How to be a Casting Director with Erik Stein

“Build relationships with decision makers.” –Erik Stein

How to be a Casting Director with Erik Stein

Erik Stein is the Casting Director for PCPA Pacific Conservatory Theatre and the Recruitment Coordinator for Pacific Conservatory Theatre’s Professional Actor Training Program. On Broadway, Erik performed with Roddy McDowall, Hal Linden, Jim Dale, and Frank Langella. He appeared as the Ghost of Christmas Present opposite Tim Curry in the Broadway production of A Christmas Carol directed by Susan Stroman. Off-Broadway, Erik created the role of Stephens in Manhattan Theatre Club’s production of Captains Courageous starring Treat Williams and Norm Lewis. Erik is a founding member of The Alaska Shakespeare Festival and The California Cabaret Theatre. He has had the fortune to work across the country with more than 30 Regional Theaters including several award-winning theaters such as The York Theatre Company, Goodspeed Opera House, The Utah Shakespeare Festival, Pioneer Theatre Company, North Shore Music Theatre, Geva Theatre, Theatre Under the Stars, and PCPA. Erik teaches Audition Techniques and the Business of Being an Actor for Pacific Conservatory Theatre, he has directed for several training programs and regional theaters, and he has lead Audition and Acting the Song workshops all over the country. Erik is the author of No Caution! A Step by Step Guide to Preparing Auditions for Universities, Colleges, Conservatories, and Beyond. As a playwright, Erik has written a few plays including Under the Boardwalk, Ho,Oh,No! A Christmas Show!, Mouth Pictures, and The Key. Erik lives with his beautiful wife Jax and their two wonderful cats on the Central Coast of California.

Hear from Erik about:

·         How this career works and unfolds

·         How The Red Eye Grill in New York City has been part of Erik’s Broadway ups and downs

·         What a casting director does (how his job works)

·         What can be frustrating for a casting director (the energy you actors DO NOT want to bring into the room!)

·         Tips to make your auditions amazing!

·         How to market yourself and build relationships

·         Feeling stuck in a “type?” How to break out of it and be seen differently

·         How to change your thinking from an actor’s perspective to a decision maker’s

·         What makes PCPA so special (and how to audition for them…NOW!)

·         The odds of males versus females at auditions for Erik

·         The conservatory at PCPA: www.pcpa.org (click on “Conservatory” for videos and info)

·         Must-know tips for video submissions from Erik! (this is HUGE!)

·         His audition tip book, No Caution! And how it can help you succeed in the audition room

You can contact Erik Stein at [e-mail]  and find him on Facebook

You can order Erik’s book, No Caution!: A Step-by-Step Guide to Preparing Auditions for Universities, Colleges, Conservatories, and Beyond GET IT NOW

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