News
from Cathryn Sullivan
March,
2009
Hey Actors
and Actresses and Parents and Grandparents who love them!
By this next
weekend we will be finished with the DISNEY/NICK series we have
been working on all winter. I think many of my students have gotten
a good grasp of what it is to do the "Disney" moments. I was so
happy to see how many of my students improved from the first Disney
seminar and the second one. The scores improved dramatically as
a group and I was very proud of them.
Two weeks
ago, Joey Paul Jensen was here and she LOVED my students as she
always does. She was so impressed with the quality of students
I have and complimented me on how well my students "listen and
react" (THANKS TO FILM 4) and how she doesn't get that as consistently
from the actors in LA. She immediately wanted to see FOUR of my
students for her project "A Million Hits". Three out of the four
boys she saw tapes on got callbacks.
I put two
of them on tape Tuesday night and they BOTH had callbacks by 11:45am,
WEDNESDAY, the VERY next morning (9:45am LA TIME!) Their callbacks
are this week so keep your fingers crossed!
JOEY also
loved several of my little girls in my AC and Kid Pro class and
plans to see THEM for the little sister of the stars once they
get their stars. (Casting Directors always find their stars on
projects first and THEN, find the family and friends that go around
THEM!).
I'm very
excited about the CATHERINE STROUD workshop this Saturday. This
is our first time doing a Catherine Stroud workshop, so I'm excited
about what that might hold.
I will be
gone for about 4-5 weeks. I will be in L.A. where my former students
(and one of my sons) live and I will be coaching while I'm out
there for pilots and features. I
can't wait to do that. Keep in mind that I'm available by SKYPE.com
if you need to do an important coaching session with me by Internet.
Email me if you want more info on that. I also recharge and learn
all of the latest L.A. trends and tips while I'm out there which
only helps my students here in the Dallas area. I'm just an email
away if you need me.
Even in this
hard economical time, my students are still booking films, commercials,
industrials and shorts! Check below on these fabulous details!
Blessings, Cathryn Sullivan CathySully@gmail.com
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DECEMBER,
2008
Additional
Classes Added for Winter 2009!
AC
1
Thursdays January 8,15,22,29 February 5, 12 From 5:10pm-6:10pm
$175
Film 5/6 Mixed Levels Intensive
February 24 5:00pm-9:00pm and February 28 9:00am-5:30pm (lunch
provided) $255
New Masters 1/2 Mixed Levels
January 17 February 7,14,28 12:20am-2:20pm March 3 5:00pm-9:00pm
$200
IMPROV with Simone Carter (must have completed Film 3 and be 9
years old) January 10, 17, 31 February 7, 14
Class 1 from 12:00-2:00pm or Class 2 from 2:10-4:10pm $235
Please
email acting4film@EveryBody-Fits.com anytime on Monday, December
22 through Wednesday, December 24 if interested.
Please note that Saturday class times have changed. THANK YOU!
200 Fitness Court Coppell, TX 75019 972.471.2345 http://www.everybody-fits.com
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DECEMBER,
2008
Hey
Everyone!!!!
Happy
Happy Holidays to all of you!
Tis
the season to be jolly...and crazy busy, eh?! It's all such fun!
I want to say thank you ALL for your support of Cody on Dancing
with the Stars. It was such a fun and cool adventure for he AND
myself as well! I appreciate all of your sweet emails telling
me how many times you voted and all! I was so happy that Cody
got to the last four. It was such an honor and the experience
was so much more amazing than I could have ever imagined!
I also want to tell you how much I've enjoyed this year getting
to know your children and having them as my students. I feel so
blessed to be able to work with children and teenagers who believe
in their dreams and want to be actors and actresses. I love teaching
them how to have confidence in their dreams and follow their heart's
desire and of course, opening them up to the world of ACTING.
I feel so blessed that God has given me this talent and I feel
responsible for trying to help your children with the best of
my ability.
