• VALERIE ADAMI - Owner/Director Weist-Barron Acting for Film & Television Casting Director WB Casting. A Musical Theatre background changed into Voice-Over and Soap Opera work after she studied at Weist-Barron in the 1980’s. Valerie was asked to join the WB staff because of her excellent people skills and a genuine desire to help actors fulfill their goals. In 1985 Weist-Barron created WB Casting to expand the schools services and Valerie became the on-site casting dir. Although her principal job is running the school, she casts for corporate videos, commercial print, and the occasional student film. In 2006, Valerie was given ownership of Weist-Barron by Bob Barron’s widow. She considers it a scared trust to continue what Bob and his partner, famed announcer Dwight Weist were the first to create. Valerie also developed “Getting the Biz’ness” one of the first patented seminars dealing with the logistics of pursuing a career in Acting. In addition she teaches “Cold Reading for Film & TV” and directs the much- admired Weist-Barron Film & Television Showcases.

Weist-Barron has been training, guiding and show-casing actors specifically for work in Film and Television since 1956. Our goal is to make sure actors feel confident of their on-camera performance and understand how to direct their career path. Our courses are informative, rewarding and affordable (no membership fees) and are always free to visit. A short film about the school can be accessed on our very comprehensive website www.weistbarron.com

• ROBIN CARUS is Co-Founder of J&R creative, a New York City based casting company. Recent casting projects include the web series “Brutus Loves You” (WiseGuy Pictures) and "L’Ocea" (Phathom), a promo for the Original iPhone Film Festival, the television pilot “Untitled Wine Show” (Vicart Entertainment), a voiceover for ParaGard (BurritoBoards), the short films “Realizing Recovery” (directed by Cate Devaney) and “Deep Red Dandelions” (Vicart Entertainment), and the new musicals Dancing with Abandon (written by Karen Hartman & Phil Lebovits) and Nightfall (written by Caleb Hoyer). Currently, J&R creative is casting the play Pete the Girl for The Rising Circle Theatre Company, (written by Charity Hansen-Ballard), the short films “Elvis” (directed by Nic Santana) and “No Vagrancy” (produced by John Michael Reefer)  and is in development on a variety of film and television projects.

Prior to J&R creative, Robin was Head of Casting for Theatreworks/USA for eight years where she cast over 200 national tours and countless off-Broadway shows. Since then, she has cast for major theatre festivals including the 2009 Marathon Festival at EST, Eugene O'Neill Theatre Conference, Lincoln Center's American Living Room Festival, NAMT, NYMF, Fringe, Midtown International Theatre Festival and the Emmy Award Winning Family Life Theatre. 

• GWYN GILLISS - Founder and Creator of the Actor's Market, (www.theactorsmarket.com), Gwyn is the Foremost Marketing Coach for Actors. As a successful actor herself working in all medias, she was an Emmy Award nominated Soap Opera Star with over a dozen contract and recurring roles, starred in Primetime pilots and series, appeared on and off Broadway and in classsical Repertory theater productions. With clients on both coasts and internationally working in all medias, she is the premier role model with Winning Strategies and first-hand knowledge of the TV, Film and Theater Industries that she willingly shares to help new actors succeed. Request your first FREE career coaching session (phone or in person) with her: coach@theactorsmarket.com

• GILLIEN GOLL is an acting teacher and coach. She has taught at Fordham University and currently teaches film acting at AMDA. Acting clients have appeared on Broadway, tours, in films, soaps, commercials, television series, television movies and mini-series, and stand-up comedy clubs. She has offered private acting coaching both on and off camera in New York City for more than 20 years. An accomplished actor, she has appeared in movies, television and theatre, performing alongside Robin Williams, Kristin Davis, Dave Chappelle, Elliott Gould, Mary McDonnell, Victoria Jackson, and others. Her TV appearances include Sex and the City, The Sopranos, Chappelle's Show, 100 Centre Street, E/R, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Saturday Night Live, The Onion, and All My Children.  She is the Artistic Director of The Centaur Stage, a NYC based non profit theatre company.  She assisted LA Casting Director Eve Brandstein in the NY casting of several TV pilots and cast a show for PBS.  www.gilliengoll.com