Casting Director Brette Goldstein Launches Bova Actors Workshop Today

Casting Director Brette Goldstein will launch a new Bova Actors Workshop offering titled, "Professional Development Night" in early 2014. The workshop is an exclusive for actors at the Bova Actors Workshop. This is an evening in which the guest industry artist lectures on their area of expertise. As of now there are five professional development nights scheduled in 2014. The goal is to give the actor an education and lend insight into different areas of the industry.

Brette Goldstein will facilitate a lecture and extensive Q & A on Audition Acting Traps and Solutions at Ionica Theater, 300 West 43rd Street, NYC, tonight, February 6th from 6:30-7:30 PM.

Films Brette has cast have gone on to win a multitude of awards and been official selections at Cannes, Sundance, Tribeca, Hamptons, Woodstock, SxSW, LA FF, Woods Hole, Clermont-Ferrand, DC Shorts, NY International, Philadelphia, Boston, Austin, Bahamas International, Great Lakes, Sante Fe and the IFP Film Market to name just a few.

Brette Goldstein is currently casting:

• THE PENDANT, written by Jeff Albert
• BUBBLE GIRL, written and directed by Peter McGennis
• 4 LIES, directed by Doug Lodato

Recent films include:

• FRANK THE BASTARD (with Chris Sarandon, William Sadler and Rachel Miner), directed by Brad Coley
• Casting Director and Associate Producer of the feature film HELLO LONESOME directed by Adam Reid (with Lynn Cohen, Sabrina Lloyd and James Urbaniak), which won major awards at festivals internationally.
• VIVIENNE AGAIN, directed by Kim Garland
• WITH ALL MY MIGHT, directed by Susan Hunt
• LAST NIGHT WITH THE BOYS, directed by Robert DiFalco
• GOD DON'T MAKE THE LAWS (with Paul Sorvino and Robert Prescott), directed by David Sabbath
• QUEEN CITY, directed by Peter McGennis (with Vivica A. Fox and Lyric Bent)
• "No Job for a Woman: The Women Who Fought to Report WWII", PBS documentary narrated by Julianna Margulies
• HERMAN AND SHELLY, directed by Bridget Stokes
• DOGS LIE, directed by Richard Atkinson.
• Cast the reading of Jonathan Betzler's screenplay THE LOST PRINCE, starring Dylan Baker, Laila Robins, Betty Gilpin and Fred Weller.
• Cast the trailer for Seth Grahame-Smith's (author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies) new book

Anthony Vincent Bova is the Artistic Director of the Bova Actors Workshop and Ionica Theater based in Times Square, New York City. He is the only East Coast associate of Eric Morris and instructor of the Eric Morris System.

Anthony Vincent Bova is the protege of famed acting coach and respected revolutionary in the performing arts Eric Morris. Mr. Morris is the originator of a very specific two-part system of acting that is predicated first on training the actor how to reach a being state which is essential to organic life on stage and in front of the camera as well as a systematic craft approach to creating rich and fully dimensional characters that are as alive for the actor as they are for the audience.

Anthony is mentioned in Eric Morris's 6th book, The Diary of a Professional Experiencer, with foreword by former student of Mr. Morris, Arnold Schwarzenegger. While absorbing Eric Morris' expertise and know-how for two and half decades, Anthony mastered the skills to help actors overcome their energetic blocks to help them gain freedom to discover their individual authenticity leading to greater organic expression.

Anthony teaches nationwide and is now global with workshops in Europe and Asia with a particularly prominent following in Turkey. When not teaching stateside or overseas, Anthony stays involved in the business by having a working relationship on continuous projects with Eric Morris. Anthony Vincent Bova was also granted the rights to direct Clifford Odets' unpublished work 910 Eden Street at Lincoln Center in recent years.

Anthony is frequently requested to assist actors on movie sets or on stage and takes much pride in having a reputation in producing highly skilled actors in a highly competitive business. This past year Anthony created a new training offering: the Actors and Artists Goal-Setting Intensive in which he trains the actor how to identify their career goals and then create a personalized formula in obtaining them.

Prior to founding the Bova Actors Workshop, Anthony was on staff at the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, HB Studios, and the New York Film Academy. Anthony has worked in Television, Film and Stage. A few of his credits include Reading Rainbow with Levar Burton, The Emperors Club directed by Michael Hoffman with Kevin Kline and Patrick Dempsey, and the National Tour of Cats.

Anthony also runs an executive coaching company, Bova Communication System, where he trains executives on the importance of authenticity in effective communication.