Caryn West's Space For Actors

04/27/2025

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02/15/2025

2025 has already left me breathless. It is a lot! East coast mega storms, LA fires, evacuations, loss of homes and businesses, a delayed industry, a * CD on social media bragging she only watch 4 seconds of your labor intensive self-tapes, Musk, a country in radical turmoil. You?

And yet we have to go on. How?... First, turn off the phone and SHAKE IT OFF, MOVE, DANCE, SING, PLAY, IMPROV, TELL SOME GOOD JOKES to someone who needs it. Seek daily joy.
And start with a simple career 2025 Goal: to show up to find that next job, while you pick the battles you can fight carefully. My actor heart aims to offer strength and hope throughout my next Intensive. And to just take the time to listen to a hurting colleague for a gentle bit of time before we get to coaching or taping. The world always needs you, authentic Storytellers to get us through these tumultuous times.

Hope this helps too: I dropped my prices for now to 2010 levels and my early enroll $75 offer is extended this Happy Valentine's weekend for my next Zoom Audition Intensive starting Feb 22.

Let me share my hard-earned insights and tools (plus preparation and script analysis handouts ) to ensure any decent CD will give you more than a cursory look.

More info at https://conta.cc/432vyg1 , but first be kind to your tender heart and soul Happy Valentine's to you oxcaryn

Email from Caryn's Space for Actors Extending the Zoom Audition Intensive early enroll offer 2025 has already left me breathless. It is a lot! East coast mega storms, LA fires, evacuations, loss of ho

10/22/2024

THE SHORTCUTS to shoot within 48 hr submission deadlines are creating some very bad habits: nothing behind the lines, a lack of earned beat changes or subtextual moments, obvious and result-oriented characterizations as described in the character breakdown, a lack of spontaneity and a scene with no arc. I address this "shortcutting" effect to a result in class now.
Nobody likes working this fast but there are some ways to counteract an underdeveloped taping. And there are some very effective, simple ways in about 20 minutes to drop into a deeper place before jumping in front of your camera and hitting that record button. Let me share those needful adjustments with you in this next Self Tape Audition Intensive.

Nov 3 Intensive's enrollment savings offer ends tomorrow night Oct 22
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Email from Caryn's Space for Actors CSFA Audition Intensive enrollment savings offer ends Oct 22 11:59pm CLASSES COACHING BOOK CARYN ABOUT THE SHORTCUTS to shoot within 48 hr submission deadlines are

09/26/2024

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Plus: Fall Audition Intensives start Oct 5

Plus: Fall Audition Intensives start Oct 5! CLASSES COACHING BOOK CARYN ABOUT Click on the new TV/Theatrical audition rules Those rules, my recommendations above and many others are in my upcoming Au

07/18/2024

Congrats to “Lessons in Chemistry’s” 2024 Emmy nomination for BEST LIMITED SERIES. Such a classy show . I am so grateful to the hair, makeup, props and costume departments for so expertly turning me into the recurring part of the benign horror Mrs Mudford is in the book! And to director Millicent Shelton letting me improv so much with 14 fun younger actors.

07/14/2024

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The Results are in and all findings viewable at
https://www.auditionsarework.org/polling-data to scroll through!

A big thank you to all 543 who participated in the survey; including 491 SAG-AFTRA actors who weighed in from 23 of the 25 union Locals.

Our hope is that your feedback will provide important insight for our community and help to improve our audition and contract experiences, performer protections, industry relationships, and business expenditures in the future.

REMINDER: The grace period prohibiting claims against violations of the news Self-Tape & Auditions Rules in the 2023 SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Agreement ended on 6/11/24. If you experience, or have experienced contract violations after that date it is important to file a claim with SAG-AFTRA.

Auditions Are Work is proud to have sponsored this effort and hopes to do so every year to offer a verifiable voice to our collective experiences , successes and dissatifactions.
( Hope to hear from you again next year around May 2025! )
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See your answers online now! The Results are in and all findings viewable at https://www.auditionsarework.org/polling-data to scroll through! A big thank you to all 543 who participated in the survey;

06/25/2024

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PURPOSE: Let your voices be heard!
It is important to document your experience navigating the entertainment industry in the wake of so many new changes to your contract and to identify areas where additional protections are needed.

All data collected is anonymous and we took steps so you don't need to sign into your Google account to participate.

Many folks within and without the union, including the media, are now interested in how this poll highlights how you are doing currently.

This poll is an independent effort to gather data from you as a performer working, auditioning, and self taping under the 2023 2023 SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Agreement-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Agreement and the new Audition and Self Tape Guidelines.

Your input is crucial to identify how to best protect all of us in the casting process, in your relationships with Agents/Managers, and from exploitation from online casting platforms.

The Poll values your input whether you are a Sag-Aftra member, pre-member, or nonmember Performer.

Final results will be be published online July 1!

( it takes 10 minutes)
Access the Poll on the Yellow button! https://tinyurl.com/2024PerformerPoll
Be sure to hit SUBMIT at the very bottom of the survey.
Thank you for your time, input and support!

