Casting VIP Ani Avetyan Class: Pilot Season April 2025

1:45pm PT April 4 | Master cold reading with Ani's PILOT SEASON master class

✭ LOCATION ✭

The Lounge on Melrose

7551 Melrose Ave (Studio C)

Hollywood, CA

✭ ABOUT THE EVENT ✭

Pilot Season Special! Booking television and film roles requires sharp cold reading skills. This in-person acting masterclass with Casting Director Ani Avetyan will help you hone those skills and elevate your auditions.

Ani has over 17 years of casting experience, renowned particularly for her casting work on the hit TNT series "The Closer" for 14 years, including its spinoff "Major Crimes."

Ani’s other casting credits include Hellcasts, Primo, Leaving Barstow, Homecoming, Stalkers, Emily Owens MD, Holiday Spin, School and Board, Trust Me, Twenty Good Years and Bad Teacher. Ani also had her directing debut with the Los Angeles production of “The Understudy” at the Hudson Guild Theatre.

Just in time for pilot season, learn how to approach cold scenes for auditions through personalized coaching with Ani and insightful discussions of characters and motivational elements. In addition, a group Q&A session will provide valuable insights into the audition and on-set experience.

Ani has renown experience casting for network TV and films, and is well-known for coaching actors and helping them prepare for success. To learn more about Ani's past credits, please visit her IMDb page.

✭ DATE ✭

Friday, April 4 at 1:45pm PT

✭ AGENDA ✭

★ Group intro & Q&A session

★ Ani will assign you a cold scene on-the-spot with another classmate

★ You can rehearse for a few minutes, then present to Ani for coaching and feedback

☆ Space is very limited. ☆

Don't miss out on this opportunity to enhance your cold reading skills and ace more auditions, book now!

BOOK NOW

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