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MGM Casting Seminar Sunday MGM Casting Director PAUL WEBER will conduct a seminar on Sunday, March 21, 2010, @ 10:00 AM. Weber heads up the casting division of MGM Worldwide television and is an MGM feature casting consultant. His credits include DEAD LIKE ME (Showtime), STARGATE (Sci Fi Network), FLASHPOINT (CBS), PICTURE THIS, LEGALLY BLONDES starring Ashley Tisdale, WAR GAMES II, and INTO THE BLUE 2 (MGM Home Entertainment), THE INITIATION OF SARAH, and CUTTING EDGE, (ABC) and HAUNTING ON SORORITY ROW starring Leighton Meester (Lifetime). At MGM, Mr. Weber is also active in development on new series, pilots, and features. Current MGM projects in development or newly released include FAME, Joss Whedon’s CABIN IN THE WOODS 3D a remake of THE THREE STOOGES starring Sean Penn and Jim Carrey, and other features starring Kevin James, John Cusack, and Denzel Washington. Mr. Weber also casts 3 –5 independent features a year with recent credits including TABLE FOR THREE starring Sophia Bush and Brandon Routh (SUPERMAN), LAZARUS CHILD starring Andy Garcia and Angela Bassett, and OZZIE, a family film starring Spencer Breslin. Weber is also a producer with such credits as HOLLYWOOD NORTH starring Sir Alan Bates, Matthew Modine, and Jennifer Tilly. He is also the US casting consultant for the CBC (Canadian Broadcast Corporation). Mr. Weber teaches workshops worldwide and the course “The Working Actor, Get the Audition, Book the Job” at UCLA. He is a member of the Casting Society of America. DATE: Sunday, March 21, 2010 LOCATION: Westport Coffeehouse, 4010 Pennsylvania TICKETS: Adult $50, Student $30, Minor with one adult $50 Payment may be sent to: Wright/Laird Casting @ 3619 Broadway, Ste., 10, KC, MO 64111. Make checks out to “Wright/Laird Casting”. Please include e-mail address as reservation confirmation will be sent via e-mail. Or pay online (PayPal service charge is included):
Please do not contact Westport Coffeehouse regarding this event. For more information e-mail casting@wrightlairdcasting.com
Next workshop starts late Spring, 201 YOUNG PEOPLE ON-CAMERA - This is an all-day, one- day workshop, taught by Casting Director Heather Laird. Students will be videotaped performing film,TV, and commercial scripts, and then perform a showcase for parents at the end of the day. Everyone takes home a copy of their work. All Day Saturday. Next class late Spring, 2010! ACTING FOR THE CAMERA - This advanced adult workshop focuses on scenes from Feature Films & Television. Students will block, rehearse, & perform “on set”, while being taped. The two-camera setup & on-site editing equipment will allow live tapings, much like a soap opera. At the end of the course, each student will receive a final, edited version of their scenes. NEXT CLASS offered is a two-day, all-day workshop, on two consecutive Saturdays. NEXT 2-DAY WORKSHOP - Summer, 2010 For class prices and more information, e-mail us casting@wrightlairdcasting.com or call 816/531-0331
Individuals interested in registering with Wright/Laird Casting, please click on “Submissions” above. |

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