Casting Director and Industry Masterclasses (Autumn)

Join us for these amazing top-level industry masterclasses to help you develop your audition skills and keep you feeling fresh and on top of your game!

Wednesday 4th November – Fran Cattaneo

Fran is a casting director known for Bury Your Gays. Assisting with Lucinda Syson, Rory Okey, Dan Hubbard and Heather Basten for screen, and Lotte Hines (Donmar Warehouse) and Stuart Burt for stage. She has established a ‘Short Film Division’ which aims to make professional casting a reality for shorts.

Wednesday 11th November – Chandra Ruegg

Chandra is a casting associate who has worked on projects such as Netflix’s Wednesday, The Witcher, and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, along with theatrical projects such as Grenfell: In The Words of Survivors with the National Theatre.

Wednesday 2nd December – Ruth O’Dowd

Ruth O’Dowd is a casting director specialising in television, film, commercial and children’s casting. Credits include 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Rebus, and Generation Z. Ruth has worked with the National Theatre, Bush Theatre, and as resident casting director at Unicorn Theatre.

Wednesday 9th December – Hannah Miller

Hannah is the former Head of Casting for the Royal Shakespeare Company, and now works as a freelance casting director with recent credits including My Neighbour Totoro on the West End.

Previous workshops hosted the likes of Paushali Banik, Dylan Stafford, Rachel Chambers, Kristian Wall, Caitlin Joseph, Natalie Gallacher, Hannah Lawton, Hannah Miller, Fran Cattaneo Andy Morgan and more.

Book individual sessions or book all 6 and get 1 free!

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Actors from Collective have worked in Hollywood films, on Broadway, for the National Theatre, in the West End and in series for Netflix, HBO, BBC, ITV and Channel 4.

We are passionate about working with actors from underrepresented groups and we will always seek to break down barriers to access in professional actor-training. Scholarships are available for those who are facing challenging circumstances.

If you want to learn more about how to apply, email reception@collectiveactingstudio.co.uk

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