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June 28th, 2020 Panelists Below:

Mark Fincannon is the Vice President and Agent at Fincannon and Associates Agency. This family owned agency has twenty Casting Society of America Artios Nominations, and has won five of those nominations over the years for “Red”,
“The Princess and the Frog”, “Junebug” and 2 wins for “Homeland”. They were also the 1998 Emmy Award Winner for “From the Earth to the Moon” as well as the 1997 Emmy Award Winner for “Bastard Out of Carolina”, and 2012 Emmy Award Winner for “Homeland”. Mark works with his brother, Craig, his sister-in-law Lisa, and other family members.

Tonya Hensley is the founder and head Agent of TDH Talent Unlimited. She began entertaining as a child and has spent a lifetime learning about, and working in the entertainment industry. Having studied and taught drama, acted and directed for stage, and done casting for both stage and film, she's got the experience to know what clients want and need from their actors.

Greg loves football, and in fact in In 1991, Greg was named to the University of Hawaii's All-Star Football team as the best punter in it's then 40 year history, he even turned down a contract to play for the NFL'S Green Bay Packers and signed the following year with The San Diego Chargers where he was released due to injury. To date, Greg has performed lead roles in over 45 films and lead and guest starring roles in Film and Television. Greg sometimes even teaches actings. Greg has worked since 1988 as a professional actor in the Entertainment industry and is best known for playing Luther, Mac's Dad, on the TV Series, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and for playing Detective Moore (Crate) since 2014 on the Series, Bosch.

Note: Confirmed guests do their best to make it, but are subject to change at any time. More guests added daily…

Industry Professionals who have participated in the past have included (Alphabetically by first name):

Alexander White - Owner/Agent of AWA; Ashley LeConte Campbell who you may have seen as Lisa Deets in the Oscar contender Get Out and who will soon be recurring on Ambitions as well as having recurred on several TV shows including The Have and the Have Nots, Rectify, Game of Silence, and most recently Star; Barbara Divisek - Casting Director at Divisek Casting; Brian White, recently seen as Jay White on Showtime’s Ray Donovan and recently cast as a series regular in OWN’s new series Ambitions premiering in 2019; Charles Green an Atlanta local actor recently seen on just about every show shooting in Atlanta; Chase Paris - Casting Director at Feldstein|Paris Casting; Cheryl Louden-Kubin - Owner of the Atlanta Casting Director; Clayton Landey - New 2nd Vice President of SAG-AFTRA Atlanta Local, Chair and Creator of The Muriel Moore/Danny Nelson SAG-AFTRA Conservatory, Award-winning working actor;  Danita Florance - Director of Talent at Littman Talent Group; David Alexander, currently recurring as Trotter Collins on the CBS series Kevin (Probably) Saves the World, as well as appeared on CW’s Black Lightening and will be recurring on BET’s American Soul; Felisha Terrell, recently seen as Carlita, a major recurring character on USA Network’s Shooter and recently screen-tested for a series regular in a new pilot yet to be announced; George Pierre - Casting Director/Owner of Pierre Casting; Gina Henry - Owner of MI Talent; Jacob Lawson - Owner/Agent of Privilege Talent;  Jana Van Dyke - Owner/Agent of J.V.A.; Jason Lockhard - Agent at AMT Agency  Jeffrey Umberger - Voice Over Talent Agent at Umberger Agency;  Jessica Fox - Thigpen - Owner of Fox Casting;  Mark Fincannon- V.P./Casting Director “Fincannon and Assoc”; Mason Thurman - Owner of MI Agency; Mystie Buice - Agency Director at Houghton Talent; Patrick Ryan Jordan - Agent at Aligned Stars Agency; Raney Branch had a major recurring role as Aaliyah Luckett on Being Mary Jane and is currently filming as a lead in the Lifetime MOW Pride & Prejudice: Atlanta and is also the lead in an upcoming webseries; Rhavynn Drummer - Casting Director for Tyler Perry, Scott Thigpen - Producer at Crazy Legs Productions; Tammy Evans Wallace - Owner/Five Star Management;  Tara Feldstein - Casting Director at Feldstein|Paris Casting; Vanessa Adams Owner of SOL Talent; Erica Page - Series Regular on Ambitions, Sarah Carpenter, Owner/Atlanta Models and Talent, and many more! 