I am so excited about the seminar coming up January 24 and January
25 with HOWARD MELTZER and SHANNON FLYNN. They are such cool people...and
have so much to offer. Howard is the casting director for Hannah
Montana!! He was the one who cast Cody as Jake Ryan and HOWARD's
one of the hottest kid/teen casting directors right now. (Jax
Pace and Preston Strother actually have a callback with him THIS
WEEK for Hannah). He also cast Spectacular with Victoria Justice
and Cartoon Network's "Out of Jimmy's head". Shannon is the go-to
Disney coach. She is the acting coach and is on the Hannah Montana
set every single day and was on the set of Demi's show when it
was a pilot. She also has been the director for the Hannah Montana
show twice and is going to do it for a third time in January ,
right before she comes here...so she is the ACTING COACH and the
sometimes DIRECTOR for the Biggest Disney show ever...Hannah Montana!
See the details down below.
I am so happy that my family is all going to be together for Christmas.
Scott and Ben will be driving home from College at San Marcus
and Cody is flying home from LA this week. Chad and My hubby will
be there as well. I'm looking forward to some nice, family time
and am hoping that you are yours will be experiencing a wonderful
holiday time with your family as well. I get a bit sappy during
holidays so please forgive me, but I'm so thankful for my great
life and fun job and darling students and the adorable fun sons
that are mine. I really hope that you all have a wonderful, merry
Christmas and a great new year!
I love your children/MY actors!
Blessings, Cathryn Sullivan
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LOOK WHO'S BOOKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS VERY HOT!!!!!!
LOGAN
MILLER booked one of the starring roles on a new Disney Jetix
pilot called "I'm with the Band". Logan has been shooting it through-out
December till Dec 20. (Wonder why you haven't seen him as an aide
or master teacher at EBF?!) He'll be back to teach Film 1 and
Film 3 in January and February, but I don't know how much more
we will have him. His feature film comes out in May and if the
pilot goes, Logan will be another one that you can say "I knew
him when...."
THOMAS
MANN did a guest star role on I-Carly! It airs early 2009 and
is called "I-Giveaway a Car."
GLENN
MCCUEN had a screen test last week for "Days of our Lives" but
guess what, another Cathryn Sullivan alumni booked it-DYLAN PATTON.
Many of you know his momma, Debbie of Flygirlphoto.com. He booked
a 4 year contract with "Days of Our Lives." Congrats!
Wow!
My employees ROCK...Logan, Thomas and Glenn have been busy working
with me at EBF!
BRYCE
CASS worked on 22 episodes and they are currently running on Friday
nights at 7:00 on "ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A FIFTH GRADER." He just
appeared on the "Bonnie Hunt Show" and he's got an appearance
on "Extreme Home Makeover" which he just worked THIS week in Keller,
Texas!
TYLER
STROTHER is the new star of the Disney "Super Short Show" and
he and JAX PACE have a callback on Hannah Montana this week with
HOWARD MELTZER, the Casting director coming coming in January!
GEORGIA
COLE and COLT MILLS booked Dick's Sporting Goods and I saw them
and ROBERT HAYES and STACEY ARIAS as well. I saw the commercial
last night with Georgia and Colt's. That was fun!
HAILEY
SOLE booked a Bruce Willis movie called "Stories of Joan" that
has gotten postponed for now.
CAYMEN
MITCHELL booked a voiceover for "Insight for Living".
TAYLOR
TIPPINS booked a Nike commercial.
MICHAEL
GARZA booked an industrial for CiCis pizza and JESSICA GARZA booked
an industrial for SUCCESS Foundation. Both of them got to work
together on a Popsicle Sizzle industrial as principals. Jessica
booked a supporting role in an indie short film, "The Platinum
Peacemaker." Her first film! It's a family comedy western.
I
hope that you guys checked out "Josh and Drake's Christmas Movie"
on Nick last week. Cami and Cozy Goldstein and Daven Wilson were
all through it!! They were great!
Also,
last week "Front of the Class" was on and LANIE TAYLOR, COLE CORDELL
AND RYAN AKIN were in THAT movie .
CALLBACKS-
LOTS of callbacks still TBD! Can't wait to tell you more here.
A SUPER-FAST CALLBACK- Thomas Mann just got a callback on a tape
I put him on with my new flipcam. I sent it at midnight via email
on Thursday (early Friday morning.) Jennifer Patredis at CESD
got it later that Friday morning by 9:00am, sent it to the casting
director and he had a callback by 10am that morning...fastest
callback from Dallas that I know of!
