$275.00
Michelle works with performers seeking to build confidence in themselves, their work, and their audition preparation. Michelle provides a safe, intimate environment for actors to explore, evolve, and refine their unique choices. She works “from the inside out” to facilitate authentic, fresh, and inspired outcomes. With an industry-wide professional reputation for integrity, Michelle is known for being “straight up”.
“As a casting director I’ve had the honour and privilege of working with some of the finest Directors and Producers in the industry. Over the last 35 years I’ve developed the skills and experience needed to support, engage, and connect with Canadian Artists in a meaningful way. Naturally, I bring my casting director sensibilities to coaching: the difference is, I’m not in the “judging” seat. When I coach, I focus entirely on the individual needs of each performer to nurture their unique strengths and true potential.”
Michelle AllenMichelle is exceptionally proud and pleased to have worked with two time Academy Award winning Director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu on The Revenant. The film won 8 Oscars in 2016, among them Best Director for Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Best Motion Picture, and Best Actor for first-time Oscar Winner Leonardo DiCaprio.
Previous to that, Michelle cast Zack Snyder-directed feature films Man of Steel, Watchmen and Sucker Punch as well as Final Destination Five, Red Riding Hood, Mystery Alaska, Cousins, The Accused (starring Jodie Foster) and Roxanne (starring Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah). Among her many episodic credits are Lost in Space, Fringe, Dead Like Me, The Twilight Zone and 21 Jump St. She also cast more than sixty films for television.
Michelle had the honour of winning the 2009-2010 Artios Award (Casting Society of America Award) for Outstanding Achievement in Television Pilot Casting for the hit CBS show The Good Wife. She was also nominated for two awards in 2006:Outstanding Achievement in M.O.W. Casting for the highly acclaimed A & E special, Flight 93, and A Little Thing Called Murder starring Judy Davis for the Lifetime Channel.
When Covid 19 struck in 2020, the industry – and much of the World – shifted immensely and in unforeseen ways.
Michelle channeled her energy, knowledge and original core appreciation of working with Actors into a private coaching and teaching practice with the intention of continuing to guide, nurture, and support the creative aspirations of performers. She is uniquely positioned to offer meaningful feedback and inspiration.
“We’ll see how the next episode unfolds!”
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Dates: Wednesdays, February 12, 19, 26 and March 5, 2025 (4 week course)
Time: 6pm – 9pm
Participants: 8
Fees: $275 GST included – per person
Where: Suite 216, 1118 Homer Street, Vancouver. Safety protocols in place.
Ample parking on Richards between Helmcken and Davie.
$1/hour with a 3 hour maximum
Send us an email/text/call or sign up today!!!
petar@actorvanstudios.com 604 805 3291
