
AN INTENSIVE AUDITION WEEKEND WORKSHOP
IN STUDIO
WITH CASTING DIRECTOR ALEX NEWMAN
casting Director of "The BOYS", "SUPERNATURAL", "GREY'S ANATOMY"
AND ACTING TEACHER MATTHEW HARRISON
OF THE ACTOR'S FOUNDRY
DATE & TIME
Saturday and Sunday, March 14th and 15th, 2026 from 9AM to 6PM
class description
A PROFESSIONAL AUDITION INTENSIVE with acting coach MATTHEW HARRISON and casting directora Catharine Falcon and Bin Narine - formatted to teach the audition process - and how to create successful auditions and self-tapes.
Acting coach MATTHEW HARRISON teaches audition skills and hones the actor's audition technique. THEN actors PRESENT AUDITIONS for casting in the ACTUAL audition setting of THEIR casting studios.
This workshop is specifically designed to prepare the actor for the VERY busy - and competitive - Vancouver film and television industry.
This is a chance to SHARPEN YOUR SKILLS ...and also your chance to make a personal IMPRESSION AND CONNECTION with one of Vancouver’s busiest casting directors.
Day One: 9:00am to 4pm
SELF TAPE/AUDITION CLASS AND COACHING
Actors coach their scenes with Matthew Harrison, learning valuable audition and SELF TAPE technique and scene work in an open class format. (Actors receive sides in advance).
At 4PM Alex joins class for a Q+A
Day Two: 9:00am to 6pm
GROUP CLASS WITH CASTING
After a warm up in the morning, actors present their auditions in front of the class.
Casting director gives notes and adjustments.
Finally, Matthew will provide notes based on the casting director's feedback from the teacher’s perspective allowing the actor to improve and move forward in their work.
Actors will receive recording of their audition.
PREREQUISITES
None - Just a professional work ethic and the desire to learn from industry professionals
COST
$595 (+ GST)
AUDITING POLICY
Auditing NOT available for this class
PAYMENT TYPES
Visa, MasterCard, Discover, PayPal
REGISTER YOUR SPOT
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Also note that registration in the class is final and payments non refundable as of 96 hours prior to the start date of the class, so make sure you let us know in writing if you need to cancel! There is a $50 processing fee for each cancellation.