How To be A Great Stage Mom, Casting Director Develops Online Course

How To be A Great Stage Mom, Casting Director Develops Online Course

Casting Director Toni Cusumano develops definitive online course for parents who want to break their children into the entertainment business.

(New York, New York) East Coast independent casting director Toni Cusumano had a problem. Everyday she received emails and phone calls from parents seeking to break their kids into the business of entertainment. The problem was, who had time to answer and consult everyone? Especially when the world of casting moves at a break neck speed. Email and phones are constantly tied up. Cusumano wanted to help, she is not just a casting director, she was also a stage mom at one time, guiding the career of her son Christopher (Topher) Cusumano. She empathized with the parents; the spirit was willing, but there was just not enough time in the day.
To solve the dilemma, she has developed an online course, Breaking Your Child Into The Business of Acting. The course can be found at Udemy.com, an online learning platform.
"If I answered everyone and provided "counsel" no work would ever get done," said Cusumano. "I kept hearing horror stories from parents about different scams they fell victim to and I found this most disturbing. Udemy gave me the opportunity to develop a course to help parents out."
The course is designed for busy parents to take at their own pace. The course is broken down into 8 lectures, which Cusumano will be adding to with input from her class. The video course also contains downloads, such as the proper templates for acting resumes,links to find acting jobs,and much more. Best of all Cusumano plans monthly "live" sessions with her students. "With the power of the internet I can connect with parents in a live group setting to answer questions without any of us leaving our home and offices", stated Cusumano.
The course Breaking Your Child Into The Acting Biz can be found at https://www.udemy.com/breaking-your-child-into-the-acting-biz/

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A native New Yorker, Toni Cusumano is an independent casting director based on the East Coast who specializes in independent film.

Toni works with Indie filmmakers on both coasts to bring their visions to life. Some of her projects include the cult classic Wet Hot American Summer, Rounding First, Searching For Bobby D, and The Surprise.

She casted the film Out of the Fog, which she also served as associate producer. Cable shows include A & E Biography, Combat Jump, and Always There.

Upcoming projects which she is both producing and casting with her partner Lou Hemsey, include the feature films A Matter of Honor ,Madame President, The Godmothers, Power, and Charm School.

Toni has worked with directors and producers David Wain, Jon Benjamin, David Cross, and Kierem Mortimer.
Toni also works as a production consultant to indie filmmakers and volunteers her time to the Pocono Film Office. She is editor of the Northeast Film Alliance Newsletter, a member of the Mid Atlantic Academy of Arts and Sciences and the IFP New York.

She has also contributed articles to Showfax POV, been interviewed on her casting views with reporters for Star Magazine, Fox News , ABC.com and is a partner in the HEntertainment Compan

Toni Cusumano
249 Manor Drive
East Stroudsburg, PA 18360
917-482-2944
tonicast@mac.com

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