Category: Followup

Casting Directors April & May | NO March Mixer

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Mixers Resume Next Month

We will not host a mixer in March due to SXSW. We are all grateful for having SxSW here in Austin, but there is plenty going on and local traffic congestion, if not too much for your taste already, will break records.

SXSW 2015

But be sure to mark Wednesdays, April 8th & May 13th on your calendars. Why? Because we’ll be featuring 2 panels of Casting Directors! This is “where the rubber meets the road,” so to speak. Casting Directors are those talented people that producers, studios, ad agencies, and filmmakers hire to find the right actors for the roles in a particular script or project. In other words, if your agent gets you the opportunity to audition for a Casting Director, then your job is to put your heart, soul and mind into the part… and get hired!

All non-represented talent is invited to bring about 6 headshots & resumes to each of the next 2 mixers in April & May for the speakers on the panels.

We are grateful to our panels of Casting Directors for graciously offering their time and insights on April 8th & May 13th, so join us and get updated about the process from the professionals who know. Panelist names will be posted soon.

Last Month…

We extend our deepest thanks to the Talent Agents on both our “beginning of the year” panels:

February 11th

☆ Jason Lee of Acclaim Talent
☆ Erin Franklin of Agence Talent
☆ Cynthia Robbins of BLVD Talent
☆ Heather Collier of Collier Talent
☆ Linda Alcazar of Condra Artista Talent
☆ Romie Szal of K Hall Talent

January 14th

☆ Liz Lyons Atherton of TAG
☆ Veronica Kelley-Albiez of DVA Talent
☆ Tory Christopher of Tory Christopher Group

We had a huge crowd both evenings with a lot of information, laughter, and questions answered. Thanks to all you Talent Agents for your time and insights!

If you plan to go to SxSW, have a great time… and we will see you at Baby A’s on April 8 & May 13, 2015!

Let friends interested in media industries know about our Mixers. We put them on to provide opportunities for you folks to network and get information about acting, films, TV, and other media.

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State Theatre School of Acting

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Next Month’s Mixer on July 9th and
Thanks to Our Panel from June’s Mixer

Dear Film, Game, Music and Entertainment People, Friends, Investors and Fans,

What: The Network Austin Mixer
When: WEDNESDAY, July 9, 2014
Networking starts at 6 PM; Speakers start at 6:45PM
Where: Baby Acapulco’s – 5610 North IH-35, Austin TX 78751
Who: Everyone involved in film, game, TV and entertainment media… and YOU!
Guest Speaker(s): To be announced…

We will post info about our speaker(s) for July 9th ASAP.

Meanwhile, we want to extend our deepest thanks to Babs George for hosting a panel of excellent actors/coaches from the State Theatre School of Acting on Wednesday June 11, 2014. Babs serves as the school’s Director and the panel consisted of Carol Hickey, Adam Roberts, Paula Russell, Tony Sears, and Mj (Marijane) Vandivier.

We started the evening with each member of the panel offering some information about his or her experience and teaching methods. We then opened the floor to questions and the true value of each member’s experience became evident.

With over a 100 years of collective experience, the panel answered each question with profound insight and inspiring wisdom. It was indeed an excellent panel and an educational and fun-filled evening. If you missed it, catch us at the next Mixer on Wednesday, July 9th! See you there…