The 2013 audition season is in full force and Benton is actively casting for PIPPIN, CHICAGO on Broadway, a new national tour of CHICAGO, a new national tour of WE WILL ROCK YOU, RADIO CITY, GREAT COMET OF 1812 and PAGEANT off-broadway, THE TEMPEST at A.R.T., and more! Make sure you are auditioning with your best foot forward! Back by popular demand on the evening of May 14th, plus a private one-on-one meeting with Benton for follow up career advice and general brain picking!

Broadway Casting Director Benton Whitley has a pulse on new and emerging talent in NYC and is teaching a two night intensive (Class One: classroom setting/Class Two: one on one private meeting) concentrating on the fundamentals of auditioning for the Musical Theatre, and how it pertains specifically to you, the actor, and the current landscape of theatre here in New York. Expect to learn useful, honest, constructive, and candid insight on everything from: acting a song, head shots and resumes, audition attire, song choice, Actor's Equity, finding representation, EPAs, ECCs, how to get seen, physical types, audition books, working with accompanists, and even how an actor can use social networking to their professional advantage!

CLASS ONE

Each actor will sing two of their own songs and receive immediate feedback from Benton in a safe classroom setting at Pearl Studios in Midtown Manhattan. In this session expect to dust off your "go-to audition songs", learn from watching your peers, and replace bad audition habits with skills that will actually help you book the job.

Class One Date:

May 14th: 7:00pm

CLASS TWO

Each actor will be given a 30-45 minute personal appointment with Benton at his casting office, Duncan Stewart and Company, in Midtown Manhattan. In this one-one meeting each actor will have the rare opportunity to discuss the candid realities of their audition experiences and receive some insight on what is happening behind the table. Some of those "I thought my audition went very well, so why didn't I get a callback?" questions might just be clarified.

Class Two Dates:

Each student will schedule a personal meeting with Benton within two weeks following the initial class.

Both sessions combined cost a total of $200

Class size is extremely limited. To apply for a spot, please email your head shot and resume to beyondthetableNYC@gmail.com.

About Benton

Benton is a partner at Duncan Stewart and Company and currently responsible for casting this season’s Broadway revival of PIPPIN directed by Diane Paulus, the current Broadway and National touring companies of CHICAGO THE MUSICAL and the upcoming Equity North American tour of WE WILL ROCK YOU, NATASHA PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 Off-Broadway, PAGEANT off-broadway, and next season’s American Repertory Theatre’s new production of THE TEMPEST. Prior to this, he was the Associate Casting Director at National Artists Management Company (NAMCO) where he cast the 2010 Broadway revival of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES as well as national tour, and other projects in development for Barry and Fran Weissler. Additional stage productions include New York's annual RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR, the West End production of THRILLER LIVE (US Casting), the Vegas Beach Boys Musical SURF, directed by Kristin Hanggi, David Cromer’s YANK!, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines HAIRSPRAY, SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER and CHICAGO, NYMF/Fringe productions, as well as working on the 2009 Revival of RAGTIME, Terrence McNally's GOLDEN AGE (World Premiere), Randy Newman's HARPS AND ANGELS at the Mark Taper Forum, and productions at The Kennedy Center, Alley Theatre, Marriott Lincolnshire, Wilma Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company, The Cape Playhouse, Forestburgh Playhouse, and consultation for The Old Globe, and North Shore Music Theatre. Mr. Whitley was recently named by ARTINFO.com as one of the "Top 25 Under 35 Emerging Broadway Players". He is a proud graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, the University of Michigan Musical Theatre Department, and a member of the Casting Society of America (CSA). Dstewartco.com