LA Casting Connection presents Actors Weekend Workshop Saturday and Sunday, May 3rd and 4th at La Perla Del Mar. This is a perfect opportunity for aspiring actors to explore their potential and for working actors to hone their skills. Connect, learn, and showcase your talent with one of the world’s top casting directors, Janet Hirshenson, C.S.A.

Janet Hirshenson, is one of the most successful casting directors in the world! The casting company, with partner Jane Jenkins, has cast the films: Cotton Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Parenthood, When Harry Met Sally, Stand By Me, Mystic Pizza, Ghost, Troy, The Da Vinci Code, Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone, Jurassic Park, The Cinderella Man, Apollo 13, Transformers, and over 120 other top grossing films. She also cast over 20 TV shows.

Janet is currently casting: NC-17, Near Dark, The Surrogates with Bruce Willis, GI Joe, with Channing Tatum and Dennis Quaid, Angels and Demons with Tom Hanks and Naomi Watts, and I love You Beth Cooper, with Hayden Panettiere, and The Last Full Measure with Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman.

Due to her busy schedule, Janet rarely conducts actor workshops, and we are thrilled to welcome her to The Central Coast to get acquainted and work with our local talent pool!

She is constantly searching to discover new actors. She recently wrote a top selling book "A Star Is Found" about her experiences casting the Industry's top grossing movies with her casting partner Jane Jenkins, and will bring copies with her to the workshop.

The mission of the LA Casting Connection is to work with top industry professionals to bring our local actors guidance, training, and the necessary relationships to succeed as working actors.

Ages 8 to 16: 10am to 1pm, 17 and up: 2pm to 5pm, Saturday and Sunday.

All levels welcome - Limited enrollment.
SIGN UP TO HOLD YOUR RESERVATION: NO WALK-INS!
THIS WORKSHOP WILL FILL UP FAST, MAKE SURE YOU GET A SPOT.
$215 for two-day workshop ($15 discount for previous workshop participants)

For information and reservations, email lacastconnect@yahoo.com or call (805) 773-2256.

Veteran TV and Film Casting Director Cathy Henderson Martin is hosting the event.

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