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Show Monday, December 5, 1988 Chronicle - Page Twelve ABC castin g (olDireetoir visots U Gives students advice on how to train for careers cities yet," Henry said. She advised the students to stay in school and get the training that is so vital to this business. Henry prefers dealing with university theatre programs because students are motivated and want a career in the business. "They are training for this By Arlene Calkins Chronicle staff writer Last Friday, studentsactors and teachers in the University of Utah's theatre department were treated to a lecture on how to survive in their chosen fields. Mari Lyn Henry, director of casting, East Coast for career," she said. ABC does have a program, titled the Limited ABC, addressed the group of theatre buffs. Henry is responsible for casting supervision of Development Program, a type of internship offered on and daytime a highly selective basis. prime time series, movies, mini-serie- s dramas including Ryan's Hope, All My Children, and 'The pay is very low and the time of the commitTo Live. In addition, she adds input to princiment is 10 months to a year. This ensures us the actor One Life ple talent searches for Loving and General Hospital, will not do a contract role for another network," Henry said. ABC soap operas. the Los Angeles-base- d Since 1969, Henry has been casting roles. For nine This was not Henry's first visit to Salt lake City. But she said all she could remember of her first visit as a years she handled the casting of commercials which dealt with ordinary-lookin- g child, was "the mummies at the museum." people. Casting commerThis visit, Henry came to perform a service. She cials was good preparation for her career as head of comes to the U. at the behest of Kenneth Washington, casting at ABC. She's happy to be in this position because of the diversification. As she puts it, 'There director of the actor's intern program. must be something else besides the soaps. I wanted to Over the past few years, Henry has had the opportunity to see and talk with Washington at the various see the comedians." theatre festivals around the country, such as the prestiHenry has gotten her wish. She and her office route talent to the various casting directors at ABC stuthe Awards Irene Ryan gious competition. dios across the country. They try to make the regional One of the Irene Ryan regional winners and intern in Washington's intern program, Susan Floyd, was cast offices aware of the hot young talent that is out there. earlier this year by Henry for a part in the ABC soap "We refer the ones we specifically like for various roles we feel they are right for," she said. opera "One Life to Live." Twenty eight students are getting the chance this Henry particularly enjoys conducting seminars and weekend for to work under Henry's scrutiny. She has of business actors on the reality workshops young York. to several juniors, seniors and graduscenes New in assigned "I try to answer questions for them which will help ate students in the U. theatre department. This will them figure out that they don't want to go to the major give them a chance to see what it's like working on " - o 'fH Mari Lyn Henry, director of casting for ABC, told University of Utah theatre students how to survive in their prospective careers. camera. Henry will tell you that the camera really doesn't lie. "If you need to lose 20 pounds, do it now instead of getting to New York and doing an' Oprah fast.'" The best advice Henry gave was to train, continually. Success, if you make it, is a tremendous adjustment. Failure reaps the same amount of stress. "Don't burn your bridges behind you," she said. s secies m 0 LEH3IJEDO? Night and Day You are the one! Only you beneath the moon And under the Sun In the roaring traffic 's boom; In the silence of my lonely room; MERCY I think ofyou CHBISmM Night and Day! 24 HOUR COMPUTER CENTER 210 EMCB NOV. 28 - DEC. 1 3. 1 988 MON. - SAT. 6:00 P.M. My Ass! w-- -h .. ........ This has been my worst quarter ever, and with finals next week you want me to be thinking about Christmas? No way. But when it's all over I'm going to relax. I'm going to bury myself in the things I love. And I'm going to do it at The Pie. THE PIE PIZZARIA 24 HOUR STUDY HALL OLPIN UNION DEC. 11 - DEC. 14, 1988 DAY AND NIGHT NIGHT AND DAY ,, 1320 E. ZOO S. DOWNSTAIRS ASTJTJ I'M BAD, I'M BAD, YOU KNOW IT I'M BAD!!! |