Events

 This year HALE TALENT is celebrating 28 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!

NEXT "ACTING FOR THE CAMERA" WORKSHOPS

SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 2022

UNITY CHURCH IN METAIRIE, LA

3939 Veterans Blvd., Metairie, LA 70002

It doesn't look like a Church.  It is located behind Parran's Restaurant.  Enter the parking lot on Richland St.

SESSION 1: FOR BEGINNERS OR THOSE ACTORS WITH A LITTLE ACTING EXPERIENCE.  AGES: 6-100

                      Learn beginning acting techniques to help you book the job!  You will work with 

                       real film scenes and/or commercial copy.  You will see yourselves on camera at the

                        end of class.

                      REGISTRATION: 12:00 NOON    CLASS: 12:15 - 2:15 P.M.

                       TUITION: $95  NOTE: This includes a copy of the book TIPS FROM A

                        TALENT AGENT: PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR ACTORS.

SESSION II: INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED SESSION: AGES: 14-100

                      This session is for actors who have experience in films, commercials, television,

                      and/or theatre.  Perfect the acting skills you have to help you book the job!  You

                      will work with real film and/or television scripts.  You will see yourselves on

                       camera at the end of the session.

                       REGISTRATION: 2:45 P.M.   CLASS: 3:00 - 6:00 P.M.

                       TUITION: $125  NOTE: This includes a copy of the book TIPS FROM A 

                       TALENT AGENT: PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR ACTORS.

DISCOUNTS:

$10 discount for any actor who has attended a previous Hale Talent Workshop.

50% discount for any students in the Talented Theatre Program in Louisiana.

A NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF $25 IS DUE NO LATER THAN TUESDAY, 

 AUGUST 2.

Please send check or money order to: Hale Talent

                                                          3220 N. Arnoult Road

                                                          PMB 112

                                                          Metairie, LA 70002

NOTE: If you are planning to attend Session II, please register as soon as possible.  A scene to

work on BEFORE THE CLASS will be sent to you.

YOUR INSTRUCTORS:

DR. REBECCA HALE has been a talent agent for 28 years.  She is the owner of Hale Talent Agency, LLC.  She represents actors of all ages all over the country.  Dr. Hale taught Drama, English, and Speech for 43 years in college, high school, and middle school and directed over 75 plays.  She has a Ph.D. in Educational Theatre from New York University and is the author of two books: THE SOUL OF THE CITY: LE PETIT TEATRE DU VIEUX CARRE OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA and TIPS FROM A TALENT AGENT: PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR ACTORS.

VELEKA GRAY has starred on stage, in films, and in commercials.  She was a contract player on many different daytime television shows and has served as a judge on the Blue Ribbon Panel for the Emmy Awards.  Ms. Gray has taught acting in New York, California, and at the College of DuPage in Chicago.  She currently is producing, directing, and writing projects for her students, and she is a narrator for books on tape.

NOTE: Every precaution will be taken to keep actors safe from COVID.  Hand sanitizer will be available, and the facility will be thoroughly cleaned before the workshops.  Face masks will be optional, unless there is a mandate to wear them.

CSA Casting Director Matthew Morgan (who often casts projects in Louisiana and Mississippi) will be teaching an AUDITION INTENSIVE CLASS in Baton Rouge on Saturday, July 16 from 1:00 - 5:00 P.M.  The cost is $150.  It is open to ages 16 and up.

This is what you will learn:

What casting directors look for when hiring actors.

How do you make a great impression with your self-tape?

How to stand out at a live audition.

Common mistakes actors make during the audition process.

Why you keep getting callbacks but can't book it.

For more information, check out this website:

https://www.morgancasting.com/workshops-ateliers

Tickets available at morgancasting.com or Eventbrite.

Check out my new book, recently published: TIPS FROM A TALENT AGENT: PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR ACTORS.  IT IS AVAILABLE THROUGH HALE TALENT AND ALSO ON AMAZON - in book copy and on Kindle.  The book also is available at Blue Cypress Bookstore on Oak Street in New Orleans and Octavia Bookstore on Octavia St. in New Orleans. It is also available at Barnes and Noble Bookstore in Mandeville, LA.

UPCOMING BOOK SIGNINGS!

PAGE AND PALETTE BOOKSTORE/CAFE/WINE BAR

32 South Section St, Fairhope, Alabama 36532

Saturday, June 18    2:00 - 4:00 P.M   Take a ride to Fairhope.  It's a charming city.

Please join me for a book signing at TWO FISH BOOKS, 2101 Paris Road, Chalmette, LA

70043, on SATURDAY, JUNE 25 FROM 5:00 - 7:00 P.M.  HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

EXCITING NEWS:

New movie studios are being built in New Orleans that offer you your best chance to create a career and stay home, instead of moving to Los Angeles or New York.  We here in Hollywood 

South have never been so close to opportunity.  The movie business and TV business are booming!

Train to work on camera with VELEKA GRAY at The Actors' Alliance.

Why study at the Actors' Alliance?

You get master class training in working for the camera.

Starting in the third week, you'll get to see your work on TV, so you can adjust and refine it before you go on set.  At the end of the six-week session, you are cast at no additional tuition as a member of the TV show TETE-a-TETE now in production. 

You have a chance to learn professional tricks of the trade while performing in the show.

You'll earn a new credit on IMDB.

You'll have a new clip to add to your actor reel.

You'll be networking with some of the most serious and talented actors in the region.

TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES OR GET MORE INFORMATION, TEXT (504) 812-3379 OR EMAIL VELEKA GRAY AT acting@outlook.com.

 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: TIPS FROM A TALENT AGENT.

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. Carlton Mickle also was the photographer who took my photo for my new book.

HELPFUL TAPING INFORMATION:

Actors, since almost all of the first auditions and some of the callbacks require actors to submit a video audition, here is helpful information from my good friend/SAG-AFTRA actress Peggy Laurel:

"The rig I got from Amazon worked great!" Peggy Laurel

10" Ring Light with 50" Extendable Tripod Stand, Sensyne LED Circle Lights with Phone Holder.  Stream/makeup/You Tube Video/TikTok, Compatible with all phones.

$34.99 on Amazon.