Based on Jen Rudin's popular book Confessions of a Casting Director, Jen's biweekly podcast takes you inside the audition room as Jen offers audition advice and wisdom. She chats with famous actors, stage moms, and their kids, former child actors, stage moms, and actors auditioning today as they share their epic audition stories -- the epic fails as they share epic successes and all the juicy details in between! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jennifer-a-rudin/s ...
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Versa Manos is an award-winning Los Angeles-based talent manager and owner of Gorgeous Media Group. She brings decades of entertainment and media experience to a roster of clients, which include actors, writers, directors, and musicians. She is heavily invested in the industry, serving as an executive member of Film Independent, Women in Film, Hollywood Radio and Television Society, and American Film Institute. She previously served as the President of the Talent Managers Association. Join V ...
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This week, we are joined by the award-winning writer, director, and global acting coach Anthony Meindl! In this engaging discussion Anthony talks about living in the moment, the importance of empathy, and how to bring the best out the best of actors in every performance! Anthony has acting studios in 10 cities all over the world and he is currently…
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This week, we are joined by the one and only Amy Lyndon as she walks us through her ideology on booking roles in entertainment! Lyndon’s rich and varied career, both in front of and behind the camera, has given her a profound appreciation for the work that goes into being successful. Drawing from her wealth of experience, Amy shares expert insights…
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Jen Rudin recently reopened Jen Rudin Casting following her stints at ICM and IAG and joins us to share her vast wealth of experience and offer sound advice for aspiring actors looking to grow their career and find balance in their personal and professional life! Jen is an award-winning casting director, author and audition coach who began her deca…
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Michael Eisenstadt, President of AEFH joins us for an engaging conversation about the best way for an actor to make it in their career. Listen to today's episode to hear Michael's advice on how to thrive as an actor and how one must be fully committed to the craft. Eisenstadt has been nominated six times for the Seymour Heller Talent Manager Associ…
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Jacqui Pitman is Owner of Pitman Casting Inc., a full service, reality television casting company in Los Angeles. As one of the go-to casting directors in the reality industry, Pitman’s recent casting credits include ABC’s The Golden Bachelor, The Golden Bachelorette, America's Most Wanted, Raid the Cage, Price is Right, Let's Make a Deal, Wheel of…
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For the past thirteen years, Brittani Ward has built an impressive career, working on projects of every size. Extensive casting associate work under Emmy-award winning CDs (from 2012 - 2018) includes The First (starring Sean Penn), one season of every Marvel/Netflix series, 50 Shades of Gray Darker and Freed, Death Note, two Jason Statham-led featu…
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Voted “Best Acting Studio & Coach” in L.A., Joseph Pearlman helps actors transform careers and ignite their souls through the power of fun! Pearlman Acting Academy (PAA), Hollywood’s leading film and TV acting studio, offers the most advanced on-camera audition technique and scene study training in the industry. PAA helps actors worldwide, via Zoom…
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Leonel Antonio Severino was born the third of four children in Salem, Massachusetts. He then relocated to Providence, Rhode Island where he quickly developed a reputation on the arts scene as a Krump dancer, earning himself the nickname of "Witness." Despite his success as a dancer, Leonel was fully enveloped by his true passion in life - acting - …
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Jaime Love started her career in 1999 by overseeing the production of print campaigns and TV commercials in Toronto, Canada. Following years of collaboration with talent and art directors, she transitioned to work on their behalf as a print and commercial agent. Six years into her career as an agent, Jaime was presented with an extraordinary opport…
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Are you chasing after every opportunity that comes your way or are you letting opportunities slip through your fingers? Join us for a discussion on putting the work in on a daily basis to give every opportunity and audition 100%, no matter how big or small. When you give every opportunity the maximum amount of effort it shows to casting directors a…
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Glenn Morshower has appeared in more than 250 films and television shows, in a career spanning five decades. His first appearance was in the 1976 feature film Drive-In. Audiences know Glenn best for his seven-year run as Agent Aaron Pierce, on the highly acclaimed FOX series 24, as General Morshower, in the Transformers films, as Wayne Lowry, on th…