The Sunday Industry Panel is ON-LINE: ZOOM

JUNE 28, 2020 at 5pm Eastern (2pm Pacific)

1 - 1/2 hour Q&A featuring working Industry Professionals from the worlds of acting, casting and agenting, including, Greggory Scott Cummins - Actor - series regular on “Bosch”; Mark Fincannon - V.P./Casting Director “Fincannon and Assoc”;  Tonya Hensley - Owner/Agent at “TDH Talent Unlimited” and hosted by Crystal Carson - Acting Coach/Casting Director at “Auditioning by Heart”

ADMISSION:

There is a small admission fee to cover the price of the ZOOM, as well as to contribute to a lunch for the guests. Other proceeds go to an actor’s scholarship given to qualified students.

• ReActing by Heart & Auditioning by Heart Alumni Students: $10

• Current ReActing by Heart & Auditioning by Heart Students: FREE

• Never taken ReActing by Heart & Auditioning by Heart classes… ADVANCED PURCHASE: $25

• ADMISSION PRICE AT START TIME : $50

We may have a surprise guest from our last panel…

See the previous Sunday Industry Panelists from January 2020 Below:

We are so grateful to our esteemed panel for their time and wisdom in January 2020.

This year’s Sunday Panel will be held Virtually via Zoom LIVE! Please see class page for more info!

See our confirmed panelists as of today! 

EXTRAS database with over 10,000 members allows us to be a stronger asset for your casting needs. Headed by George Pierre since 2007, Pierre has worked on Scary Movie, No Good Deed, Ride Along, Teen Wolf and The Rickey Smiley Show to name a few. Pierre said on a Backstage interview, “I like seeing actors who are hungry, who are working for it,” when asked what captures his attention in an audition. “Just know I’m rooting for you. I want you to do good, to book that job.... I love actors who won’t give up, going to keep coming back until they land that role.”

Stephen Rider can be seen in Netflix feature “After Party” and a Netflix’s hit series “Daredevil” and “Luke Cage”.  Based on the Marvel comic, “Daredevil" follows Matt Murdock, attorney by day and vigilante by night. Rider shines in season two as Blake Tower, a New York district attorney who assists Daredevil with information to help track down and capture criminals. Additional recent television credits for Rider include Discovery channel miniseries “Harley and the Davidsons” and recurring roles on CBS’ “Instinct”, “Elementary”, and Showtime’s “Shameless." On the film front, Rider has held roles in a handful of prolific projects including appearing in the award-winning, Weinstein Company film “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” as Admiral Rochon, opposite Forest Whitaker. He also held a starring role in “The Host” for Open Road Films, based on the international bestselling book by Stephanie Meyer. On the indie front, Rider held a leading role in the film “Alpha Alert” opposite Jennifer Morrison, Josh Stewart, and Kimberly Elise. One of Rider’s first major film credits came after Denzel Washington saw him on stage and hand picked him for a role in his directorial debut “The Great Debaters.” Since then Denzel has been Rider's mentor, working with him again in 2012 in the hit Universal feature “Safe House,” where he had a supporting role. Rider studied acting at UCLA, which led him to a seasoned career in the theater including performing in Kindred [directed by Ed Wilson, the former Artistic Director of The National Youth Theater in London] and Top Dog Underdog with the Cape May Equity Stage.

Sarah Carpenter Owner of Atlanta Models &Talent. Continuing the legacy of the women before her, Carpenter leads her team of agents and associates to maintain AMT as a top agency in Atlanta and beyond, booking clients on productions in the southeast and across the nation.; Born and raised in upstate New York and moved to Atlanta in 1983. She attended college in New York and Georgia graduating from The Art Institute with a degree in Music & Video Production. Sarah started in the business working for Ted Borden and Associates as an agent, before gaining direct casting experience with Stilwell Casting. Eventually, Sarah started her own company, Carpenter Consulting, where she consulted and worked in all facets of film and commercial production. She learned the business of not for-profits working for The Winfield Consulting Group before coming back to the business with Arlene Wilson Management. A call from Kathy Hardegree with Atlanta Models & Talent, Inc. brought Sarah back to work as an agent.

