Mosaic Acting Academy
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Auditions, Announcements, and Other Info
for August 24
Greetings!
Alyssa Montalbano
It amazes me how many people pay good money to register with Media Casting Group then don't bother to post a headshot.  If you want to be called, there are two things that are necessary for the casting folks to know - what you look like and how to contact you.  When we're casting something, it gets very, very hectic.  The easier you can make it for the casting directors, the more likely you are to be called for an audition or background work. 
So . . .  When submitting always attach a headshot or recent digital photo, (small jpegs are best,) your resume (in the proper format; there's a sample on my website www.charlieactor.com) unless it's for background, then resumes aren't really necessary, and your best contact phone number in the body of  your email.  If it's for an audition, we'll contact you through your agent if you have one.  For background work we call you directly.  Agents don't want to be bothered with background work, as it not commissionable.  And DON'T call us unless it's an emergency.  We simply don't have time to take calls when we're casting or on the set.

Do these few simple things and you can greatly increase your chances of getting work.
Here's hoping I'll see you on the set soon!                 
Charlie

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Film Auditions and News
Theatre Audition Notices
Current Theatre Productions and Other News
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Are you registered with the new

Alyssa Montalbano

If not, go to www.mediacastinggroup.com and register.
We've finished casting both principals and background for an infomercial, as well as principals and background for The Mentalist.  So check "Updates." frequently on the website.  There are some other projects that will begin soon. 
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Casting Notice for Feature Comedy 


Audition August 28th
Callbacks August 29th


Baristas (a working title) is a feature length comedy about a group of oddball coffee mongers and what happens when their perfect little work environment is threatened to be destroyed by the forever thriving corporate monster.

A short scene will be filmed in September as a commercial and fundraising vehicle.
The scene is simply titled "Magnets" and it stars two of the main characters Zoe and Kris. Zoe has just broken up with Kris (spoiler!) and in this scene Kris attempts to get Zoe back, in her own very unique way. Since this is apart of a bigger feature a desire to work on this project long term is a bonus, but not a requirement.

We are going to have a casting session for both roles simultaneously so you may be considered for either part. Please send your r�sum�, headshot (or recent photo) when you RSVP to 

 

[email protected]

CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS

Zoe
Zoe is quite girly, tall & slender. She's in her mid to late twenties and is definitely the more nurturing of the two. She's athletic and actively participates in many charitable fundraising events such as AIDS marathons.

Kris
Kris is petite but mighty. She's right out of high school, very outspoken and over sexualized. She is also an avid comic fan. Her fear of commitment leads to a flirty, scrappy attitude, as she constantly craves attention.

Thank you all for your interest and I hope to see many of you there on August 28th!

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SMOSH Casting: Shoots in Sacramento next Tuesday, August 31st talent must have all day availability. AGENT 1 - Male 40 + very suave, Jeremy Piven on "Entourage" type. AGENT 2 - Female 35 + striking, cut throat commercial agent, SOMMELIER - 50 +, smug butler, 4 GORGEOUS COMMERCIAL GIRLS 18 - 25, CLOWN, ABERCROMBIE MODE...L - 18 - 25, shirtless male. Please send headshots and resumes to [email protected]
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California Film Foundation
It was an interesting meeting Friday this month, at a brand new venue, The Artisan 1901 Del Paso Blvd.  They have a terrific 85 seat theater space, as well as art gallery and a coffee bar All that made for a very comfortable evening. 
Become a member of the
California Film Foundation
Join Free at www.calIforniafilm.net
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Announcing a new Meetup for VOICES - Voice Over Immersion Club & Exchange of Sacramento!

What: V.O.I.C.E.S. Meetup at L Wine Lounge

When: Thursday, August 26, 2010 6:00 PM

Where: L Wine Lounge
1801 L Street
Sacramento, CA
, CA
(916) 443-6970

Hey all you VOICES out there,

I know this is a bit last minute, but as promised we will have a Meetup this Thursday at the L Wine Lounge in Mid Town Sacramento. This will be a bit more informal than the other meetings in the past, but we wanted to ensure folks had a chance to just meet and discuss the VO business in a more relaxed setting. So, please join us this Thursday August 26th at 6pm to whenever to chat about Voice Overs at L Wine Lounge.

For more info about L Wine Lounge, check out their site:
L Wine Lounge
1801 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95811-4170

(916) 443-6970

See you there,

Jon

RSVP to this Meetup:
http://www.meetup.com/voiceovers/calendar/14504897/
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CAPITAL FILM ARTS FOUNDATION
Meetings are Free to CFAA members,
$3 for students and $5 for non-members & guests
        
All meetings and monthly events are held at:
The Art Institute of Sacramento
2850 Gateway Oaks Dr., Sacramento
(I-5 to west El Camino to Gateway Oaks)
For membership info go to www.capitalfilmarts.com
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Alright folks, that's a wrap for now.  Let me know if you hear of anything.
Charlie
Theatre Audition Notices . . .
Theatre Masks
 
Okay, folks, here are the latest audition notices from the theater world.  Break your other leg!

