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Description
COACHING WITH TALENT AGENTS
3 CLASS SERIES starting Oct 9th, 2024
Elevate your career by studying with top industry insider
Elevate your career and sharpen your audition skills by working directly with shakers responsible for booking talent into Broadway’s biggest shows, and gain insight on what Agents are looking for when seeking new clients.
- Class One: You will workshop your audition materials with talent agent Dustin Flores from DANIEL HOFF AGENCY
- Class Two: You will workshop your audition materials with talent agent tba
- Class Three: You will workshop your audition materials with talent agent Jim Daly from BLOC AGENCY
Class will begin each week at 7pm and each student will work one-on-one with the instructor on cuts of audition songs or monologues in a classroom setting. Each class will also include a short Q&A, information on the intricacies of the casting process and insight on what the auditioner can do to stand out.
DATES:
- Wednesday Oct 9th - Dustin Flores
- Wednesday Oct 16th - tba
- Wednesday Oct 23rd - Jim Daly
All classes begin at 7pm at Open Jar Studios, 1601 Broadway, 11th Floor
Under the direction of Artistic Director, Jeff Whiting, Open Jar’s Professional Class Series provides unique opportunities for performers to continue to hone their skills and work one-on-one with Broadway’s best stars, directors, composers, agents, and casting directors.
Bios:
Dustin Flores grew up as a performer and attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NY. He served as the agency director for The Mine Talent Agency for ten years, overseeing their offices in NY and LA, before joining the team at the Daniel Hoff Agency in 2021. As one of the most sought-after agents, his clients book competitively in television, film and theatre.
Jim Daly has been the head of the Theatrical Department at Bloc NYC for over 15 years. He has clients in many hit Broadway shows including HARRY POTTER, SPAMALOT, KIMBERLY AKIMBO, HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO, & JULIET, SIX, HAMILTON, ALADDIN, and MOULIN ROUGE! Bloc clients are also featured on the tours of BEETLEJUICE, FROZEN, FUNNY GIRL, HAMILTON, and THE WIZ along with making regular appearances on episodics ranging from The Equalizer to SVU and FBI to Blue Bloods. Jim received his BFA from the University of Michigan.
Date & Time
Wed, Oct 9, 2024 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM