{"id":588318,"date":"2026-08-18T10:44:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T10:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/588318\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T10:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T10:44:09","slug":"casting-expo-welcomes-young-actors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/588318\/","title":{"rendered":"Casting expo welcomes young actors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are multiple reasons why organizers are focused on young actors as they prepare for Saturday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/casting-buffalo-actors-expo-2026-tickets-1988078902515?aff=oddtdtcreator \" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Casting Buffalo Actors Expo 2026.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the industry here grows, I think it\u2019s all the more imperative that younger folks are presented with opportunity. You know, how to get your foot in the door,\u201d said Harry Lipsitz of Casting Buffalo. He and partner Peter Johnson discussed the Expo recently with BTPM.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs casting directors, we often have to find child actors,\u201d said Johnson recalling how a recent commercial shoot required newborns.<\/p>\n<p>Having a theme for the event, Lipsitz adds, \u201cbrings some structure to the event\u201d which runs Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. in The Atrium at Rich\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean that there aren\u2019t an abundance of things that adult actors or non-child performers can benefit from,\u201d Lipsitz said. <\/p>\n<p>Johnson chimed in, \u201cIt\u2019s always going to be resources for people who are in the business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Previous Actors Expos, they say, have drawn about 800 people, not all of whom are actors. Expertise is shared by screenwriters, improv comedians, producers and others. <\/p>\n<p>They mention two of the scheduled guest speakers, Omar Gooding and Peter Gallo, a Buffalo-based actor with a wealth of experience, including work with renowned director Martin Scorsese.<\/p>\n<p>Gooding, \u201ckind of grew up in the industry,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe got his original start on Nickelodeon. He has been on a plethora of tv shows. And he\u2019s still working to this day. His brother is Cuba Gooding, Jr. \u201c<\/p>\n<p>As casting directors, Johnson and Lipsitz say they have been busy for the last decade connecting local people with performance opportunities. The Actors Expo provides some insight into the inner workings of the industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s many paths you can take in our business\u201d Lipsitz summarized.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPerhaps this could be a path.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>WEBCastingBuffalo.mp3<\/p>\n<p>In an extended conversation, organizers Peter Johnson and Harry Lipsitz discuss the Casting Buffalo Actors Expo. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There are multiple reasons why organizers are focused on young actors as they prepare for Saturday\u2019s Casting Buffalo&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":588319,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[146,85,46],"class_list":["post-588318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=588318"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588318\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/588319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=588318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=588318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=588318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}