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Hey gang!  Lots of upcoming news and events to tell you about!

 

I AM SO DAMN EXCITED to be voted "FAVORITE FILM CASTING DIRECTOR" by the BackStage

readers poll. Click here for the article.

 

I'm included amongst a bevy of fabulous Casting Directors telling their stories about "Actors Casting Directors Love" on Backstage.com.  I think Backstage has a secret crush on me.....!

 

Just did a pretty cool interview for the website KillTheDoor.com

Lots of provocative questions.  Click here for the full interview.

 

Kind of a LONG introduction, but a really wonderful panel of feature casting directors answer some great questions at the SAG Foundation LifeRaft event which is free for members of SAG and is also live streaming.

Check it out here.

 

The tv pilot I just cast for Paul Reiser called (coincidentally!) "THE PAUL REISER SHOW" (WB-TV & NBC) was just picked up to series!!  Pretty cool, huh?!  I'm very excited.  Click here for the announcement on Deadline Hollywood.com

Click here to view the trailer! 

http://bit.ly/auADbh

 

My friend Bonnie Gillespie and her husband Keith Johnson started a wonderful gathering place for artists to post their creations called Somebody's Basement.

Bonnie is doing a pilot called "Casting Qs" (based on her book of the same name).  She interviewed me to kick things off!  Pretty cool, huh?  Here's the link.  Here's Part 2.

 

I spoke on a panel about actor's headshots last week for BackStage Magazine and the SAG Foundation.

Click here for  a video clip of an interview I gave.



 

I'm so excited to be speaking at the Northern California Screenwriters Expo in lovely Napa Valley, California.

I'll be speaking March 27.  They have a truly fantastic lineup scheduled.  Please come and check it out!

 

Back Stage.com interviewed me during ActorFest.  Click here for the interview!  I think it turned out really well!

Back Stage is such a great resource for information.

 

FEBRUARY/MARCH AUDITION BOOTCAMP 2010 just announced.  Check the "Audition Bootcamp" button.

 

BEST (ACTOR) WEBSITE CONTEST WINNERS!!!

FIRST PRIZE - free (one month) iPhone app Actor Genie + MARCI LIROFF'S AUDITION BOOTCAMP DVD :
http://www.jimmyslonina.co m

winners of a free (one month) iPhone app Actor Genie
http://ferrellmarshall.com /
http://BenWhitehair.com
http://chipjoslin.com
http://neilwhitely.com

Worth mentioning :
http://marilynannemichaels .com/
http://williamberickson.co m
http://robbie-cox.com
http://davidaugust.com
http://staceyshevlin.com

This contest was not just about winning some free stuff. I wanted you all to see how actors are marketing themselves these days. The winners are fine examples of clear and concise websites that engage the viewer with lots of great info and links! Congratulations to you all - great work!! I hope everyone takes a look at all the websites mentioned here!

 

BEST ACTOR WEBSITE contest to win a free iPhone app of ACTOR GENIE. If you’re an actor, send us a link to your fabulous website and we will pick the Top 5 BEST ACTOR websites. BEST is defined as interesting, informative, cool, concise with great content!! The Top 5 winners will win a free download (for one month) of the iPhone app ACTOR GENIE . The First-place winner will win a free DVD, MARCI LIROFF’S AUDITION BOOTCAMP, will be featured on Liroff’s Facebook Fanpage, and will be featured on the ACTOR GENIE app, “Today’s Take”.

The rules are simple.  Send us a link to your website BEFORE midnight January 29, 2010 here.

Contest winners announced on Monday, February 1, 2010.

 

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I have started doing private coaching thru SKYPE! I'm so excited to be living in this age of AMAZING technology! This works really well if you need private coaching and you're out of town, if you need to self-tape for an upcoming audition, you're on location, or just can't quite get yourself over to me in person!

If want to connect with me for a private coaching session for an upcoming audition, here's what you do:
1. Contact me ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) and make an appointment time and date.
2. Go to my PayPal account ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) and make a payment, $100 per hour session.
3. Get a SKYPE account and we'll exchange our username info.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

 

THIS JUST IN!!  BIG NEWS!!

 

SAMUEL FRENCH BOOKSTORE in Hollywood is selling my DVD!!  Samuel French has been the preeminent bookstore for all things in theater and film since 1946.  So exciting!!

You can still buy it here - click on the store button, but if you're in the 'hood, here's the info:

7623 West Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90046-2795
(323) 876-0570

 

Check out the new STORE button on the right.  Here you can buy your very own MARCI LIROFF'S AUDITION BOOTCAMP - PART I DVD!!

 We finished it just in time for the holidays.....the perfect stocking stuffer!!

 

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I'm going to be at ActorFest LA on November 14th from 9am-5pm

I'll be at BOOTH 133 selling MARCI LIROFF'S AUDITION BOOTCAMP PART ONE DVD.  Come by, say hello, and pick-up one or a dozen for your friends.  Christmas is around the corner folks!!
Focus Group: AUDITION BOOTCAMP
11:30-12:30 (9th Floor, Room #C937)

Behind the Scenes: Feature Film Casting
I'll be on a panel with some lovely casting directors.
2:00pm-3:15pm Ground Floor Theater

Also, VERY BIG NEWS.  I just finished production for my first DVD and I'm SO damn excited.
MARCI LIROFF'S AUDITION BOOTCAMP PART ONE
It's a one-hour instructional video focusing on demystifying the audition process.  I've been casting for over 30 years and I find that even the most seasoned actors sometimes don't know how to audition.  My video gives you the tools you'll need to navigate Hollywood, interspersed with wonderful personal casting stories from some of my films.  Stay tuned here for how to buy it on my website soon!!

I'll be at the Savannah Film Festival from Nov. 3-Nov. 7.
I'm doing a seminar at the Savannah College of Art and Design
Thursday, Nov. 5
2:30pm
Here's the address for those that want to stop by:
Crites Hall
217 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Savannah , Ga. 31401
I will also be selling my NEW DVD (yay!) MARCI LIROFF'S AUDITION BOOTCAMP PART ONE at this event.
(which will soon be for sale right here - more about that above)
I'll also be speaking on a panel:

Casting Director, Agent, Actor

Friday, Nov. 6th
11:30am at Gustein Gallery