A SLOW CALLBACK- SEAN PRZANO got a callback..I coached him on
something about a month and a half ago and he got a callback yesterday!
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MY
STUDENTS ARE KILLING IT IN LA!!!!!
Go
see "Seven Pounds" this week at the theater. MADISON PETTIS has
a small part in it with WILL SMITH! Madison also is in NBC's "Letters
to Santa: A Muppets' Christmas" airing on Dec 17th!
JOSH
BLAYLOCK booked a guest starring role on both "Numbers" and "Bones
. Way to go, JOSH!
DEMI
LOVATO has been shooting her new Disney show "Sonny has a chance"
and I hear it's the funniest show ever!
SELENA
GOMEZ has been busy with her show "Wizards of Waverly Place" and
she and Demi are on every magazine cover for young people out
there!
****CODY
LINLEY finished DWTS (working 3 months straight without a day
off) and went all the way to the SEMI-FINALS (The FINAL FOUR)!
He was on every DWTS show because he came back the very next week
and danced for the FINALE too!
Cody
shot an Ocean Pacific endorsement on Saturday with Sophia Bush,
Good Charlotte, Bow Wow, Solange Knowles (Beyonce's lil sis),
Analynne McCord and Brody Jenner. They are all the hot new, young
stars coming up in Hollywood. All kinds of press were there and
there was even a "behind the scenes" video coverage. Cody worked
in New York the day before for Benzaclin (22 interviews) on Friday
including one with Seventeen magazine which you can see on www.linleylove.org.
Cody is lucky to have several offers right now he is considering
AND he's gonna be home for Christmas to get some much-needed R
& R with his family...Thank Goodness!
LOGAN
HENDERSON finished shooting his NICK pilot and has a record label
contract with Sony that goes with that show. Woo HOO!!
******BOTH
"DANCING WITH THE STARS "AND "ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A FIFTH GRADER"
ARE UP FOR PEOPLE CHOICE AWARDS WHERE OUR KIDS RULE! (Cody Linley
& Bryce Cass)...SO please vote for their shows.
THE
DISNEY SEMINAR- JANUARY 24-25 IS GOING TO BE AT THE GAYLORD TEXAN!
This
much anticipated Disney Seminar is going to be Saturday and Sunday,
January 24-25 and I even have a HOLIDAY SPECIAL for you guys!
SIX HOURS WITH OUR SPECIAL DISNEY POWER GUESTS! Each session is
almost 3 hours long with each person for a TOTAL of $255!!!! You
will never get this price again for people this powerful and HOT
in the industry, but taking into the time of year and the economy,
I've decided to put the whole package for $255 each.
Howard will work with the children/teens on the casting portion
which will include a 15-minute Q and A with PARENTS at the BEGINNING
of each of the sessions.
Shannon will work with the students on what happens on an actual
set like the one she works on everyday on HANNAH MONTANA! A student
may also just take one or the other session for $185, but why
not do both for $255?!
2
DIFFERENT MEETING ROOMS AT THE GAYLORD!
SATURDAY,
JANUARY 24- $255 for both sessions. $185 for one session only
8:30-11:20
ACTING FOR CAMERA-HOWARD MELTZER'S ROOM
8:30-11:20 MIDDLE SCHOOL, FILM 2-FILM 6-SHANNON FLYNN'S ROOM
11:30- 2:20 HIGH SCHOOL, FILM 2-FILM 6-HOWARD MELTZER
11:30- 2:20 ACTING FOR CAMERA-SHANNON FLYNN
4-7:00 HIGH SCHOOL, FILM 2-6-HOWARD MELTZER
4-7:00 MIDDLE SCHOOL FILM 2-FILM 6-SHANNON FLYNN
SUNDAY,
JANUARY 25 $255 for both sessions $185 for one session only
8:30-11:20
KID PRO & MIDDLE SCHOOL MASTERS who've been masters for more than
2 years- HOWARD MELTZER'S ROOM
8:30-11:20 NEW MASTERS & MIDDLE SCHOOL MASTERS who've been mastes
for less than 2 years -SHANNON FLYNN 11:30-2:20 HIGH SCHOOL MASTERS-HOWARD
MELTZER
11:30-2:20 KID PRO & MIDDLE SCHOOL MASTERS who've been masters
for more than 2 years-SHANNON FLYNN
4:00-7:00 NEW MASTERS & MIDDLE SCHOOL MASTERS who've been masters
for more than 2 years- SHANNON FLYNN 4:00-7:00 MIDDLE SCHOOL MASTERS-
HOWARD MELTZER
WORKSHOPS
TO PREPARE FOR THESE SEMINARS WILL BE ON TUESDAYS called DISNEY
PREP 1, DISNEY PREP 2, MASTER DISNEY PREP 1 and MASTER DISNEY
PREP 2.
