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Online Class: Casting Associate: Rose Bochner (The Telsey Office)

Online Class w/ Rose Bochner

About Rose’s Class

Ages: 13-18 (18+ To play younger welcome!)

Date: Oct 17th Time: 10:00am Price: 79.00


About Rose:

Rose is a Casting Associate at The Telsey Office!

Rose Bochner is an LA-based Casting Associate with extensive experience in television, film, and theater. She is known for her work on This Is Us, Atypical, Little America, and Hotel Artemis. She is also a theatre director and co-founder of Shakespeare in the Square.


CLASS DETAILS & FORMAT:

BEFORE…

  • Actors will choose your own sides. Please email us to get them approved (see our FAQs on what sides are allowed) - If you want Rose to assign you a scene, she will ❤️

  • Prep your scene as you would for a real audition

  • Arrive 10 minutes before the start time and be ready to take lots of notes!

DURING…

  • Class Starts - with an in-depth and interactive seminar between Rose and the actors


Rose’s Lesson Plan:

Each class will use what Rose calls "open rehearsal". She will begin with a Q&A, then actors will perform prepared material. She will then discuss/break down each scene, and actors will work again.

Core Topics

Text / Scene Analysis
- Actors learn to break a scene into playable units: given circumstances, objectives, obstacles, tactics, beats, and subtext.

Character Arcs
- Focus is on how a character changes (or fails to change) across a scene or an entire piece.

What to Focus On When You Get Material Last Minute
- Practical survival skills for cold reads, self-tapes, or last-minute callbacks.

Identifying Tone

- Find clues in the script to identify how to attack the material. Train to adjust your physical and vocal choices accordingly, based on the writers intentions.

Goal:

  • Analyze a scene quickly and translate the analysis into playable actions.

  • Track and play a clear character arc.

  • Make strong, simple choices under time pressure.

  • Adjust their work to serve the tone of the material.

  • Use feedback immediately and productively in the room ☺️

Rose Bochner

Class Materials

  • 📧 Actors will choose your own sides. Please email us to get them approved (see our FAQs on what sides are allowed)

  • If you want Rose to assign you a scene, she will ❤️

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