Alexandra, Catrina and Ethan Schuler are all excellent students, and all were selected to appear in a Nickledeon Activity Zone commercial shot at Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in Scottsdale recently.
Catrina was ultimately given a starring role in the commercial. According to Catrina’s mom, the production crew members “. . . were extremely impressed with her professionalism, talent, and ability to follow direction, I mentioned that she was enrolled in the acting program at Academ... Read Full Story
We had a local casting director for auditions this past weekend named Faith Hibbs-Clark, owner of Good Faith Casting, with offices here and in LA. She was very impressed with the level of talent she saw and has called back several of our students. As with most casting directors’ callbacks, there is no immediate action necessary from our students. Their names will go into her database and when, and if, she finds something that they would be right for she will contact them. Congratulation... Read Full Story
We love hearing back from the parents of students that have experienced success. Nicole’s Rowe is another Academy success story. Below is a note we just received from Nicole’s mom, Teresa.
“Nicole’s had a lot of success since starting her classes at ACT last summer. She’s had a few callbacks from agents and was signed by the S.I.M. Agency here in Phoenix after auditioning at ACT. She’s also gotten lead roles in two amazing theater productions at Spot... Read Full Story
4-18-09
Aimee Sugar, Talent Agent with the SIM Agency - AZ
Callbacks: Alexia Lopez, Brenna Justine, Alana McComas, Branson Wassam, Ellen Dunn, Randall De Chavez, Brittany Hughes, Tys Deters. Read Full Story
3-21-09
Max Hirschman, Talent Agent with the Stone Manners Agency - LA/NY
Callback: Catrina Schuler
Honorable Mentions: Cori Pace, Ria Cheruvu, James Legrand, D’Artangnan Driscoll, Brittany Hughes, Alana McComas, Cecilia Roessle. Read Full Story
Alan Mills, Talent Agent 3/8/09
The Marshak/Zachary Company
Beverly Hills, CA
Call Backs
Branson Wassam
D’Artagnan Driscoll
Catrina Schuler
Honorable Mentions
Joshua Brown
Tys Deters
Shannon Golden
Deborah Huard
Priscilla Yuen
James LeGrand
Scott Paradis Read Full Story
Lily Neda takes a look at Rob Kendt’s book “How They Cast It: An Insider’s Look At Film And Television Casting.”
Paperback: 159 pages
Publisher: Lone Eagle (January 1, 2005)
ISBN-13: 978-1580650618
The book is written by a former Editor-in-Chief of “Back Stage West” magazine who is also has a contributing Los Angeles Times theatre critic. His book is not a “how-to” about Hollywood. It is more about the inside stories that happened to the vario... Read Full Story
Lily Neda reviews Sugared & Spiced 100 Monologues for Girls by Mary Depner.
Paperback: 130 pages
Publisher: Jelliroll, Inc (May 21, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1424344158
ISBN-13: 978-1424344154
Mary Depner, who also authored “100 Echo Booming Monologues for Teens,” is an experienced former drama teacher and her books of monologues work well for most teens. In Sugared & Spiced 100 Monologues for Girls Depner gives teen girls some outstanding pieces to work with.
One... Read Full Story
2/7/09
Jennifer Patredis, Talent Agent with CESD
Cunningham-Escott-Slevin-Doherty, Los Angeles
Students Called-Back by Jennifer Patredis are:
Branson Wassam
Priscilla Yuen
Victoria Garcia
2/14/09
Milton Perea, Talent Agent with AEF
Amsel, Eisenstadt, and Frasier, Los Angeles
Students Called-Back by Milton Perea are:
Scott Paradis
Ria Cheruvu
Christina Galindo
Cecilia Roessle
Kaelib Jarrell
Annika Benge
Priscilla Yuen Read Full Story
Admissions to our programs is selective and for this reason we are posting this informational section to help make the process easier for potential ACT students and parents to understand the necessary steps that must be taken in order to be accepted to one of our programs.
The Academy of Cinema and Television (ACT) is a private non-vocational program for the performing arts specializing in professional television acting, fashion commercial print modeling, film, singing and/or dance workshops... Read Full Story
