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Casting Workshop with Will Pearce (McGregor Casting)

  • The Audition Room 49-51 Shepherd Street Chippendale, NSW, 2008 Australia (map)

PRICE

$260.00 + GST

DAY

Saturday

DATE

February 15th

TIME

9:00am - 1:00pm

OR

2:00pm - 6:00pm

Will Pearce is a Casting Director living and working on Gadigal Land, Sydney. His casting career started in London, where he worked with some of the UK’s top casting directors. Will joined McGregor Casting in 2017 and has worked as an Associate on many Australian and International projects such as:

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Amazon Prime) - Morfydd Clark and Charlie Vickers

  • Last King of the Cross (Paramount +) - Lincoln Younes, Tim Roth and Callan Mulvey

  • Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires (Disney +) - Meg Donnelly and Malachi Barton

  • Transfusion (Stan) - Sam Worthington, Matt Nable and Pheobe Tonkin

  • The Wilds (Amazon Prime) - Sophia Ali, Rachel Griffiths and Shannon Berry

  • Runt - Jai Courtney, Sarah Roberts and Deborah Mailman

  • Fisk (ABC) - Kitty Flanagan, Rhys Nicholson and Aaron Chen

  • Babyteeth - Eliza Scanlen, Essie Davis and Ben Mendelsohn

  • Danger Close - Travis Fimmel, Luke Bracey and Stephen Peacocke

  • The Twelve - Sam Neill, Brooke Satchwell and Marta Dusseldorp

He is particularly proud of the short film 14 in February which was nominated for Best Casting in a Short Film at the 2023 Casting Guild of Australia awards. Will was named a Rising Talent as a Casting Director for 2024 by IF Magazine & is an active member of The Casting Guild of Australia. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to meet and work with the future of casting in Australia.

"Pearce is an active member of the CGA, passionate about developing strong working relationships with fellow creatives and strives to look further afield to unearth new talent."

- IF Magazine

In this hands on workshop participants will: 

  • Deep understanding of the casting process, audition process, and tips on how to stand out in your next self tape or in-room audition

  • 1-on-1 work with Will, including detailed feedback

  • Connecting with your scene partner quickly in an audition scenario

    PREPARATION: 

We will send you a scene 5 to 7 days prior to class commencement. Please ensure you have learnt this scene - treat this like an audition!

AGE LIMIT: 18+


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