Those
who take the workshops will be granted first pick in the JOEY
PAUL-JENSEN seminar in February when times for signups for that
one become available.
Please register for workshops according to class currently enrolled
in:
Workshop
Schedule
*DISNEY PREP 1- FILM 3-FILM 6 January 20, February 3 and 17 5:00pm-7:00pm
*DISNEY PREP 2- FILM 6 & NEW MASTERS January 13, 27 and February
10 5:00pm-7:00pm OR January 20, February 3 and 17 5:00pm-7:00pm
*MASTER
DISNEY PREP 1- NEW MASTER, MASTERS January 13, 27 and February
10 7:00pm-9:00pm OR January 20, February 3 and 17 7:00pm-9:00pm
*MASTER
DISNEY PREP 2- MASTERS January 13, 27 and February 10 7:00pm-9:00pm
OR January 20, February 3 and 17 7:00pm-9:00pm
PRICES
- 3 workshops for $125 (1 round of classes)
If
interested please email www.acting4film@everybody-fits.com on
Thursday, December 18 and Friday, December 19. Confirmations won't
be given until January 5th & 6th.
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SEPTEMBER,
2008
Hey
there Actors, Actresses and Parents who LOVE them,
It has been a wild ride lately. I've met and worked with a number
of students with a lot of potential this summer and am looking
forward to continuing to develop those students. I'm excited to
get back teaching my regular students who were in LA this summer
working on their careers as well! What an exciting summer this
has been, with so many success stories! Please take a look at
the section "Bookings" and "Update on my LA-based Students". I
have never been more proud of the results of all of my students'
work. It's been very emotional for me to see how far each one
of my students have come. I can't tell you how much joy it brings
me.
The
SCHEDULE is out! It took me some time to make it work, but I figured
it out! I will be flying back and forth between LA and Dallas
each week to catch Cody's 'Dancing with the Stars' performance
and elimination night in LA, and then, will catch the early flight
(7am) back to Dallas to be here each week on Wednesday to teach
my students and your children/teens from Wednesday - Saturday.
Should be exciting and fun!
We
have two REALLY awesome workshops coming up and I can not be more
excited about both of them this year. Take a look at the section
called "Upcoming Workshops" and mark your calendar so you and
your child can be a part of these huge events! There will even
be a long parent seminar for you where you can learn as well,
with a question and answer period - and don't worry, you don't
have to do any performing! (HA!)
I
am looking forward to working with your sons and daughters this
Fall and Winter helping them reach the goals they want. Most of
the students who have had success in this business trained in
our program for years. They knew it took time to develop all the
skills required just like it takes a ballet dancer to be a professional.
Cody Linley has been taking classes for 12 years and helps train
other actors. Demi Lovato took for about six years and Madison
Pettis, as young as she was, took for almost 2 ½ years. These
students worked hard on their craft having their homework down
every week, ready to learn, ready to listen, being the best student
they could be. Their yearning to learn gave them the ability to
be able to do all kinds of roles and help them learn how to stand
out and make the most of the talent they were given. I
believe the guidance and class-work has given them a strong foundation
that will see them through hard times in LA when others break
and fall away.
I
see some of that same potential right now in students that I am
developing, just like the potential I saw in these stars I've
mentioned, but it takes more than potential and talent. It also
takes skill, patience, perseverance, realistic expectations, the
understanding that an actor must always be learning and growing
or else he or she is going backwards or becoming stale.
I wonder who will be the ones that will make it? Who will strive
to become the masters of the craft of acting? Even if you can't
ever reach the goal (because there is always something more to
learn, even for Academy Award-winning actors), it's a goal worth
trying for if your child is a true, genuine actor at heart. I
want us all to think about ways to encourage our actors and actresses
and continue to support and find ways to give them hope. I am
here to train and mold them and motivate them to be the actors
they CAN be. One must really be ready for all kinds of things
to handle each audition, screen test and on-set circumstances.
