The Conneaut Arts Center is hosting a one-day acting workshop taught by award-winning Hollywood professionals Linda Phillips Palo and Paul Palo with decades of experience producing, acting, and casting in Hollywood. When: October 19th, 2024 • 10am-4:30pm Where: Conneaut Arts Center 1025 Buffalo Street, Conneaut, OH 44030 (located in the smaller building out back known as the Annex) Ages: 16+ (waivers required for minors) What to expect: • Experimenting with new possibilities • Improvisation techniques • Playing different roles and developing characters • Practice reading from a script • Relaxing and letting go • Exercises for releasing tension • Build confidence - tell a story • General nuts and bolts of television and film work • How to explore and prepare yourself for career possibilities *Features a guest speaker (through Zoom)!* From Paul Palo: Pleased to have our friend journeyman actor Jeff Zarinelli who will be our remote guest speaker with credits including guest star roles on Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, and a Netflix miniseries called Black Rabbit alongside Jude Law. Jeff from Chicago will talk about following your dreams and facing your fears. Have your questions ready! *Linda Phillips Palo C.S.A. (MA)* is a casting director and producer who won the Artios, the highest casting honor for her work casting Sophia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides, Jeepers Creepers 2, and cult hit Ginger Snaps. She has also worked as the casting director for Francis Ford Coppola on his films The Rainmaker (Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Jon Voight) and Jack (Robin Williams, Diane Lane, Jennifer Lopez,) The Secret Garden, Heaven’s Prisoners, Wind, over fifty feature films, and award-winning short films and TV shows. *Paul Palo *has joined wife Linda for the past few years as a producing and casting partner working on several edgy independent films. Most recently as Associate Producers and casting directors on Happiness Runs. Paul has an extensive production background and was nominated for an Emmy for Aids the Global Explosion, as well as four Telly awards for his documentary work In Iraq, South Africa, and domestically, and a Parents Choice Award for interactive “Voyage Through the Solar System.” Paul also worked on ABC’s Castle as an actor for 7 seasons.