her students from both perspectives. Meghan’s combination of assertiveness, warmth and humor enables her to get the best out of actors. When an actor is relaxed, comfortable and having fun, the audition results are inevitably more positive.

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