                 Charlie
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Open Auditions
Sunday August 29 & Monday August 30
7:00 p.m. - 9 p.m.
205 Stone Blvd.
West Sacramento, CA  95691
Arsenic and Old Lace Auditions

West Sacramento Community Theater will be holding auditions for Arsenic and Old Lace at 205 Stone Blvd. in West Sacramento, CA. 95691(Stone is off of Jefferson Blvd.) on Sunday August 29th and Monday August 30th  from 7 to 9 pm.

The Audition - Bring a head shot and resume' if you have them. A monologue would be nice but is not required. No music or dancing. Most of the audition will be cold readings from the script.

The Schedule - Rehearsal will be Monday through Thursdays 7 to 9 pm September 7th through November 4th. Not all of these rehearsals will be called and not all actors will be called for all rehearsals.

                        -   Performances will Friday and Saturday Nov. 5th and,6th  7:00 pm to 10:30 pm and Sunday November 7th 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm and  Friday and Saturday Nov. 12th and 13th  7:00 pm  to 10:30 pm and Sunday November 14th 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm.

The Play - This staple of live theater was originally done in the prewar 1940's and is a farce about a family of congenital homicidal maniacs. It's sort of "Silence of the Lambs" meets Abbot and Costello. There is a lot of theater tradition tied up in this show because not only was it a classic movie with Carey Grant, Raymond Massey and peter Lorre but during the forties and fifties Boris Karloff (a huge star of his time) played himself many times in small productions throughout the country.
The Roles -
Mortimer - Male 25 to 45, preferably short, smug but nervous drama critic,
Elaine       -  Female ing�nue preferably tall and pretty
Aunts Abby and Martha - 2 sweet little old ladies who've developed a bad habit of murdering old men as part of their charities.
Jonathan -  male over 30 preferably tall/ lean, Frankenstein look alike, menacingly evil
Dr. Einstein - male, over 30, preferably short, intelligent and creepy, German accent

Teddy -  male, over 30, crazy boisterous Theodore Roosevelt look alike
Sargent Brophy - male, over 30, typical Brooklyn cop, Irish accent a plus
Officer O'Hara - male, over 30, typical Brooklyn cop who'll talk your ear off, Irish accent a plus
The Captain - male, over 40, officious senior police officer
Mr. Witherspoon - male, over 40, nervous fastidious director of a sanitarium.
Two older men - male, over 50, can
tankerous older gentlemen suitable for poisioning.


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Jill is directing "The Matchmaker" at THE Actors' Workshop and Integral Theatre Company in Folsom. We are in dire need of teenage boys (3) and men (2). Four of the roles are major (Ambrose, Cornelius, Barnaby, and Malachi), and one is small but fun (Cabman). We are having a second audition on Tuesday, August 24, at the theater, which is in a church at 800 Reading Street, Folsom 95630, The show runs October 14 through November 7. Rehearsals are scheduled to start next week, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday nights.
 
If you know anyone who meets this criteria who might be interested, would you please pass this along?
 
If they can't make the audition but would be interested in a part, ask them to call Jill directly at 599-4249 (or me at 524-1032).
 
Thanks for your help!
 
Susan (Madden)
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Detailed information about these auditions is on seeaplay.com

11th Annual 29 1/2 Hour Playwriting Festival, Sacramento City College (City Theatre)

Around the World in 80 Days, Falcon's Eye Theatre at Folsom Lake College

Charlotte's Web, Imagination Theater

A Christmas Carol - The Musical, El Dorado Musical Theatre

The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged), Bob and Ro Productions

Disney's Alice In Wonderland Jr., Woodland Opera House

Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings, Civic Theatre West (Main Stage / Tower Theater)

Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, Civic Theatre West (Main Stage / Tower Theater)

It's A Wonderful Life, Winters Theatre Company

Macbeth, Cosumnes River College Theatre

The Matchmaker, T.H.E. Actor's Workshop and Integral Theatre Company - Date Correction

Miracle on 34th St., Woodland Opera House

Prisoner of Second Avenue, Sutter Street Theatre

Quilters, Imagination Theater

The Skin of our Teeth, Falcon's Eye Theatre at Folsom Lake College

The Sound of Music, Woodland Opera House

Trust Me, Arden Playhouse - Emergency Auditions

The Vampyre, Chautauqua Playhouse

The Wizard of Oz (RSC version), Woodland Opera House


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That's it for now . . . Fracture a femur!
Charlie

Current Theatre Productions and Other News
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      Theater Tickets make a great gift!!

