Events

 This year HALE TALENT is celebrating 26 years of being in business.  I hope to have work for everyone!  It is a pleasure representing you! 

  Now is the time to get training!  The film/television/commercial industries are reopening!

“ACTING FOR THE CAMERA” WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, and ADULTS

PARENTS, ARE YOU LOOKING FOR ACTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUR CHILDREN?

ACTORS, ARE YOU TRYING TO PERFECT YOUR CRAFT?

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS: In MANDEVILLE, LOUISIANA - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2021

IN METAIRIE, LOUISIANA - SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 2021

ACTING FOR CAMERA WORKSHOP - MANDEVILLE, LOUISIANA

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2021

SHALL WE DANCE? STUDIO

1970 Surgi Drive

Mandeville, LA 70448

Learn the nuts and bolts of successful auditioning for films, television, and commercials.

Practice audition techniques and see yourself auditioning on television during class.

For experienced actors, practice perfecting your craft.

SESSION I: CHILDREN AND TEENS - AGES: 7-17 - This session is for beginners.

                    COST: $75

                    REGISTRATION: 2:30 p.m.

                    Class: 2:45 - 4:45 p.m.

SESSION II: TEENS AND ADULTS - AGES: 13-100 - This session is for actors who have some experience in theatre, films, or television.

                    COST: $100

                    REGISTRATION: 5:00 p.m.

                    CLASS: 5:15 - 8:15 p.m.

Each actor in Session II will be sent a scene to work on at home before the workshop, so it is important to send your deposit early.

NOTE; Each session is limited to 14 students.  Every precaution will be taken to make this a safe environment.

WE WILL ADHERE TO THE FOLLOWING:

(1) No one should attend who is ill and has a fever.  TEMPERATURES WILL BE CHECKED UPON ARRIVAL

(2) The facility will be sanitized.  Also, hand sanitizer will be available to all.

(3) Actors MUST WEAR A MASK OR FACIAL COVERING upon entering the facility, and they must continue to wear this unless they are performing a scene and being videotaped.  Parents/Guardians who accompany children MUST ALSO WEAR A MASK OR FACIAL COVERING.

(4) All actors will perform SOLO SCENES in close-up.  Your teachers will read the other roles off-camera.

(5) Each actor must stay at a six-foot distance from the other actors and teachers.  The facility is large enough to do this.

A deposit of $25 for the Mandeville Workshop is due by February 13, 2021.

There is a $10 discount for any actor who has attended a previous Hale Talent Workshop.  There is also a discount for multiple family members who are attending.

There is a discount of 50% for any student in the Talented Theatre Program in the state of Louisiana.

Mail check or money order to:

Hale Talent, LLC

3220 N. Arnoult Road

PMB 112

Metairie, LA 70002

Good actors continue to study their craft, so, actors, think about attending one of these workshops.  The film and television industry are returning, so you need to be ready!

METAIRIE WORKSHOP - SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 2021

UNITY CHURCH OF METAIRIE (doesn't look like a church)

In the Khan Shopping Plaza

Behind Parran's Restaurant

3939 Veterans Blvd., Suite 2B

Metairie, LA 70002

Enter the parking lot on Richland Street.

SESSION I: CHILDREN AND TEENS - AGES: 7-17 - This session is for beginning actors.

                     COST: $75

                     REGISTRATION: 12:00 p.m.

                     CLASS: 12:15 - 2:15 p.m.

SESSION II: TEENS AND ADULTS = AGES: 13-100 - This session is for actors who have some experience in theatre, films, and/or television.

                       COST: $100

                       REGISTRATION: 2:45 p.m.

                       CLASS: 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Each actor in Session II will be sent a scene to work on at home before the workshop, so it is important to send your deposit early.

A deposit of $25 is due by Saturday, February 27, 2021.

The above discounts also apply to this workshop.  The above precautions also will be taken for a safe environment.

