Spotlight on Jagger Kaye and CastingsnClasses.com

For those of you in the business of acting, I always like coming across links of services that other actors use...Here is my Spotlight on Jagger Kaye and CastingsnClasses.com.

Industry Events/Affordable Acting Classes Through Jagger Kaye
www.castingsnclasses.com:

THE CLASSES:

I began taking classes from Jagger last June. His classes and events range from $25-$69 for a single class, which lasts around 3 hours. The more "expensive" (and you know it's SUPER cheap for an acting class) are his classes taught by people like Louise Lasser and David Vaccari. For workshops with more than one class session, classes vary and are usually around the $100 mark. The classes have a limited amount of spaces available, so you get personalized attention. You definitely get more than your money's worth, which is rare in this city!

The classes that Jagger teaches are great. He's very knowledgable about the business and he doesn't sugar coat it. The fact that he is a working actor and continues to book gigs also helps to back up his "acting teacher cred". Jagger really cares about his students and works to create a community that helps everyone get to the next level. I've seen great improvement in many of his students, myself included...

I liked his commercial class so much that I took it twice! He has a mailing list (that I HIGHLY recommend you join!) called ActorsFirstNY that lists a lot of casting notices you may have missed elsewhere and offers raffles for FREE STUFF that actors can actually use!

THE INDUSTRY EVENTS:

My favorite thing that Jagger provides are some FANTASTIC industry insiders that come in to do industry events with him.

I recently got to meet and do a scene for Steven Carr, who most recently directed "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" and has also directed "Daddy Day Care", "Dr. Doolittle 2" and more... Steven has a GREAT personality and I hope to work with him in the future! It was great to get the feedback of a Hollywood Director on my work and know that I'm going in the right direction.

I know there are a lot of other industry events out there where actors can meet casting directors and I know that many times they are a LOT more expensive than Jagger's classes...

The thing that sets Jagger apart is the personal attention he gives to each and every one of his students, as well as his industry guests. At other events you go in, give someone a headshot, grab some commercial copy to read and go in and meet the industry guest.

At Jagger's events, you have to take his Commercial Intensive Class as a pre-requisite (so you're familiar with the copy)...

For his events you go in, you give someone your headshot and resume...Then everyone sits down in a class and he tells you what to expect from the event and the guest. Jagger then takes people in groups of 5 into the room to do the commercial copy they've picked and gives them constructive feedback before they meet with the agent/casting director.

After everyone has gotten the chance to practice their copy with Jagger, he invites the agent/casting director into the classroom and the students are able to ask questions in an open forum. Then...one by one...each student gets 5 minutes with the agent/casting director to go through their scene/commercial copy and ask questions or get direction from the guest.

It's a great opportunity for the actor and for the casting director.

I have taken many classes and events with Jagger and continue to do so. I will be taking his voiceover class, taught by Diana Lote of CESD and I will also be taking a Shakespeare Workshop for three weeks in May.

Thank you, Jagger!