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Launching new book, “Secrets from the Casting Couch”

Sarejevo Film Festival, Talent Campus, 14-17 August. Casting Master Class

Edinburgh, CASTING SYMPOSIUM; FROM FRINGE TO THE SILVER SCREEN

19 August, Wed: Festival Theatre, 13-29 Nicholson Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9FT.

Time: 11AM- 1PM

Listen to leading casting directors, agents and promoters discuss the differences between casting in Film and Theatre, and how can actors branch out from theatre to screen work. This two-hour symposium will begin with a moderated discussion followed by a question and answer session from the audience. Sponsored by Spotlight.

Tickets: £10, Seats are limited. To order tickets ahead, click here.

Edinburgh, 20 August: Book Signing and Party! Come for a glass of wine, say hi to Nancy and get a signed copy of Secrets from the Casting Couch for a discount.

Belushi’s Bar. Time: 3-5pm.

9 -13 Market Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1DE

Sterling Scotland, 3 Sept. 7:00 PM, Tollbooth,

Off the Page Book Festival, “An evening with Nancy Bishop,” presenting Secrets from the Casting Couch.

London, England. Sunday, 5 Sept, Sat

Film Acting Master Class; Developing an Inner Monologue

Contact: application@nancybishopcasting.com, to apply

London, England. Monday, 7 Sept

The Actors Centre:

Secrets from the Casting Couch promotion seminars and signing.

2pm-3pm: Seminar: Strategies for online marketing: This one-hour seminar will focus on strategies for actors to promote themselves in an increasingly competitive market. Seminar is following by a book signing where you can purchase Secrets for a 20% discount.

Where: The Actors Centre.

Tickets: £10 bookclass@actorscentre.co.uk

Book sales: Buy Secrets from the Casting Couch for a 20% discount.

4pm-5pm: Seminar and Book Signing II

Subject: Directors and Casting Directors

Nancy is joined by American film and TV Director Duane Clark. Discussion will focus on how directors and casting directors work together to cast a project. Clips will be shown from the new American/British TV series The Philanthropist, starring James Purefoy, on which Duane and Nancy collaborated.

Time: 4pm- 5pm, followed by a wine and cheese reception.

Tickets: £10 bookclass@actorscentre.co.uk

5pm, Wine Reception. Yay!

Prague, Czech Republic. Thursday. 17 Sept, 5pm

Secrets from the Casting Couch, BOOK LAUNCH AND PARTY!

The Globe Bookstore, Pstrossova 6, Prague 1,

Join us at the Globe Bookstore for a short panel discussion about casting and actors working in Prague. Author and casting director Nancy Bishop is joined by Czech actor, Pavel Kriz, who has worked on numerous international productions. Screen International journalist Theo Schwinke will moderate a discussion about casting, Prague actors and the Prague film scene. A book signing by the author and illustrator Bonnie Glover will follow.

Time: 5:00pm Discussion, followed by book signing and wine reception, Yay!

Athens, Greece. 19-20 Sept.

Book launch and Film Acting Masterclass. See http://www.iwanet.biz/ or write to Sophie Papadopolous: sophie@iwanet.biz

Drama, Greece. 21-26 Sept.

Drama Greece Short Film Festival,

I will be a jurist and lecture on the Talent Campus.

CASTING SYMPOSIUM

FROM FRINGE TO THE SILVER SCREEN;

Superstars Jude Law, Gerard Butler, Hugh Grant, Ricky Gervais and Rachel Weisz all started their careers at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Spotlight, the UK’s leading casting service, sponsors this casting symposium; a panel of theatre and film professionals will discuss how actors can use the Fringe to launch a career.

Listen to leading casting directors, agents and promoters discuss the differences between casting in Film and Theatre, and how can actors branch out from theatre to screen work. This two-hour symposium will begin with a moderated discussion followed by a question and answer session from the audience.

Moderator: Pippa Harrison, Spotlight.

Panelists:

Nancy Bishop,C.S. A, Casting Director(US/Europe); credits include Prince Caspian, and author of “Secrets from the Casting Couch”

Sam Jones, Casting Director (UK); formerly Head of Casting at the RSC, recent TV credits include Occupation for BBC1 and Above Suspicion for ITV.

Tim Hawkins, Manager of Press Office, and formerly acting Chief Executive of the Fringe.

Kate Staddon,Talent Agent at the Curtis Brown Agency, London.

Lucinda Syson, Casting Director (UK). Credits include, Children of Men and Batman Begins.

Place: Festival Theatre, 13-29 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9FT.

Date: Wed, 19 August, 2009.

Time: 11AM- 1PM

Tickets: £10, Seats are limited. To order tickets ahead, check soon for info.

I was just in NYC and for the second time saw The Moth. It’s a format for simple story telling and people line up around the block to see it. I’m so impressed that even in this age when entertainment is so ready made and available, people are still allured by the power of a story. It’s like sitting around a camp fire. Anyone visiting NYC or LA, should visit it and even try to tell a story.

We have booked a larger room at the Edinburgh Actors Expo so there are now 50 seats left for the Edinburgh Casting Symposium on Saturday. Book while you can. Order tickets at: http://www.actorexpo.co.uk/class_castingsymposium.html

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Martina Stránská
+420 602 632 129

When I was in New York, I met a wonderful voice/dialect/movement coach. Andrea Caban. You can contact her at: andreacaban@yahoo.com.

Will this make a difference? We finally have one of the most famous producers in the world appealing for better incentives in Prague.

Here’s a trailer I cast for director Joey Cahill. I can’t believe he’s not famous yet. He’s so sickningly talented:

http://www.pregnantpictures.org/movies/Bartimaeus_WEB.mov

MARGOT

Director :                OTTO BATHURST

Producer:                CELIA DUVAL

Exec Producers:     MICHELE BUCK & DAMIEN TIMMER

Writer:                    AMANDA COE

(Based on the book by Meredith Daneman)

Rehearsals:             W/C 22^nd JUNE – LONDON

Filming:                  W/C 29^TH JUNE – 3 WEEKS – LONDON

TV Agreement:      PACT

Rudolph Nureyev. A playing age of early 20’s – 25, extraordinarily sexy, vibrant and charismatic. Great physique.Athletic.  It is a substantial acting role and the artist will be required to speak English with a Russian accent . We are considering both screen actors (whom we will mostly body double the ballet sequences but teach  some dance moves ) and Professional Ballet dancers who can act. Obviously a good likeness to the real Rudi would be ideal.

 If the potential artists go on You tube there is some great material of Rudi, live interviews, really useful research.

Please send photo, resume and reel (if available) to casting@nancybishopcasting.com. I can send sides for audition which can be sent via internet.

Thanks

NB