Phoenix Castings, an episode of the Dearing Acting Studio Podcast

Phoenix Castings: How a Casting Week Really Works, Hurry Up and Wait, and Auditioning for Yourself on the Fourth Day

The studio ran a week without me and two castings landed in the middle of it, one of them a national SAG job. Shea, Brian, Joey and me on what a casting week is really like from our side of the table, the local agents who pull over in the grocery aisle to get talent submitted, hurry up and wait, why an actor should audition for themselves on the day nothing is scheduled, and a Valentine’s Day at the studio.

Adult script acting class in Phoenix: Matthew Dearing coaching a full room of adult students on camera at Dearing Acting Studio

Arizona Headshots and Photographers

by Matthew Dearing

What an actor headshot has to do, the two Phoenix photographers we send actors to today, what a session tends to cost, and the headshot I printed at home with beer bottles in the background. From a casting director in Phoenix.

Theater Training in Phoenix: Scene Study and the Masterclass

by Matthew Dearing

Stage or camera, the principles are the same and the technique is not. Where Phoenix actors train for the stage, why scene study is the deepest work an actor can do, and how our quarterly Masterclass builds extended scenes from Pulitzer-winning plays for a live audience.

Arizona Talent Agencies: The Six We Refer Actors To

by Matthew Dearing

The six SAG-AFTRA franchised talent and modeling agencies in Arizona that refer actors to us and that we refer actors to, with current sites and phone numbers, how to get signed, and why training comes first.

Auditions in Phoenix: Where the Casting Calls Actually Come From

by Matthew Dearing

The casting directors, the sites that matter in Arizona, what a real notice looks like, where the paid acting jobs in Phoenix actually come from, and whether you need an agent first.

Arizona Resources