In this episode, we’re joined by the hilarious and insightful Adam Capriolo who has been performing since grade school, dreaming of the stage from as early as first grade. Together, we dive into the ever-changing comedy landscape, reflecting on how the lack of funding for writers and shifting indust…
Book The Room
by Book The Room
Book the Room is a fun and motivating podcast on acting and auditioning by veteran actor and coach, Suzanna LeNir and Casting Director Jess Greenberg of Greenberg Casting. Hear round table talks with industry professionals and your peers that are loaded with tips, advice and a good dose of positive thinking and high vibes. Acting is a marathon - not a sprint. So you need to enjoy every step along the way. We promote doing a great job at every opportunity because you never know what is working for you in the background. You may not book the part, but you can book the room!
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Do you really need to know how to ski to land that Hallmark movie? Not necessarily! In this episode, we break down when special skills truly make a difference in booking a role. From leads in skiing-centric films (spoiler: it’s about your performance, not your slopes skills) to supporting roles in a…
In the room today, Suzanna and Jess talk all about getting kids into the business. Jess talks first hand how her nephew and niece got into acting and auditioning. Listen to hear tips and tricks and some insider info on how to get started and if you or your kids have the right personality for it
In this episode, we chat with Alba Gil, an amazing director and filmmaker whose journey is nothing short of inspiring. She shares how she moved to Canada from Mexico with a background in advertising and had to start from scratch in Montreal. From working as an assistant director to production manage…
In the room today, Suzanna and Jess bring us up to speed on how their year went. From Suzanna signing with a new agent and diving deeper with her students to Jess' projects (Karate Kid, Plan B Season 3 and Prophet of Ecstasy). Suzanna expresses the importance of timing when it comes to signing with …
In the room today is Kenny Wong, an award-winning screen writer, actor and violinist. Kenny tells us about how he got into acting after a devastating diagnosis during his time at McGill University in the music performance program. He gets in to how he made that transition, the work he put in and the…
Suzanna and Jess talk about the realities of working on big projects that sound exciting to "non-actors" vs. working on smaller indie projects that are more fulfilling. We get into talking to your family who doesn't quite understand how the industry works about your work as an actor and what they me…
In the room today is Hannah Antaki, casting associate and director. She has worked with different casting directors in Toronto and she is here to debunk all of the myths of the Toronto casting process. HINT - we are the same! We get into everything from submissions to selections, from prep to wardro…
Suzanna and Jess get into different approaches to casting after having spoken to Toronto Casting Director, Hannah Antaki (episode out Nov. 23). We talk about the pros and cons of Zoom and self-tape auditions, reiterate that the auditions are auditions and NOT workshops and if you do decide to expand…
Suzanna and Jess talk about the stress and realities of being a day player on a series. We give you tips on how to prepare and ease the nerves a bit. We also preview Thursdays episode with the great Anik Matern, actor, coach, healer!
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Suzanna and Jess talk about the realities of local casting and how it doesn't always go to locals! So if it doesn't go to locals, what's stopping YOU from auditioning for projects that are out of your city? Let's get into it.
Suzanna and Jess talk about the realities of local casting and how it doe…
Suzanna and Jess take a deeper look into networking and it's importance and how inter-connected everyone is. Jess chats a bit about her experience casting Plan B, what she feels we can work on and what is working well. Suzanna and Jess also share their predictions of whats to come over the next few …
Suzanna and Jess talk about the importance of being aware of your physicalities in a scene. Are you aware of tiks you have? Suzanna gives tips on how to overcome them, and to take the down time to rehearse and become critical of those ticks
In the room today is Montreal's Talent Agent, Tania Giampetrone. She has been working with Reisler Talent for over 20 years...so she's seen A LOT and knows a thing or two! A recurring theme that came up was the partnership between an actor and agent. She bases her relationships on trust, honesty and…
Suzanna and Jess talk about the importance of growing and maintaining good relationships in the industry. We talk about what works and what doesn't and the difference between networking, the business of acting and PR. Can anything guarantee you the role? Let's get into it!
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In the room today are actors and sought-after writing duo; Erica Deutschman and Katy Breier! We discuss their start into acting; the real struggle of taking a bus to and from Toronto for in person auditions (before self-tapes), living in a house full of actors and the cost of booking as a local. We …
Suzanna and Jess preface this weeks later episode with Erica and Katy. They are actresses and a sought-after writing duo. When they recount their journey, all seems to be quite easy and flowy but we are here to recount some of their struggles that we spoke about after recording! Not everything is as…
In the room today is Holly Gauthier-Frankel who is an actor, singer, burlesque dancer and award-winning voice actor and director working in this industry for 30 years! Holly is a brave artist who has self-funded and self-generated so many projects. She's taken the leap and taken lots of risks, pushe…
Suzanna and Jess talk about their own experience with imposter syndrome and how they overcame it.
In the room today is one of Canada's most renowned voice directors and actors, Richard M. Dumont. He has director over 500 projects; from top rated video games such as Avatar and Assassin's Creed Origins, to hit animation shows such as Miramax's, "Little Twins" and Gwen Stefani's "KuuKuu Harajuku". …