I am here to help them know how to handle each one of those and
I take this job very seriously.
So
many times, I would rather go to work and just be sweet, upbeat
and say "Great job!" That would be so EASY! But when a child is
in my class and I know that my job is to make them to be the best
actor they can be, I know they won't grow from that kind of "feedback"
and I won't be helping them reach their dreams. That's why you
see me focus-in during class and I begin to figure out how to
mold each one to help him or her get what they want! This has
to be a TEAM effort. If you do your job at helping encourage them
at home, I promise to continue working on getting your child to
be the best they can be!
Blessings
and Joy,
Cathryn
Sullivan
UPDATE
OF MY LA-BASED STUDENTS:
I
am in constant contact with my LA-based students. They are part
of our Acting Family. Here they are:
DEMI
LOVATO- She's been touring with the Jonas Brothers this summer
all over the country and is about to release her CD. She is about
to start work on her very own Disney show called Welcome to Holliwood,
(and she is Holli!). She and Selena have their Disney Channel
movie coming up soon called Princess Protection Program! (There
is even more but her momma, Dianna, is in London right now (as
I write this) and this is all she could give us right now. Dianna
always texts and emails me her thanks for helping Demi get where
she is today. She will say "It's you who helped get her there",
and I will say "I'll take some credit, but if you weren't super-mom,
this would never have happened, either. You constantly encouraged
her, went out of your way to give the girls' the opportunities,
and loved them," and of course, her agents Jennifer Patredis (at
Kim Dawson at the time) and Mitchell Gossett (at CESD at the time)
who helped it all come together. It really takes a good team effort!
SELENA
GOMEZ- She has been shooting many episodes of Wizards of Waverly
Place and Disney has just ordered more episodes! Her new movie
is coming out on DVD called Another Cinderella Story and is having
it's premiere this Sunday! It is having a limited release and
one of the movie theaters is going to be Grapevine Mills! (COOL!)
She made this year's Teen Vogue edition of Young Hollywood, Variety's
Power Youth Edition and Hollywood Reporters Young Hollywood under
the "IT" girl category. Her mother, Mandy, writes me "We are truly
blessed! Lots of exciting things! You are a huge factor! If you
wouldn't have coached her for her big Disney audition, none of
these great opportunities would be in play!!"
LOGAN
HENDERSON- Nickelodeon booked him (after he was on hold for months)
for a new pilot about a boy band which many feel will be Nick's
rival to Disney's Hannah Montana. Logan gets to sing! Go Logan!
JOSH BLAYLOCK- He booked a part on a feature film called Sh*^year
playing against Ellen Barkin. He had to smoke a cigarette for
his part which he found quite challenging! MADISON PETTIS: Seven
Pounds comes out Nov. 19, with Will Smith! There is Oscar buzz
surrounding this movie. Free Style will be in theaters Jan. 23,
2009, where she plays Corbin Blue's little sister. Her movie,
Mostly Ghostly, in which she is the star comes out of DVD Sept.
30, and will also air on Disney Channel sometime in October. She
is now about to start work on The Muppets: Letters to Santa in
New York City where she is the only child lead and she will be
working with people like Whoopi Goldberg.
SAVANNAH
GIPSON has now officially moved to LA. She just booked a co-star
on The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Her Momma writes me, "I knew you'd
be proud of your student so I wanted you to know".
MY
SON, CODY LINLEY: Since a lot of you have been asking about him
about how Cody's been doing, and what he's been doing , I decided
to make a special section just about Cody and if you are NOT interested,
you can just skip this section. He's been through so many crazy
and different things lately, from shooting in the desert with
late night call times to running from the papparazzi to learning
how to ballroom dance for Dancing with the Stars and even playing
Jesus! He decided to open himself to many opportunities this year
and has learned so much!
