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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 : 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.
************************************************************************************************************ 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!
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
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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