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David Guglielmo is a producer, writer, director, and casting director based in NY and LA. In five years he cast approximately 50 feature films, fast-tracking his induction into the prestigious Casting Society of America. His titles include the highly acclaimed ensemble-piece THE STANDOFF AT SPARROW CREEK (TIFF Premiere), the crime drama SOUTH OF HE…
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Tracy Martin is a performer, worldwide acting coach, career coach, and writer. She’s never stopped working in the entertainment industry since her debut in her first grade play. She was an elf; She hasn’t grown much since. Tracy has successfully coached children, teens and young adults to land roles in television, film, commercials, and voiceover. …
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Danielle Pretsfelder Demchick, CSA is an advocate manifesting change in how the real world is reflected in today’s media. Her focus is on elevating underrepresented and misrepresented communities. An active member of the New York casting community since 2004, Nickelodeon was her casting home for over 14 years. Since opening her own casting office i…
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Listen as we discuss the finer points maintaining a career in the industry as an actor through handwork, consistency, and persistence! We will be joined by veteran actor Sheila Ball who has been featured in a multitude of projects including By Deception, Mass State Lottery, The Prince and Pauper Christmas, Assault on VA-33, American Rust, and Blood…
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"Elkhorn" is a new period drama on INSP that follows Theodore Roosevelt's journey to the Dakota Badlands, where he seeks to reinvent himself amidst the challenges of the American frontier. The series combines historical depth with compelling storytelling, offering a unique glimpse into a pivotal period in American history. In this new series, Tori …
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Kimberly Skyrme is a Director, Producer, and CSA Casting Director in short; A STORYTELLER. Her 3 decade career started in Casting and includes Regional Casting Director for STARZ ’The Girlfriend Experience' and Netflix 'House of Cards,’ Feature Films ‘Deep Impact,’ ‘True Lies,’ ‘Random Hearts,’ ‘Pelican Brief.’ and Commercials for Under Armor, Bud …
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Irie Williams is a producer, writer, and casting associate at Kim Coleman Casting. Hailing from Detroit, Irie has worked in casting for 3 years working on projects for Tyler Perry Studios, Marvel, Hulu, Apple, ABC, and Disney. Most recently she cast Disney+'s CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN, Tyler Perry's A MADEA HOMECOMING, and the Netflix feature film A JAZ…
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Lisa London has been a Casting Director for 30-plus years and has cast over 100 successful film and television shows. Alongside her casting business partner Catherine Stroud, many notable actors she has cast early on in their careers have gone on to become stars; such as Miley Cyrus in Hannah Montana, Jonah Hill in Grandma’s Boy, Emma Stone in The …
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Beginning her career in television casting at Normal Lear’s Tandem Productions, Robin Nassif began her career casting with Marc Hirschfeld. She then worked as Manager of Casting at ABC supervising and casting many hit shows including MOONLIGHTING, THE WONDER YEARS, TWIN PEAKS, GROWING PAINS, SISTER SISTER, and FULL HOUSE. Robin was promoted to Dire…
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Polly has an extraordinary talent for achieving the very things she wants to achieve, making her dreams come true. She possesses a unique trait that sets her apart with remarkable distinction and dedication to her work. Her innate ability to navigate the complexities of life with resolute determination and focused intent speaks volumes about her ch…
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Hailing from upstate NY, Jane Flowers moved to Los Angeles to get her MFA in Acting from UCLA. After she graduated, she got her first casting internship and fell in love with it. Ever since, she has devoted her time to developing a career in scripted TV & Film. From A BAD MOM'S CHRISTMAS and 2 seasons of SEAL TEAM to DAISY JONES & THE SIX and DIE H…
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Join us with Tori Griffith, Baracha, Jeff Mungai, and Kayvai Shai; 4 young working actors for a wonderful round-table discussion on the how and why behind their journey in the industry. Bring plenty of questions as we discuss maintaining the trajectory of your career, the pivotal role of ongoing school refinement, valuable lessons learned along the…
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Michael Testa has cast over eighty films and television series. His began his career in casting at Stephen J. Cannell Productions on the popular detective series Hunter and worked on the pilot of Everybody Loves Raymond. Since then, he has served as casting director for numerous pilots and television series such as CBS’ Cold Case, the original Rosw…