DISNEY
CHANNEL GAMES- He learned how to be able to work as a host of
a show for Disney Channel Games online. Many of you shared how
great you thought he did at that job, and you have been so sweet
to say you were NOT surprised. I was, because he had never really
done that before, but it was a lot of fun for him and he enjoyed
it so much. I was so happy that Disney included me in the invitation
and enjoyed so much seeing so many of my students in a professional
environment. It was one of the coolest moments for me in the world
when I saw Demi singing at her first big concert and I was there
seeing Selena Gomez, Jennifer Stone and Cody cheering her on,
students I helped train. (Madison Pettis wasn't there this year
because she was working on "Mostly Ghostly"). The nights were
filled with fun after working during the day. Cody hung with his
friends and met a lot of new Disney friends and I hung out with
mine and I met a bunch of new friends as well, and of course,
there were parties!! FORGET ME NOT- Also, he has tried forever
to be cast as a quirky nerd and none of the studios have really
seen him as that kind of character, so he tried out for an independent
film called Forget me Not where he plays the quirky, kind of nerdy
brother of the star who also likes to hang out with her friends.
Carly Shroeder plays his older sister even though she actually
IS younger. It is an edgy horror flick and he loved the entire
cast. A lot of the movie was filmed in a desert outside of the
LA area and most of the shoot times were like 11pm-11am or 2am-4pm!
Yep, 12-15 hours, six days a week sometimes! That's what happens
when you turn 18, but he loved every minute of it. I can't really
say what else he got to do in that film because it will spoil
the movie for you but he gets to play a fiend in one of the dream
sequences! This was the first movie that Cody has ever done where
I didn't even go on the set for a day! It was sad for me, but
made Cody feel like a grown-up.
WORD
OF PROMISE- Of course, the job of Jesus for Jim Caviezel's Word
of Promise was not an easy job. Trying to say the words like Jesus
would have and the way Jesus might have meant it was a very big
and awesome responsibility. He and the director took that responsibility
seriously where he worked to say Jesus' words with authority and
yet kindness and understanding. My hubby and I were able to go
to one of the voiceover sessions. It was a great moment for me
watching that session.
DANCING
WITH THE STARS- Of course, the craziest and wildest ride for him
is the Dancing with the Stars segment of his life. He had been
asked to have a meeting with them and at first, he was like "I
don't know how to dance!", but he held a meeting with DWTS and
the more he thought about it, the more he thought "Why not?! It
looks like fun and will be a challenge for myself!" Now, he's
learning how to dance from an emmy-nominated choreographer (Julianne
Hough) everyday and having the time of his life. I am told the
show draws between 18- 26 million viewers. He can only stay on
if we all VOTE for TEAM CODY AND JULIANNE every Monday night AND
the first week, he needs votes for both Monday AND Tuesday as
they have to learn TWO dances the first week. (The first week
of DWTS begins Sept. 22, 23 and 24, and is on ABC). I was able
to go watch a rehearsal one day and I was amazed at how wonderful
they look already. Cody raves about what a wonderful teacher Julianne
is. He really thinks she is one of the most talented girls he's
ever met.
DEALING
WITH THE PAPARAZZI- In the meantime, he has been trying to learn
how to deal with the paparazzi. They followed him and Miley to
his apartment one night when they were just hanging out and stayed
downstairs waiting for them for FOUR hours until he was driving
her home at 10:00pm (early night) when they surrounded his car.
They got in front of his car and wouldn't move and he was really
afraid he was going to hit one of them.
YOUR
STORIES! Many of you have been so sweet to give him your support
and prayers. You've all been so sweet to give me your special
"Cody stories" now that he is living in LA. I've missed him, not
only as a mom who misses her son, but I miss him as he was a wonderful
employee who was always there to help, coach, and give guidance
to our students. Madison Pettis' mom, Michelle, recently shared
with me that it was Cody who helped coach Madison the day of the
Joey Paul workshop when Joey Paul noticed her (Joey cast her for
Cory in the House and noticed her here at EBF where she did a
workshop for my students). Michelle shared "Cody was the one who
coached Madison that day and gave her confidence. He kept telling
her "You can do it". Thanks Michelle for sharing that. Cody was
also the one who put Demi on tape for Camp Rock (as I was in Aruba
that week), which got her the screen test that got her the job
that is now helped her make DISNEY history. Cody also asks about
many of your children by name when I go out to see him and want
to know how they are developing. He can't wait to see how you
guys are doing and he still wants to do an Improv Workshop or
two when his schedule allows. He plans to take some time off during
December and first of January so maybe we can lure him back then!
