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Sad News
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We are very saddened to say that Mary Ann Black has passed away after fighting a long illness.
She was a shining light, a sane person in our insane world of show business, and a great friend. Mary Ann was always a voice of encouragement and inspiration to all that came into her orbit.
Mary Ann retired from teaching at Ridley High School, easily taking on her role as casting director as her “retirement” job. She was an integral part of Heery Casting and she is already sorely missed. We are grateful that we had the privilege of having Mary Ann in our lives.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations in her memory be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. (www.cff.org)
“When they built you, brother, they turned dust into gold
When they built you, brother, they broke the mold”
- Bruce Springsteen
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Court Stenographer needed
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We are looking for an EXPERIENCED Court reporter for courtroom scenes for "Law Abiding Citizen."
The court reporter can be male or female, any ethnicity, union or non-union- but MUST have your own steno machine.
These scenes will shoot at the end of January- PAID position.
Please submit a picture of yourself and all contact information to: lawabidingcasting@gmail.com
No Phone calls please. |
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LAW ABIDING CITIZEN BACKGROUND
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Heery Casting is looking for background talent for the new feature film, “Law Abiding Citizen”, directed by F. Gary Gray and starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler.
Needed are SAG and Non-Union background men and women, ages 18-70, all ethnicities, for scenes set in Philadelphia PA. Shooting will take place January- March 2009.
MEN, age 30-45, all ethnicities, are especially needed.
No acting experience necessary; both SAG and non-union talent will be considered. All roles are paid positions.
Please submit a picture/resume to: lawabidingcasting@gmail.com
1. The subject line should say "SAG" or Non-union"
2. The body of the e-mail must include your union status, SAG number (if applicable) and your contact phone number.
3. The picture must be in .jpg format, and should ONLY have YOU in the picture.
Please DO NOT include any links to other sites.
NO phone calls please. |
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Congratulations!
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Congratulations to "Dream of the Romans"!
The film has been selected for the competition for the 2009 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL. Over 1,000 projects were submitted, and only 16 films were selected for this honor.
Directed by John Hindman, "Dream of the Romans" (now titled "Arlen Faber") was shot entirely in Philadelphia in Spring 2008, with many Philadelphia actors in principal and background roles.
Also selected for this competition is "PUSH", directed and produced by Philadelphia's Lee Daniels. "Push" was shot in New York, but Heery Casting was part of the casting team for the project.
Congrats to everyone! |
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Monthly Open Call
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Heery Casting holds a monthly open call for new actors on the second Monday of every month. This is for consideration for principal work.
We limit the number of actors seen to allow ample time to see everyone fairly.
To sign up for the open call, please call our office on the Saturday previous to the open call to reserve your spot.(215-238-9240, ext. 108) Call between the hours of 12 Noon and 1 PM ONLY. Be sure to listen for your assigned day and appointment time. That will only be assigned on extension #108.
Please bring with you:
3 copies of your professional picture and resume (with resume attached to the back)
A 1-2 minute monologue prepped at performance level.
The open call is a general audition for consideration for principal work.
We do not see children under the age of 18 at our open calls. Special appointments for children are only made through the child’s agent or manager.
Adult actors with professional representation may also option to make an appointment for a private audition time for another day -- this appointment MUST be made by your agent or manager only.
Phone calls for the open call are ONLY accepted on the Saturday previous to the open call date. Please DO NOT call on any other day.
The next open call will be on Monday, January 12, with phone in registration on Saturday, JANUARY 10. *Please note- your registration MUST be left on the correct extension (#108) or it will not be registered. Phone in time is between 12 Noon and 1 PM ONLY.
Our address is 263 North Lawrence St., Phila., PA 19106
For directions, please click on the "Directions" tab.
Phone: 215-238-9240, ext. 108 |
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CASTING TECHNOLOGY NEWS
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We have been researching various new technologies for use in casting.
We are now using the "Casting Frontier" system for ALL of our commercial and industrial auditions (union and non-union).
This system has been in use around the country for a while, most of the commercial casting directors in LA use it, in New York, Beth Melsky and Donna deSeta, Donna Belajac in Pittsburgh + others.
This is a FREE SERVICE to the actor. It is designed to streamline the casting process, and what/how the director sees the auditions.
EVERY ACTOR MUST be on the SYSTEM before he/she attends an audition. NO EXCEPTIONS!
It's easy:
1. Go to: www.castingfrontier.com
2. select "new profile" on left hand side
3. select Philadelphia
4. select basic profile -FREE
5. complete profile and click SAVE (and remember your user name and password so you can make changes)
6. print out page with your ID number and BAR CODE (yes, BAR CODE!- welcome to the new millenium!)
7. bring your ID number and BAR CODE with you to your audition.
This ID number will used at ANY affiliated casting facility around the country where you might audition . (Keep it in your wallet- some actors get it laminated)
One of the many advantages is that the "size card" is already completed online with your profile- so the actor NEVER fills out a size card again! AND the actor can always keep the profile updated with any changes (new hair color, weight change, etc) We will take a digital photo here at the studio on the day of the audition. Again, this is FREE TO THE ACTOR!
EVERYONE AUDITIONING MUST HAVE AN ID NUMBER AND BAR CODE. |
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