NYCAP & Baltimore Shakespeare Festival

February 29, 2008 by dennisbaker 

I attended my first New York Casting Access Project (NYCAP) that is run by the Screen Actors Guild Foundation. It is free casting workshops for SAG actors to meet and read for New York casting directors. Liz Ortiz-Mackes from Casting Solutions was the casting director at this workshop. She has a great, positive energy. It was great to interact with industry again and meet positive people. She had some great things to say and what I held onto was the idea than an actor needs to be inspired for their work to be inspiring. So much of this environment is negative and being in that negative place for the last year and half, it felt like fresh water to be with someone who was positive and respectful. The read went well. She could tell that I had a strong theater background and thought that I took the adjustment really well. It’s nice to start building a professional contact list in New York.

I also went down to Baltimore to audition for the Baltimore Shakespeare Festival. They open their season with two outdoor summer shows, Twelfth Night and Taming of the Shrew. I read for both directors and the experience was great. They have a great indoor stage at a church. The directors asked to see a contemporary monologue and was asking questions about my callback availability, always a good sign. So much so, I will be heading down there this Sunday for callbacks for Twelfth Night. I’m excited because this is a show I have never done, and just fully read it today. I have not heard yet what role I was called back. i saw outdoor pictures from past shows and the outdoor space looks beautiful as well. The one catch is they do not provide housing. I am going to send out feelers to east coast people to see if they know anyone in Baltimore. The rehearsal and performances span five to six weeks, so if all else fails maybe I can get a room to rent through craigslist. I am going to worry about getting a part first.

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  1. Ted III on March 6th, 2008 12:45 am

    break a leg, man! rooting for you!

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