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Kimberly Skyrme: Director, Producer, CSA Casting Director in short; A STORYTELLER. Kimberly’s 3-decade career includes Regional Casting Director for STARZ's THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE, and Netflix's HOUSE OF CARDS, feature films DEEP IMPACT, TRUE LIES, RANDOM HEARTS, PELICAN BRIEF, and commercials for Under Armor, Bud Light, and The Washington Post.…
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Scotty Mullen is an award-winning writer known for his work with Syfy, Lionsgate, Lifetime, and Tubi. He is also an accomplished casting director and writing mentor. After getting his feet wet writing on the pop-culture juggernaut "Sharknado" franchise, Scotty's storytelling skills have evolved into writing everything from prestige horror scripts t…
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David Josh Lawrence is a writer, actor, producer working in LA for the last 16 years. He’s been the Head of acquisitions for Glass House Distribution since 2019. A previous story consultant for Alpha Animation, his film credits include "Ask me to Dance," "Trauma Therapy", “Trauma Therapy Psychosis and the Emmy award winning film Martian American to…
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Richard Allen is a Writer/Director and Grammy-nominated Producer based in Burbank, California. Richard's credits include two feature films The Musician and Suite that he wrote and directed. He is an award winning writer of six musicals that have played around the country including Off-Broadway. Richard sold and directed two pilots with The Walt Dis…
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In this final episode, Jen Rudin reflects on her twenty-year career as an award-winning casting director as she embarks on her new career as the animation agent at ICM. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jennifer-a-rudin/support
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Today's episode features the LIVE chat from June 17, 2020 Wednesdays with Jen. To celebrate Father’s Day, Jen's dad Rabbi James Rudin joined the chat as her special guest. Not only did he share incredible wisdom and advice from his own years as a stage parent back in the 1980s, but some heartfelt and insight on the importance of education, how to r…
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Marc Tumminelli is the founder and director of New York’s top training program for young actors – Broadway Workshop – (BroadwayWorkshop.com) and is the host of LITTLE ME: Growing Up Broadway Podcast for The Broadway Podcast Network. Marc is considered one of the top acting coaches in New York with over 60 of his students appearing on Broadway in sh…
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This episode features a LIVE recording from the June 3, 2020, FREE Wednesdays with Jen, Jen Rudin's bi-weekly parent, and young actor chats. The next chat is Wednesday, June 17 at 2 PM EST. Please check out the details and sign up at www.jenrudincasting.com In today's episode, Jen chats with Dana Gaier who shared amazing stories, advice, and wisdom…
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This week's episode features the May 20, 2020 live recording from Jen Rudin's FREE Wednesday chats for parents and young actors. Founder and President of Take 3 Talent Agency, Natasha has been working in the entertainment arena for almost 15 years. In 2009, after working at WPLJ/Radio Disney, MTV in the Press Dept, and Product Model Management she …
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Today's episode features the LIVE recording from Jen Rudin's weekly chats for parents and young actors. This week we celebrated Mother's Day and Jen's mother, Marcis Rudin, was the special guest. Marcia shared tips and wisdom from her own years as a stage mom back in the 1980s. Enjoy the episode! BONUS: Listen to a full interview with Marcia in Epi…
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In this special live episode from April 29, 2020, Jen shares animation and voiceover stories, tips, and wisdom from her two decades casting animation and voiceover. In her intro, she shares stories from her days as head of casting for Walt Disney Feature Animation, casting such beloved movies as Brother Bear, The Incredibles, The Princess and the F…
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In this lively chat from Jen Rudin's weekly Zoom chats for parents and young actors, Jen takes us straight to the set in a candid interview with young actor Quinn McColgan and her mother Noelle. Topics covered include safety, tutoring, hours worked, and more. Quinn and Noelle share some fun insider stories about filming with Liam Neeson and Kate Wi…
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In this episode, Jen Rudin chats with legendary vocal coach Bob Marks. Bob shares stories from his days as a rehearsal pianist fr the Broadway production of ANNIE and coaching young Britney Spears, Ariana Grande and more. BOB MARKS has been coaching privately for over thirty years. His well-known clients have included Lea Michelle, Debbie Gibson, B…
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Episode 15 - LIVE RECORDING FROM FREE PARENT ZOOM CHAT WITH TALENT MANAGER KAREN LAMPIASI - RECORDED APRIL 8, 2020