                      Go see a play!!                      
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Now Playing

Show times and ticket information at www.seeaplay.com

Cahoots, Bob and Ro Productions
The Studio Theatre, 1028 R St., Sacramento, CA 95811

Camelot, Woodland Opera House
340 2nd Street, Woodland, Ca 95695

Crimes of the Heart, Civic Theatre West (Main Stage / Tower Theater)
421 Vernon Street, Roseville, CA 95678

Dinner With Friends, Big Idea Theatre
1616 Del Paso Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95815

Disney's Beauty & the Beast, junior, Davis Musical Theatre Company
607 Pena Drive, Davis, Ca 95618

The Drowsy Chaperone, Civic Theatre West (Main Stage / Roseville Theater)
241 Vernon Street, Roseville CA 95678

The Girl I Seem To Be, New Star Children's Theatre
Golden Hills School, 1060 Suncast Lane, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762

The Golden Harp, Sutter Street Theatre
717 Sutter Street, Historic Folsom 95630

The Good Old Summertime - A Musical Review, Arden Playhouse
5640 Roseville Road suite D, Sacramento, CA 95842

Honk! Jr., Sutter Street Theatre
717 Sutter Street, Historic Folsom 95630

The Merry Wives of Windsor, West Sacramento Community Theater
Carvalho Family Winery, 35265 Willow Ave., Clarksburg, CA 95612

Museum, Actor's Theatre of Sacramento
WIlkerson Theatre, 1723 25th St., Sacramento

Old Love, B Street Theatre (Mainstage)
2711 B Street, Sacramento, CA 95816

Rent, Runaway Stage Productions (Broadway Stage)
24th Street Theatre, 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, 95818

Room Service, Chautauqua Playhouse
5325 Engle Road, Carmichael 95608

The Servant of Two Masters, Main Street Theatre Works
Kennedy Mine Amphitheatre, No. Main Street, Jackson 95642

Seussical, Sutter Street Theatre
717 Sutter Street, Historic Folsom 95`630

Shear Madness, California Musical Theatre (The Cosmopolitan Cabaret)
1000 K Street, Sacramento, Ca 95814

She Loves Me, Placer Community Theater
Auburn Placer Performing Arts Center, Historic State Theater 985 Lincoln Way Auburn, CA 95603

Snow White, Runaway Stage Productions (Storybook Children's Theater)
24th Street Theater, 2791 24th Street (At Sierra 2) Sacramento

Suds, California Musical Theatre (The Cosmopolitan Cabaret)
1000 K Street, Sacramento, Ca 95814

You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown, American River College, Theatre Arts Department
7991 California Avenue, Fair Oaks Village, Veterans Memorial Amphitheatre


 PLAYWRIGHTS COLLABORATIVE MEETING AT THE LAMBDA PLAYERS THEATER:


We will occasionally schedule a second workshop in a month at other than the Big Idea Theatre.  We will return to the Big Idea Theatre for a Sept 26 workshop.

At the Sunday, Aug 29, workshop,  Leo McElroy and Susanne Sommer's play, "Echoes in the Heart" will be read and discussed. This workshop will be at the Lambda Players Theater, upstairs at 1127 21st Street in Midtown Sacramento.  That's at the corner of 21st and L Streets.


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That's it for now.- I'll see you in the lobby!
Charlie

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Improvisation is one of the two most important audition skills an actor can develop. It helps you to think quickly, concentrate, increase mental agility, eliminate "brain freeze" and learn to take risks. It is a skill that absolutely must be learned, and it's fun! No previous experience required ... This workshop focuses on fun and laughter!
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From a Mosaic Acting Academy Student and Working Actress ...
Heather Pier
I recently made the switch to working in the Sac/SF area to the LA scene. I had taken classes from local teachers and had gotten tons of feeback about what to expect and strategies to use when I got to LA. However, with one exception, the advice that I got from people up here were just plain WRONG! Perhaps they have worked in this business in the past, but in the acting business (just like any technology) changes happen fast.
The one exception was Charlie Holliday. It pays to get advice from an actor with so much recent experience in Hollywood. All of his advice turned out to be right on the money.  LA is a big and expensive move to make. Save yourself time, money and frustration by taking Charlie's classes. He's a pro and a wealth of information. He'll give you good, solid, up-to-date information that you can use.  -  Heather Pier
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Ladies polo People have been asking where to get the MOSAIC ACTING clothing articles with the beautifully embroidered logo I've been wearing - polo shirts, long sleeved Tees, hats, jackets, etc.
I get them from a company called Queensboro.  If you'd like to order something, go to the Queensboro web site and check them out.  When you find what you want, email the article number and color selection and size you want to me and I'll put together an order as soon as four of you give me payment for the items.  (I'll pay the shipping charges for you.)  You can mix and match items, and there's no minimum order for you.  Give me a call or email if you have any questions.  Thanks,
Charlie
 
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Okay, Folks, that's it for now.  Let me know if you have anything you want posted.
I hope to see you soon!
Charlie

 Contact us at:
Charlie Holliday
Mosaic Acting Academy
916-361-0952
[email protected]
Snail Mail PO Box 1142
Rancho Cordova, CA 95741-1142