THANKS! Thanks so much for being interested in my son's career
as it truly is a delight for me to watch and I'm so proud of him,
but at the same time SCARED because he is in LA without me THREE
states away. (At least my other three boys are in the same state
and I can get to them within a few hours drive if they need me.)
I appreciate all of your prayers and support so much.
Thank
you sincerely,
Cathryn
Sullivan
UPCOMING
WORKSHOPS!
We
are not taking money for either one of these workshops yet, but,
(drum roll please!), I want you to save the date for the upcoming
workshops. MITCHELL GOSSETT of UTA (one of the top 5 agencies
in the world), JENNIFER PATREDIS AND MELISSA BERGER (both at CESD,
one of the best children's agencies in the world) are all coming
back to do a workshop for us during the weekend before Thanksgiving,
Nov. 22-23. Melissa will be teaching voiceover again this year.
We also are going to have local agents be a part of this workshop
as well! The Workshop is Nov. 22-23. Workshops to prepare for
the workshop will be Nov. 7, all day Nov. 8, and Nov. 20 and 21
if needed. Please
mark your calendars for all of these dates as this is a huge opportunity
for your child to learn with these heavy-hitter power agents in
the Business!!!!!! More details to come on this very cool workshop.
BIG
DISNEY WEEKEND! We have Howard Meltzer and Shannon Flynn coming
to do a workshop for us ion Jan. 24-25. Mark your calendars now.
You won't want to miss this! HOWARD MELTZER! Howard has been partnered
with Carol Golwasser since 2004 and they cast (and have cast)
Hannah Montana (Disney Channel series), Spectacular! (Nickelodeon
Movie of the Week), Out of Jimmy's Head (Cartoon Network), The
Troop (Nick pilot), Generations (CBS/ Dreamworks-Pilot), Beatkinz
(Nick Jr) and many more. Before that, he was on staff as a casting
director with Stuart Howard Associates in NYC. Broadway: The Graduate,
Fortune's Fool, Annie (Revival), Grease (Revival), Chicago (Revival)
and many more.
On
a personal note, he and Carol are the ones who found Cody for
Hannah Montana, so I like him! (HA!) He's a great casting director
and a nice guy! You and your children will like him. SHANNON FLYNN!
Shannon has been the go-to coach at Disney Channel. She is on
the set of Hannah Montana everyday coaching Miley, Emily and all
the kids on that set. She ALSO was the coach on the pilot of Welcome
to Mollywood (DEMI Lovato's pilot) that has been picked up and
now named Welcome to Holliwood. She was even a DIRECTOR of one
of the Hannah Montana episodes - one that Cody was in!!! These
are two big, very important, behind the scenes Disney people and
I am soooo excited to be able to bring them to my students here
in Texas. They are very excited to come.
JOEY
PAUL-JENSEN workshop: Casting Director of "Corey in the House"
and "Bratz" coming back to see our students FEB 21-22. Lock in
that date as well!"
MAY,
2008
Hi
Actors, Actresses and Parents who Love Them!
I
am writing this newsletter in L.A. as we are almost finished with
most of the classes in May session. It was really fun to travel
all over the country with Cody and watch he and many of my other
students as they worked on these fun and exciting dream projects,
but it was comforting to come back and work with my students here
in Texas challenging and developing them.
I have such a great job! I love going to work each day to your
children, my students, and I wonder who will be our next Demi
Lovato, Cody Linley, Madison Pettis or Selena Gomez. Who will
be the next break-out star or working actor who will rise above
and move ahead? There is so much potential coming in and out of
my classes everyday, but it is you and your child's diligence,
patience, resilience, business etiquette, work ethic and above
all- their love for acting that could make that possible.
I
am looking forward to the intensive Summer Sessions as I've seen
my students grow so much when they are working on their acting
skills everyday! I see a huge learning jump in many of my students!
Look for your child's class. There are even a few weekend intensives
for those of you who work during the week. Look for them.
Blessings,
Cathryn Sullivan
BOOKINGS:
Lots of bookings even though there is the threat of a Screen Actor's
Strike although some say it is looking more promising than ever
right now. Let's keep our fingers crossed and hope negotiations
go well.
