Get in Gear: Acting Tools for Performers

Get in Gear: Acting Tools for Performers

Date: Thursday, September 11, 2025

Time: 12:00pm (noon)-3:00pm

Location: Paul C. Blau Theatre

This FREE 3-hour workshop is designed for Las Vegas actors and creative professionals—dancers, singers, commercial actors, and performers who are looking to transition into or refine their skills in on-camera work for TV and film. We’ll focus on practical acting techniques as well as an intro to essential business insights, from branding yourself to navigating agents and networking.

About the Instructor: Cassandra Blair, known for her role as Vanessa in the Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated series Jury Duty, has been working in TV and film for over a decade and is a Peabody recipient and Independent Spirit Award winner.

Age: This workshop is best suited for actors age 18+

On-Camera Mastery: Elevating Performance Through Technique with Cassandra Blair (4-Week Session) will be offered Tuesdays from 12:00pm-3:00pm beginning September 16, 2025. For more details, visit: http://bit.ly/4lBsQUd

Info: Get familiar with the scene through a cold read and discussion. Learn to identify relationships, objectives, and scene arcs, then explore key acting tools—history, substitution, and physicalization—through coached exercises.

Info: Selected actors will perform scenes on camera. As a group, we’ll watch playback, analyze what works, and discuss how to make performances more authentic and connected.

Info: Learn practical business essentials: branding, networking, self-taping, representation, and creating your own work. Wrap up with Q&A and information about upcoming classes for actors interested in diving deeper into the work!

Host or Publisher Cassandra Blair