This year HALE TALENT is celebrating 32 years of being in business. I hope to have work for everyone! It is a pleasure representing you!
ACTING FOR THE CAMERA WORKSHOPS
SATURDAY, MAY 16
LOCATION: Cali Sober, 1011 Veterans Blvd., Suite B, Metairie, LA 70005
Please note: This is a different location from previous Hale Talent Workshops.
Cali Sober is next to Sweet Things Donut Shop.
Do you realize that the moment you are cast in a production you become valuable property? If you can't be replaced without great cost to the production, the company will guard you as if you are royalty.
You can't access casting for a starring role directly. You need a respected agent to submit you so that the production company can be assured that you are a professional actor.
Join top agent Rebecca Hale and master coach Veleka Gray at the next workshop on May 16 to learn the rules of the acting road and boost your career.
The film/television/commercial industries are casting!
SESSION I: 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 scripts and/or commercial copy. You will see yourselves on TV at the end of class.
REGISTRATION: 12:00 noon CLASS: 12:15-1:30 p.m.
TUITION: $75 NOTE: This includes a copy of the book TIPS FROM A TALENT AGENT: PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR ACTORS, BY DR. REBECCA HALE.
SESSION II: INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED: AGES: 14-100
This class is for actors who have experience in film, commercials, television, and/or theatre. Enhance your acting skills with new techniques to help you book the job! You will work with real film and/or television scripts. You will see yourselves on TV at the end of the session.
TUITION: $95 NOTE: This includes a copy of the book TIPS FROM A TALENT AGENT: PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR ACTORS.
REGISTRATION: 1:45 p.m. CLASS: 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
DISCOUNTS:
$10 discount for any actor who has attended a previous Hale Talent Workshop.
$20 discount for any students in the Talented Theatre Program or in a theatre program at their school.
A NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF $25 IS DUE NO LATER THAN MONDAY, MAY 11.
Use Zelle or Venmo to send your deposit to 504-812-3379, saying it's for Friends and Family, or include an additional $5 if you send it as Business.
Or send a check or money order: Hale Talent, LLC
3220 N. Arnoult Road
PMB 112
Metairie, LA 70002
YOUR INSTRUCTORS:
DR. REBECCA HALE has been a prominent talent agent for over 30 years. She is the owner of Hale Talent Agency, LLC, and 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 published books.
VELEKA GRAY has starred on Broadway, on TV, in films, and in commercials. She was a regular on seven different daytime TV shows for fifteen years and has served as a finalist judge for the Emmy Awards. Ms. Gray has taught acting in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, and all over Louisiana and Mississippi. Her students are cast in her projects to get experience, footage for their demo reels, and listing on IMDb.com Her most recent production is GUILTY?, a Web series on YouTube.
I strongly encourage you to purchase my most recent book TIPS FROM A TALENT AGENT:
PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR ACTORS. It is available on Amazon, as well as at Blue Cypress Bookstore on Oak St., Barnes and Noble in Mandeville, and Octavia Bookstore in Uptown New Orleans.
"I wish I would have had this book when I started acting in New York years ago." Dr. Cheryl Frederic, theatre teacher/actor/Ph.D. in Theatre from Florida State University.
"Your book is a gem. It should be on every person's bookshelf in their home." SAG-AFTRA actor/theatre teacher/director Rene J.F. Piazza
Stay tuned for info on upcoming workshops!
Actors, please let your agent know if you change phone numbers and email addresses. Your agent has to be able to get in touch with you.
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.
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