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Join us for a LIVE recording from Jen Rudin's 4th weekly free parent support chat during the pandemic. Today's guest is talent manager Karen Lampiasi. Lampiasi Talent Management is a boutique management company whose clients are on Broadway and National Tours, starring in films, network and cable TV shows, national commercials and writing/recording…
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Episode 14 - LIVE RECORDING FROM FREE PARENT ZOOM CHAT WITH DOUGLAS GORENSTEIN - RECORDED APRIL 1, 2020
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Join us for a LIVE recording from Jen Rudin's 3rd weekly free parent support chat during the pandemic. Today's guest is headshot photographer Douglas Gorenstein. Doug shares a lively presentation on all you need to know about headshots! DOUGLAS GORENSTEIN was voted "Favorite New York Headshot Photographer" in BackStage.com. He served as the officia…
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A live recording from our 2nd weekly free online chat for parents on March 24, 2020! Today's discussion featured an in-depth Q&A on self taping, best practices, lighting and tripod and a bonus chat about voice over recording from home. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jennifer-a-rudin/support…
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Episode 12 - GETTING YOUR DIGITAL HOUSE IN ORDER WITH ELLEN SAUCHELLI FROM STAGE DOOR DESIGNS
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In this episode, Jen chats with Stage Door Designs owner Ellen Sauchelli. Stage Door Designs is a full-service agency for actors & performers. We provide consulting services for families just getting started in the business as well as full-service marketing support those further along in their career. Our clients include actors, performers, and mem…
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On Monday, March 16, 55 parents gathered on a free ZOOM chat with Jen Rudin, to discuss ways to keep young actors focused during this challenging time. Jen shares the discussion here, along with a bonus chat about strategies for working from home! For more info, visit www.jenrudincasting.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/…
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In today's episode, Jen Rudin chats with seasoned young actor Rachel Resheff about balancing college and her professional acting career, with insights into Rachel's years as a child actor. Rachel Resheff is an actor, singer, and dancer. At age eight, she started her career starring opposite Edie Falco and Elias Koteas in Eric Mendelsohn’s acclaimed…
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In this episode, Jen interviews Australian-American actress Kirrilee Berger. Jen and Kirrilee first met in 2008 when Jen was the Casting Executive for Disney Theatrical Productions and cast Kirrilee as Jane Banks in the national tour of Disney's hit musical Mary Poppins. Australian-American actress, singer, and dancer, Kirrilee got her start at the…
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LIVE from BroadwayCon 2020, this episode shares the lively CONFESSIONS OF A CASTING DIRECTOR PANEL with Jen Rudin and her Broadway actor guest, Bhavesh Patel. The conversation covers auditions, Patel's tips for performing 8 shows and week, and the importance of being PREPARED for auditions, just in case you get a chance to read opposite Kevin Kline…
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If you are an actor, you will get asked to send in a self-tape! It's the first step for auditions these days. In this very important episode, Jen Rudin goes over the details for how to submit a self-tape for a live action project or for voice over. This episode is full of do's and don'ts! DON'T MISS IT! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.…
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In this episode, Jen Rudin chats with six-time TONY nominee and star of Broadway's MOULIN ROUGE, the incredibly talented Danny Burstein. Danny shares stories from his early years as a student at New York's prestigious High School of Performing Arts, and his journey as a celebrated actor over the course of his career. For more info, follow Danny on …
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In this very special episode, Jen celebrates the new year and new decade with an honest, moving and heartfelt chat with her mother, Marcia Rudin. They talk about Jen's childhood acting career, the sacrifices parents have to make and Marcia shares her own wisdom and humor as she advises parents today on the highs and lows of show business. --- Suppo…
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In this inspiring episode, Jen chats with actress and writer Maddie Corman about their lives as child actors, Maddie's performance as Lady Aberlin in A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, and Maddie's one-woman show ACCIDENTALLY BRAVE. To download Maddie's Audible recording of ACCIDENTALLY BRAVE, visit www.audible.com and check out her full list of …
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Join Jen Rudin with her first podcast guest, writer/producer Brittany Portman. Jen and Brittany met when Brittany was a child actor and Jen was a casting executive at The Walt Disney Company. Years later they reconnected when Brittany hired Jen to cast her TV pilot HOOKED. In this episode, Jen and Brittany chat about their lives as professional chi…
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