Jessica Fox-Thigpen Owner & Director of Fox Casting, the caring casting director who is Jessica Fox-Thigpen, began her career in the mid 80’s alongside Mick Dowd Casting in Los Angeles. During this time she secured talent for multiple commercial campaigns and the Orion picture film, “Hoosiers”, starring Gene Hackman. Some other notable accounts she has worked with include Toyota, 7-UP, Bud Light, AT&T, Cheerios and Maybelline. Jessica Fox began her Casting company in Atlanta in 2015 and has been a powerhouse since. Her most recent projects include the hit TV series “Swamp Murders”, “Your Worst Nightmare” and Investigation Discovery’s “Dead Silent” and is casting for the upcoming Bollywood feature “Siman” directed by Hansal Mehta. Jessica Fox understands that great casting is built on the strength of relationships and effective communication. Known for being an actor’s advocate and a champion of clients she has a keen eye for spotting talent and is making a strong mark in the southeast.

Felisha Terrell is an actress, who enjoyed her recent stint as the conscription officer, Lauren Paveza, opposite Chris Pratt on upcoming film, The Tomorrow War.  While well-known for her current recurring role as Maryiln Barns on Ambitions, as well as another current recurring role of Detective Gwen Roberts on Tell Me a Story, she captured the audiences imagination in the recurring roles of the terrifically bad-ass Carlita on Shooter (2018), and she truly wowed fans as  “Alternate Michael” on Supernatural, also in 2018. In more light-hearted fare, she recurred in 2017 as Noelle Jasper on Just Add Magic as well as Isa Catalano on Survivor's Remorse. You may also have caught her recurring as on Teen Wolf (2013), under contract as Arianna Hernandez on Days of Our Lives, as well as in the film The Social Network (2010) just to name a few.

David Alexander is a member of SAG-AFTRA as well a the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences He has appeared in of House of Cards on Netflix, NCIS: New Orleans on CBS, CSI: Cyber on CBS, Bluff City Law on NBC, Black Lightning on The CW, and was a recurring character on Kevin (Probably) Saves the World on ABC. David recently had a roles in the films Killing Reagan, The Banker, and Hillbilly Elegy and was a supporting lead in the Lifetime film Lover in the Attic. David has been fortunate enough to film scenes with Academy Award Winners Kevin Spacey, Patricia Arquette, and William Hurt. David is also a recurring character in the series American Soul on BET. In his spare time, David volunteers for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation and has organized events on their behalf which have raised nearly 1.4 million dollars for childhood cancer research. In April 2014, David set a new Guinness World Record for shaving the most heads in one hour on The Today Show on NBC to help spread the word about the foundation.

Susan Reid is currently a Professor of Practice in Acting/Directing for GSU. Prior to this she worked as a casting director, casting Investigation Discovery’s fourth season of Your Worst Nightmare for Fox Casting. She was the former Vice President and Head of the TV/Film Division at Atlanta, Models & Talent where she booked talent on such notable shows as: The Walking Dead, Stranger Things, House of Cards, Homeland, and Ozark, as well as blockbuster Spiderman: Homecoming and more. An active member of the Atlanta theatre community, Reid has earned awards for her excellence in directing, ranked among the top ten directors in Atlanta, having directed extensively for both professional and university theatres throughout Georgia. She holds a Masters of Fine Arts in Directing from the University of North Carolina Greensboro and an undergraduate degree from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, cum laude. She was a participant in the Lincoln Center Theater Director’s Lab in 2009. She is Georgia State point person and her love of actors as artists is the reason we have this beautiful facility! Be sure to say, “Thank-you, Susan!”

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