Mail check or money order to:

Hale Talent, LLC

3220 N. Arnoult Road

PMB 112

Metairie, LA 70002

INSTRUCTORS:

DR. REBECCA HALE, a former drama teacher in the Talent Education Program in Jefferson Parish, has taught acting in high school, middle school, and college for over 40 years.  In 2002, she received her Ph.D. in Educational Theatre from New York University.  This year she celebrated 27 years of being a talent agent and represents actors all over the United States.  Dr. Hale is the author of the book THE SOUL OF THE CITY: LE PETIT THEATRE DU VIEUX CARRE OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, and her second book TIPS FROM A TALENT AGENT is in the process of being published.

VELEKA GRAY starred on stage, screen, and television and was a contract player on six daytime dramas.  She has been a Blue Ribbon Judge for Acting Awards with the National Emmy Awards since 1975 and has produced eight films with her students.  She has taught acting for 25 years in New Orleans, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and at the College of DuPage in Chicago.  Veleka is in development for a SAG-AFTRA production in the spring, which will star her students.

For more information about these workshops, call Rebecca Hale at (504) 858-9038 or Veleka Gray at (504) 812-3379.

Saturday, February 20 - ACTING FOR THE CAMERA WORKSHOP - MANDEVILLE

Saturday, March 6 - ACTING FOR THE CAMERA WORKSHOP - METAIRIE

Are you ready to break into show biz?  On Monday, March 1st, and on Wednesday, March 3rd, Veleka Gray's Actor Productions starts two new online training sessions to boldly go where few actors have gone before!

At the end of the journey, we will produce a SAG NEW MEDIA PILOT starring current and former members of our alumni.

The actors, both new and seasoned, will be taking this journey into the craft of screen acting and into themselves.  This is hard.  Everything in us resists change, but with a tribe to support you, progress and success are possible, even inevitable.

Classes are online on Zoom on Mondays from six to eight, starting on March 1st, and on Thursdays from seven to nine, starting March 3rd.  Tuition for all six classes is $360.

Join us and break through any past inhibitions or fears.  In the safe space of our happy online community, you will thrive.

Contact Veleka via text at 504-812-3379 to find out how you can be a part of this great adventure!

Samantha Martin also  is offering classes virtually, including four 30-minute coaching sessions.

Contact Samantha for more information at samantha@hollywoodsouthtalent.com.

EXCITING NEWS:  MY NEW BOOK: TIPS FROM A TALENT AGENT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN EARLY 2021.  Information on ordering the book will be available soon.

Actors, remember that good actors continue to study their craft.  Avail yourselves of the excellent acting teachers in our area.

Actors, please keep headshots and resumes updated on both Actors Access and Casting Networks.  This is the way that I submit you for work!

Actors, please let your agent know if you have a new phone number and/or a new email address.  I have to be able to reach you!  Also, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAILS EVERY DAY.

Actors, if you change your appearance (shorter hair; got rid of beard; different color of hair), please let me know.  When I submit your headshots, you need to look like the headshots.

Actors, DO NOT POST YOUR VIDEO AUDITIONS ON ANY PUBLIC SOCIAL MEDIA SITE.  If you do this, this could be the reason you are not booked for the job.
Also, DO NOT TAKE PHOTOS OF THE SET OR OTHER ACTORS WHEN YOU ARE WORKING ON A JOB.

An acting book that I highly recommend (one of the best acting books that I have read) is AUDITION! by Michael Shurtleff.  It is available in paperback at Barnes and Noble and you can also find it on Amazon  I hope you also will buy my book when it is released: TIPS FROM A TALENT AGENT.  Stay tune for future book signings.

Actors, most acting books will tell you that you should keep in contact with your agent often.  Every two or three weeks, you should email me to check in.  You are not bothering me.  If I haven't heard from you in months, I will assume you don't want any more acting work.

A GREAT GIFT FOR MUSIC LOVERS: 

THE JAZZ CD "THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU" BY THE VERY TALENTED SINGER NANCY FISHER. You can listen to a sample of the CD on cdbaby.com.  This CD is a tribute to my late husband, musician RICHARD HALE.  
To order the CD, send a check or money order for $22 ($20 for the CD and $2 for postage) to:  Hale Talent, LLC
      3220 N. Arnoult Road
      PMB 112
      Metairie, LA 70002
ENJOY!
Nancy's photo on the front cover of the CD was taken by CARLTON MICKLE, a very talented photographer I highly recommend.