TEXT TO SCREEN-TEST with KESTIE MORASSI

TEXT TO SCREEN-TEST. On-Camera with Award Winning Actor KESTIE MORASSI (Home & Away; Black Snow; Underbelly; Wolf Creek) and Special Industry Guest, Powerhouse NYC CASTING DIRECTOR BRIANA DUNLAY “The White Lotus”

6 Week Program (18 Contact Hours)
Wednesdays I 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Commencing February 18, 2026 

Be Seen by Briana Dunlay – Casting Director of HBO’s The White Lotus.

Showcase your work to Briana Dunlay, the acclaimed Casting Director behind the hit HBO series The White Lotus. With a powerhouse résumé spanning film, television, and Broadway, Briana has collaborated with leading USA casting offices including Meredith Tucker Casting, Erica Hart Casting, Gayle Keller Casting, Julie Schubert Casting, and Caparelliotis Casting.

Currently working alongside Nikki Barrett Casting – Sydney (Run [Filming], Big Girls Don’t Cry, Leviticus, The Fox [Post-production], The Engagement Party [Pre-production], Tenzing [Filming], An Ideal Wife [Pre-production], Top End Bub, Bay of Fires, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, Black Snow, Eden, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, The Moogai, Boy Swallows Universe, Elvis, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Jack Irish, Holding the Man, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Water Diviner, Ride Like a Girl) and with several upcoming projects slated for 2026/2027, Briana brings international industry insight to this highly focused session.

This exclusive session, held at the culmination of your 6-Week Program, offers hands-on guidance and the chance to be directly seen by a top-tier casting director, an experience that reflects our ongoing commitment to developing world-class actors with genuine industry access.

A 6-Week Workshop Series (6 x 3-Hour Sessions)

This six-week workshop series delivers advanced acting technique in a practical, hands-on masterclass format. Training takes place in-studio and on camera, culminating in a screen-testing showcase with acclaimed international casting director Briana Dunlay (USA).

Industry Showcase

In Week 6, participants present their work directly to USA Casting Director Briana Dunlay, providing invaluable professional exposure and real-world insight into international casting expectations.

Designed for actors at all stages, whether newly entering the industry or pushing through a career plateau, this immersive program offers a powerful platform to develop, refine, and present your work at a professional standard.

We welcome new students into this dynamic and supportive environment and encourage current students to continue training with their respective coaches as they build toward tangible industry outcomes.

YOUR MENTOR:  Award Winning Actor & Career Mentor KESTIE MORASSI (Home & Away; Black Snow; Wolf Creek; Underbelly; Harrow).

KESTIE MORASSI is one of Australia’s most prolific actors. Her career has seen her work steadily in the Australian Film and Television industry for over 28 years.

Film Credits include Dirty Deeds, Thunderstruck, Strange Bedfellows, The Wedding Party and Wolf Creek, for which she was nominated for an Australian Film Industry Award for Best Supporting Actress. Other accolades include taking home the Best Actress award in at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival for her role in Canne favourite Birthday. She was also nominated for a Critics Circle Award for her breakout role in Dirty Deeds and scored a nomination at the Monte Carlo TV Awards for her role of Nat in Foxtel’s Satisfaction. Her television appearances include Black Snow; Underbelly; Offspring; The Doctor Blake Mysteries; Harrow; Satisfaction, and most recently playing Maggie Astoni in Home and Away.

Kestie brings a wealth of knowledge, passion and empathy to her sessions: beginning with a variety of script analysis techniques and discussion, culminating in creating dynamic scenes from contemporary scripts and encouraging the actors to fully personalise and ground themselves in their characters and to breathe life, originality and absolute authenticity into the text.