Complete the Poll, and see results online July 1 is closing June 30! PURPOSE: Let your voices be heard! It is important to document your experience navigating the entertainment industry in the wake o

05/02/2024

AAW Office Hours Thursday May 2 4pmPT / 7pm ET
www.auditionpaymeeting.org
NEW POLL: On Auditioning Practices & Discussion that include the another Casting Website class action suit.
info at: https://conta.cc/3wiNeWA

NEW POLL: On Auditioning Practices & the another Casting Website class action suit AAW Office Hours May 2 Thursday, 4-6pmPT / 7-9pmET OFFICE HOURS : Join us for a 2024 Check-In, discuss breaking news

04/17/2024

BREAKING NEWS: Yesterday brought news of a class action lawsuit against Casting Networks due to their exploitative pricing. All are invited to our Thurs April 18 4pmPT / 7pmET Zoom at www.auditionpaymeeting.org for a 2024 Check-In, to learn more about the Performer Community Polling Initiative we are launching this month to empirically collect data to gauge how things are going for performers in 2024. And we’ll also be discussing this breaking development and how we can join the conversation. https://conta.cc/3Uwovrj

Breaking News, 2024 Goals and a Community check in . . AAW Office Hours Thursday, April 18 4-6pmPT / 7-9pmET OFFICE HOURS IS BACK! Join us for a 2024 Check-In and to learn more about the Performer Com

04/15/2024

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OFFICE HOURS IS BACK! Join us for a 2024 Check-In and to learn more about the Performer Community Polling Initiative we are launching this month to empirically collect data to gauging how things are going for performers in 2024.

AAW Office Hours is a safe space for members of the entertainment community - performers, reps, casting professionals, directors, producers, etc. - to engage in informed, respectful discussion about issues that affect us all including (but not limited to) new contract provisions and self tape guidelines, Audition Pay, casting platform price gouging, exploitation in the casting process, and how to get involved with and support entertainment labor unions.

The AAW Team will be on hand to answer questions, educate and provide resources, and facilitate discussion.

Auditions Are Work is a grassroots organizing group of SAG-AFTRA members. Our goal is to advocate for the value of the labor performers do while auditioning and self taping and for the enforcement of the Audition Pay provision in the SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Contract. Our mission is to educate our fellow union members on our contracts, advocate for the rights of SAG-AFTRA members to shape them, and build performer power.
AAW has been covered in The New Yorker, Jacobin, Indiewire, NPR’s Airtalk, Vulture, and The Hollywood Reporter.

2024 goals and community check in AAW Office Hours Thursday, April 18 4-6pmPT / 7-9pmET OFFICE HOURS IS BACK! Join us for a 2024 Check-In and to learn more about the Performer Community Polling Initia

04/02/2024

Booked during our last Audition Intensive. Congrats to Tim!
TIM WAGNER can be seen on Law & Order/NBC on Thurs, April 11th at 8:00 pm.

"I highly recommend Caryn’s Audition Intensive class for all actors. Whether you are just starting out or have a ton of experience, this class will get you working in new ways. She quickly covers all the technical basics for producing a high-level product for the self-tape age we are now living in, including detailed recommendations on equipment, lighting, sound, framing, and editing. But the real value in this class shines through with her thoughtful direction and skillful, moment-to-moment coaching, allowing the actor to quickly find his or her best work. You will learn a clear, and repeatable process to identify the genre and tone of the script, how to approach the scene, and how you fit into the overall story. The results demonstrated in our 4-week session were highly integrated auditions that are exciting to watch. Thanks Caryn West!"

New Session April 11-May 3 EARLY ENROLL and SAVE:
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New Session April 11 - May 3 early enroll savings! CLASSES COACHING BOOK CARYN ABOUT Booked during our last Audition Intensive. Congrats again! TIM WAGNER can be seen on Law & Order/NBC on Thurs, Ap

02/09/2024

Get back on the bike, kick off the rust!
Many new Self Taping guidelines and Zoom alternatives in the 2023 Theatrical /TV Contract to know (and to help your agents to know) And more frequent Zoom Live auditions to be sharp for.
At Caryn's Space for Actors: the AUDITION INTENSIVE Feb 21- March 13, ever evolving: Caryn’s newest 2024 handouts, and practice enough to offer up your best work on tape, Zoom or in the room!
(SagAftra, Alumni and Strike Captain member discounts still offered.)

SCENE STUDY 8 weeks ) Feb 22- April 11, 8 weeks $80 or pay-what-you will class so we can get back to physical and vocal warm ups, improv, dancing, risktaking, fun playing off partners, and growth. Self tape isolation and Zoom has atrophied us : reclaim our dormant craft & expand skills with room for failure. It is vital as we move forward this year. Free studio rehearsal time! (12 slots by application/invitation only)
MORE on all offerings and SIGN UP: https://conta.cc/3SBBJkl

Get back on the bike dont get rusty! CLASSES COACHING BOOK CARYN ABOUT Get back on the bike, don't stay rusty! Many Self Taping guidelines and Zoom alternatives in the 2023 Theatrical /TV Contract to