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current and upcoming Events

DIFFERENCES OF OPINION

A stage reding of three short plays                                with audience feedback​

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Playwrights: 

J. Lois Diamond*

Meliora Dockery*

Barry Gillman*

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Concept:

Melissa Farris*

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with

Ange Berneau*

Jerry Ferris*

Kathryn Fisher*

Meredith Fox*

Grant Machan*

Kyle McIlhone*

Leslie Lynn Meeker*

Jen Nolan*

Iain Wilcox

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​​​​*Denotes Polaris North Member

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Thursday, October 23rd at 7 PM

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RSVP: melissafg@aol.com

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BRUSHSTROKES & BACKSTORIES

A showcase of works-in-progress inspired                              by artists who changed the world.​

 

by ​​​Maximilian Kempf*, Nancy Finn*Iyna Bort Caruso*

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with:

Erica Becker

David Blyde

Elizabeth Caruso*

Chima Chizkaunga

Yvonne (Bonnie) Cole*

Eric Diamond*

Stephen Dym*

Jerry Ferris*

Camelia Iturregui Fuertes

Mary Keefe*

Cam Kornman*

Lucy McMichael*

Leslie Lynn Meeker*

John L. Payne*

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​​​​*Denotes Polaris North Member

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Saturday, November 1st at 3 PM

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RSVP: mkempfnyc@gmail.com

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POLARIS NORTH INDUSTRY WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

FOR OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, 2025

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These events are for educational purposes only.

Participating in these events is not a promise or opportunity of employment.

 

PN Playwrights and Directors!

If you are interested in auditing (no fee required)

for the following workshops below please let us know in advance. Thanks.

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OCTOBER

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October 8th

 

Casting Director Caroline Sinclair

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CAROLINE SINCLAIR

Caroline Sinclair (CSA). originally from London, is a noted NYC-based casting director with over two decades of casting Film, TV, Theater, as well as working with photographer Gregory Crewdson. Credits include The Golden Voice with Nick Nolte; Spike Lee’s (EP) Civil Rights drama Son Of The South; and The Garden Left Behind, which won the Audience Award at SXSW. Other credits include Blind, with Alec Baldwin and Demi Moore; Bad Hurt which opened at the Tribeca Film Festival; Independent Spirit Award-Nominated Bomb The System, Indie hit Party Girl with Parker Posey and The Easy Kind which played last year at Telluride. Recently, she just completed casting Andre Degas’s film Windows.

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October 22nd and 29th

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A two session workshop with CD ANN GOULDER

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Ann Goulder’s Bio​

Recent film casting credits include the soon to be released REBUILDING, as well as the yet to be released TIGER, TOMAHAWK SPRINGS, and NOBODY WANTS TO SHOOT A WOMAN.  Other film casting credits include: WE THE ANIMALS, NERVE, CHINESE PUZZLE, GIRL MOST LIKELY, ADVENTURELAND, AMERICAN SPLENDOR, THE NANNY DIARIES, THE DOOR IN THE FLOOR, the HBO films TAKING CHANCE and THE LARAMIE PROJECT (Emmy nomination for casting), New York casting on REQUIEM FOR A DREAM and BLACK SWAN, and the five Todd Solondz films WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE, HAPPINESS, STORYTELLING, PALINDROMES and DARK HORSE. Television credits include co-casting the first three seasons of LOUIE and co-casting the HBO series BORED TO DEATH.

DEADLINE TO SIGN UP FOR ANN GOULDER WORKSHOPS IS OCTOBER 15th

 

November 5th and 12th

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A two session workshop with casting director Kimberly Graham.

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Kimberly Graham's Bio

Kimberly Graham was previously the Associate Casting Director for Judy Henderson Casting from 2003-2019. She has cast for film, television, commercials and theater. Her former office were the pioneers for voice over casting for video games, primarily the Grand Theft Auto series. Judy and Kimberly have cast for Off-Broadway theaters such as The New Group, The Play Company, The Director’s Company and Pig Iron Theater Company in Philadelphia. Kimberly has helped cast such films as AVATAR, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2, and Rick Linklater’s BEFORE MIDNIGHT among others. Her work on HOMELAND for SHOWTIME has garnered numerous awards, including ARTIOS and EMMY AWARDS for outstanding casting in a drama. Kimberly has done casting workshops in NYC,LA, Boston, DC,Atlanta, Savannah,Memphis,Austin,Birmingham,New Orleans,Jacksonville, Philadelphia, Miami, Paris, Berlin,Zagreb,Tel Aviv,Rome, Barcelona, Madrid,Brussels, Prague, Mallorca, Istanbul and London among others. She is a former adjunct faculty member at City College of New York teaching "Acting for the Camera".

The deadline to sign up for this two session workshop is October 29th.

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