Decoding What They Want Behind The Table

An Audition Masterclass For The Actor

A FREE event for Open Jar Studios Members

Monday Aug 28th, 7pm

Open Jar will be presenting “Decoding What They Want Behind The Table: An Audition Masterclass for the Actor” on Monday August 28th at 7pm, as part of the Open Jar Studios Membership Series.

In this masterclass, you will uncover the secrets to what the director, casting director and producers are truly looking for from each audition. with insightful lessons and personalized feedback. During the workshop, the instructor may invite several of the in-person attendees to workshop their audition cuts. If you are interested in being one of these selected attendees, please choose the appropriate ticket type. If you are not interested in being selected, choose "Observation ticket"

Jeff Whiting is a director and choreographer with work on Broadway, Television, Special Events and Concerts around the world. BROADWAY (Associate/Resident Director): Bullets Over Broadway, The Scottsboro Boys, Hair, Young Frankenstein, Big Fish. NATIONAL TOURS: Bullets Over Broadway, Hairspray, The Producers, Young Frankenstein, Rockin’ Road to Dublin, Louis and Ella. OFF-BROADWAY & OTHER: Hairspray (NSMT), Fly More Than You Fall (World Premiere), The Lost Colony (Waterside), Cookies (NYMF), Single Wide (NYMF), Chasing Rainbows (World Premiere), Gypsy (Capital). SPECIAL EVENTS/CONCERTS: James Taylor Live at Carnegie Hall (with Bette Midler, Sting, Tony Bennett), The New Victory Arts Awards (with Sarah Jessica Parker, John Lithgow), Disney’s Magical Moments (Brazil). Jeff is an entrepreneur and owner of multiple theatre-related businesses: Open Jar Studios (President), Stage Write Software (CEO), GIGnition-The Creative Artist Database (CEO), Open Jar Institute (Founding Artistic Director), SwiftCo (President), Broadway Relief Project (Founder), Broadway Inclusion Project (Founder), and was featured in a TED Talk sharing his philosophy of “Open Jar Thinking”.

The event will conclude with socializing and networking for in-person attendees.