I went on the set of Word of Promise yesterday with my hubby watching
our son, CODY LINLEY where he has worked very hard almost everyday
and has been for the last several months. His JAKE RYAN DOLL came
out in Target this past week. It's really cool!!! Buy a Cody doll!
(HA!) The NEWEST news on Cody is that he was offered TWO movie
projects this week. One is an independent film where he gets to
play an edgy, quirky character (a lead) in a horror flick and
he gets killed at the end. This movie was closed this week and
the other movie starts late Summer/Early Fall where he will be
a lead and it is a big movie! More to come on that. The bad news
for US is that he won't be able to teach the Improv class in June
since the movie will interfere, but possibly will be able to teach
the last of July or first of August. More on that as his schedule
gets clearer. He really misses teaching and wants to make it work,
so don't give up!
For
fun, in Cody's spare time (which is rare), He is working on a
Youtube show called "The Ro and Co show" where he raps with another
Disney friend from Camp Rock. (Check it out and go to www.youtube.com
and put in "Ro and Co show"!)
His
roommate, JOSH BLAYLOCK is working on a period piece/TV show right
now in Georgia playing a half-Navaho Indian. It's called "The
John Ross project" right now.
The
other roommate, LOGAN HENDERSON is still on hold for a Nick project.
Yes, you are right, it has been a long time that he has been on
hold. Such is the life of an actor.
AUSTIN
AND BEN LUX are in New Orleans right now playing Harry Connick's
son with Renee Zellwegger Executive Producing! Cool, eh? Look
on the wall behind where I sit in the Film 1 room and you will
see new pictures. It is LOGAN MILLER on the set of "Ghosts of
Girlfriends Past". Let's just say Logan is photographed with what
People Magazine call one of the "Sexy Men Ever" (Hint: He always
has his shirt off). Also in that movie was Jennifer Garner and
Michael Douglas. MORE ON MY DISNEY KIDS: I talked to MADISON PETTIS
mom last week and she said Madison worked on a film with Will
Smith this year called "Seven Pounds". She worked on it after
the film with Corbin Blue and before "Mostly Ghostly" which she
just finshed recently. Busy girl!!
SELENA
GOMEZ and JENNFIER STONE started work back on Wizards of Waverly
Place the week after the filming of the Disney Channel Games and
when I touched base with DEMI LOVATO's mom this week, she texted
me that they were in Spain doing some international stuff with
Disney. Word is that Demi's pilot called "Sketchpad" got picked
up at Disney. It will go into a full-fledged show soon. She is
doing a House of Blues tour now and is touring with the Jonas
Brothers after that! ANOTHER BUSY GIRL!
SETH
GINSBERGH booked a small role on Without a Trace. He and LINDSEY
BLACK's show "As the Bell Rings" will be back on Disney soon!
They shot a whole lot of shows this Spring. Lindsey touched base
with me a few weeks ago and told me the Teen magazines were interviewing
her and she was "SOOOO glad she did the interviewing sessions
in class because they really helped her"! (I'm so glad!)
SAVANNAH
GIPSON booked an independent film called Dixon Diaries. She gets
to play a mean girl and it films somewhere in North USA.
AIDEN MARTINEZ-VITELA (who drove from San Antonio to Coppell for
Film 1, 2, 3 and 4) just booked a short called "Runaway" and a
time warner commercial.
TIFFANY
MCMANUS has been busy. She booked two industrials for Reliant
Health and Recession, Proof your Home. She also did a voiceover
animation for a new toy, Queeties and landed a SAG film "A Tribute
to Big Red". LAYLA ROSTAMI booked an independent feature shooting
in Oklahoma called the Fourth Wall.
ZACHARY
FRIEDMAN booked a small role in Prison Break and filmed it in
LA. JADEN ROBERTS & DAWSON HOLDEN(?) did a Direct energy commercial.
BRAEDEN KENNEDY voiced an animated character named Dash for PBS
Island.
STEPHANIE
SWART booked Sorry Sliders Hasbro commercial.
JULY AND AUGUST CLASSES!
We have a lot of classes in July and August! We should be able
to accommodate most of you who have been asking about them.
HAPPY SUMMER!
