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Next show is Friday May 9th

not friday may 2nd

9PM CURTAIN 8:30PM DOORS

FRIDAY MAY 9TH- PRESENTED BY THE NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY - 100 EAST 17TH STREET BETWEEN PARK AVE SOUTH AND IRVING PLACE. 8:30PM Doors 9PM Curtain, $6 admission

Sponsored by NYCastings, Backstage Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, Thespis-NYC, The Network NYC, Evan Cohen Studio and Cippaghila Photography

MMSlam Judges May 9th

David Gilmour - Novelist and former CBC film reviewer

Donald Case - Casting Director - Donald Case Casting

John Doscher - Producer, Actor- Starline Films

Ryan Nicholoff - Artistic Director - Counting Squares Theater

 

MMSlam Actors May 9th

Current MMSlam Champion Shawn Williams with Annie Mistak, Ebony Coles, Lori Hamilton, Monika Gonzalez, Victor Joel Ortiz, Scott Williams, James Edward Becton and more tbd

 

 

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MMSlam Judges April 4th

John Doscher - Actor, Producer - Starline Films

Kirsten Ames - Talent Manager- Kirsten Ames Management

Ed Aston - Talent Manager - Industrial Artist Management

Joel Carlton, Legit Agent from DGRW (Douglas, Gorman, Rothacker & Wilhelm, Inc)

 

MMSlam Actors April 4th

Current MMSlam Champion Shawn Williams with Vanessa Shealy, Shannon Smith, Alyssa Polacsek, TC Corwin, Drummond Doroski and more TBD.

MMSlam Judges February 1st
Jay Potter, Actor "Rescue Me"

Tuffy Questell, Casting Director TEC Casting

Mackenzie Westmoreland, Director

Robert Russell, Casting Director, Warner Brothers Pictures

MMSlam Actors February 1st

Current National and NYC Champ Leslie Goshko with Kelly Kinsella, Deanna Gibson, Marc Raco, Taren Sterry, Kevin Kelleher, Elliott Mayer and Robin Selfridge

 

***What's at stake?

Championship Set, 1st Set: The title of "The Manhattan Monologue Slam Champion,” qualification for the National Title, $100, assorted gifts and a consultation with any one of that evening's panelists.

 

:30 Set, 2nd Set: $30 sponsored by MMSlam, assorted gifts and a spot in next month's 1st set.

***Sign up and perform in the :30 Slam at the show...

 

“The MMSlam brings the actor, director, producer and audience together without all the Hollywood studio b*llshit.”

James Foley, (Director- Glengarry Glen Ross and Perfect Stranger with Bruce Willis and Halle Berry)

 

(ALWAYS THE 1ST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH IN NYC Judges subject to change)

 


Photos by Jason DeBose

 

 

 

 

National Championship MMSlam Judges

Marcia Pendleton, Arts Management, Walk Tall Girl Productions

Valerie Smaldone, Radio Host/DJ 106.7FM

Dave Martin, Bravo's "Top Chef"

Joanna Beckson, Director JBeckson Studio

Robert Russell, Casting Director

National Chamionship Actors

Katie Northlich defends her title 2006 National Champion title against LA Champs Pennel Bird, Issac Bright, Gemma Crabtree, Katherine Deibel and

NYC Champs Sharon Geller, Ben Hersey, Maria Silverman, Kyle Grooms, Carl Kissin, Adrianne Frost, Victor Verhaeghe *Monica West is on tour and will not perform

 

 

June 2007

Jay Potter (Actor "Rescue Me")

Tuffy Questell (Casting Director, TEC Casting)

Ingrid French (Talent Manager, Ingrid French Management)

Kirsten Ames (Senior Director, HBO Comedy Festival)

Margaret Emery (Talent Agent, Dulcina Eisen Associates)

and Cast

Current MMSlam Champion Kyle Grooms and

Mark J. Dempsey, Tiffany Rae Larkin, Zoe Mavroudi, Monica Zane, Daniel Raymont, Alana Rader and :30 Second Slam Winner Griffin Parsons.

Jay Potter - Actor, "Rescue Me"

Zev Guber - Producer, Jaz Films Inc.

Debbie Rochon - Actor, "Scream Queen"

Victoria Linchong - Artistic Director, Direct Arts

JoAnna Beckson - Director/Actor JoAnna Beckson Studios

Steven Williams - Director/Playwright Broadway TV Sitcoms

And MMSlam Cast

Current MMSlam Champion Carl Kissin, with Peter Iasillo

Kim Chinh, Kelly Kinsella, Anthony DeVito, Jeremy Bobb, Adrianne Frost and :30 Second Slam Winner Gia McGlone.

Sept 2007

With MMSlam Judges

Nicholas Mason, Director/Founder Manhattan Short Film Festival

Robert Russell, Warner Brothers Casting

Dominic Chianese Jr., Actor "Rescue Me", "Sopranos"

Susan Bennett, Casting Associate NYCastings.com

Melinda Buckley Independent Director/Producer

With Actors

Current Champ Adrianne Frost, Allison Findlater, Sauce, Drae Campbell, Gregory Dubin, Nethia Heyward, Shawn Williams and Renee Rogoff.

 

 

NOV 2 With MMSlam Judges

Andrew Einhorn, Producer Playboy TV

Charles Winfield, Talent Agent, Funny Face Talent

Tuffy Questell, TEC Casting

JAMES Peoples Abrams Artist

With Actors

Current Champ Adrianne Frost, Victor Verhaeghe,

Brendan Allred, Ebony Coles, Miebeka Yohannes,

Eddie Malone, Gia McGlone and Robyn G. Lee.

 

 

“The MMSlam brings the actor, director, producer and audience together without all the Hollywood studio b*llshit.”

James Foley, (Director- Glengarry Glen Ross and Perfect Stranger with Bruce Willis and Halle Berry)

 

(ALWAYS THE 1ST MONDAY OF EACH MONTH IN NYC Judges subject to change)