Auditioning for TV & Commercials Intensive

Auditioning for TV & Commercials Intensive with T.J. Mannix

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Class Description


Auditioning for TV & Commercials This is the class you have heard about. Hundreds of improvisors and performers in NYC have taken T.J. Mannix's on-camera auditioning classes. This is the opportunity to put your improv skills to work in the entertainment industry and learn how to get paid to do what you love.

This 5 day intensive class will cover the ABC?s of auditioning. Topics to be covered include auditioning, working with sides, knowing what to wear when, how to build industry relationships, and the business of the business. Students will work on-camera each week, ending with a live audition for commercial agents and casting directors in an industry showcase.

INDUSTRY SHOWCASE NIGHT WILL BE Thursday January 31st.
Please note this class follows a special schedule. Monday Jan.28th- Wednesday Jan.30th this class will meet from 10:00am-4:00pm.
Thursday January 31st this class will meet from 10:00-4pm and then the industry night showcase will be that evening from 7-10pm. Friday February 1st class will meet from 12pm-5pm.

"This class is amazing! T.J. has a ton of knowledge about auditioning and I can't recommend this class enough. If you take it, it'll cut a year or more off your learning curve for commercial auditions. If you're interested in commercial auditioning: TAKE THIS CLASS!" - Andrew Yurman-Glaser

"The industry audition felt great. I felt really confident and prepared... and that's definitely due to this class. This has been a great experience." - Elana Fishbein

"The class paid for itself and then some and I'd recommend it to anyone out there who wants to take their auditioning skills to the next level!" - Ali Maher

"(T .J. is) like a doctor. He fixes what is ailing actors in their auditions and knows exactly how to diagnose each student's needs. It is rare to have someone truly care about another actors success and to get the inside scoop on auditioning." -Ruby Marez

"At the beginning of class T.J. had us write every question we had about the audition process on an index card. We didn't see those cards again until the end of class when T . J . read each one aloud. There wasn't a single question left unanswered." - Jesse Acini

"This guy is the real deal!!!" - Adam Wade

Instructor: T.J. Mannix

T.J. Mannix has been performing and teaching improv for over 25 years in NYC, across the U.S. and Canada, and worldwide. He got his start studying with Amy Poehler, Matt Walsh, and Armando Diaz. He was on one of the first-ever Harold teams at the UCB, the first Megawatt and Musical Megawatt teams at the Magnet. T.J.has toured several times with the Second City/NCL and was an original cast member of the NY Times approved "BLANK: the Musical" Off-Broadway.

T.J.'s one-man improvised musical, LimboLand, has headlined festivals in Paris, Oslo, Vancouver, NYC, Chicago, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Seattle, Oklahoma City, Kansas City, Omaha, Tampa, Newark, Pittsburgh, Richmond, Providence, Palm Beach, Hartford, Richmond, and more.

He has appeared in more than 85 TV and radio commercials - along with roles on three different versions of “Law and Order." He has has recurring roles on "All My Children”, “One Life to Live”, “As the World Turns,” and on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien. T.J. is the Founder of the 12th annual New York Musical Improv Festival, and teaches at The Circle in the Square Theatre School on Broadway and the Acting for Film and Musical Theater BFA programs at NYFA in NYC. He admits to spending a very dark year working as a Mouseketeer.

Full Session Schedule


Session Schedule*

  1. Jan 28, 2019, 10:00am - 4:00pm
    at The Magnet Training Center
    (22 West 32nd Street, bet. Broadway and 5th Ave., 10th floor)
  2. Jan 29, 2019, 10:00am - 4:00pm
    at The Magnet Training Center
    (22 West 32nd Street, bet. Broadway and 5th Ave., 10th floor)
  3. Jan 30, 2019, 10:00am - 4:00pm
    at The Magnet Training Center
    (22 West 32nd Street, bet. Broadway and 5th Ave., 10th floor)
  4. Jan 31, 2019, 10:00am - 4:00pm
    at The Magnet Training Center
    (22 West 32nd Street, bet. Broadway and 5th Ave., 10th floor)
  5. Jan 31, 2019, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
    at The Magnet Training Center
    (22 West 32nd Street, bet. Broadway and 5th Ave., 10th floor)
  6. Feb 1, 2019, 12:00pm - 5:00pm
    at The Magnet Training Center
    (22 West 32nd Street, bet. Broadway and 5th Ave., 10th floor)
This class does not have a show/performance