TEXT TO SCREEN-TEST

TEXT TO SCREEN-TEST with Founding Artistic Director, International Artist Manager & Mentor CRAIG MCMAHON, and Special Industry Guest, Powerhouse NYC CASTING DIRECTOR BRIANA DUNLAY “The White Lotus” S3 (Nominated this year for 23 Emmy Awards).

6 Week Program
Thursdays I 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Commencing February 5, 2026 

This is an exclusive opportunity to showcase your work to Briana Dunlay, the acclaimed Casting Director behind the hit HBO series THE WHITE LOTUS Season 3,

With a powerhouse casting résumé across film, television, and Broadway, working alongside leading USA casting offices including Meredith Tucker Casting, Erica Hart Casting, Gayle Keller Casting, Julie Schubert Casting, and Caparelliotis Casting, Briana brings a wealth of experience from top-tier productions.

Currently working in conjunction with Nikki Barrett Casting – Sydney (Bay of Fires; The Narrow Road to the Deep North; Black Snow; Eden; Furiousa: 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), with several upcoming projects, and an impressive background in top-tier New York casting offices, Briana brings a wealth of international industry knowledge and hands-on experience to this highly focused session at the end of your 6-Week Program.

This opportunity reflects our long-standing commitment to developing world-class talent with real industry access. 

A 6-Week Workshop Series (6 x 2-hour sessions) 

This 6-week workshop series (6 x 2-hour sessions) offers actors advanced acting technique in a practical, hands-on masterclass format, held in-studio and on camera, culminating in a screen-testing session with with acclaimed International Casting Director, Briana Dunlay.

Choose your weekly session:

• Tuesday evening with Gold & Silver Logie nominee, award-winning actor, on-set coach, and intimacy coordinator Eve Morey.

• Wednesday evening with award-winning actor and career mentor Kestie Morassi.
• Thursday evening with International Artist Manager, Artistic Director & Mentor Craig McMahon.
• In Week 6, you will showcase your work to USA Casting Director Briana Dunlay.

Whether you’re newly entering the industry or looking to break through a plateau in your career, this immersive program offers an exceptional platform to develop, refine, and present your work at a professional level.

We welcome new students into this dynamic and supportive process, and encourage current students to continue their training with their respective coaches as they build towards real industry outcomes.

YOUR MENTOR:  Founding Artistic Director of Film & Television Studio International, and International Artist Manager & Mentor Craig McMahon.

CRAIG MCMAHON is the Founder and Artistic Director of Film & Television Studio International, a hugely successful national training facility for screen actors, founded by him and his wife Dominique in 1999. Together, they also head McMahon Management, a top-tier theatrical agency representing outstanding Australian actors both locally and internationally throughout the USA and UK. Under his creative direction at McMahon Entertainment Group Pty Ltd, many Australian acting careers have been cultivated with some actors going on to become household names, including Silver Logie winner for most outstanding new talent Luke Mitchell (US Series lead in Chicago Med; The Code; Blindspot; Marvels Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D; Members Only; The Tomorrow People; Home & Away; H20 Just Add Water and US feature films Mothers and Daughters; 7 Minutes);Silver Logie nominee for most outstanding new talent Ashleigh Brewer (The Bold & the Beautiful; Neighbours & Home and Away); Phoenix Raie (AACTA Award Nominee – The Rooster; The Night Agent; Apple Cider Vinegar; The Twelve; Love Me; Clickbait; The Heights; Stateless); Claude Jabbour (Last King of the Cross; NCIS: Sydney; The Secrets She Keeps; Eden; Stateless); Eleanor Webster (High Country); Jackson Tozer (Deadloch; The Newsreader; Five Bedrooms); Logie nominee Sharni Vinson (Dance Boss; Home & Away; You’re Next; Blue Crush 2; Gods and Secrets; Step Up 3D; Patrick; Cold Case; NCIS; My Boys and CSI); two time Gold & Silver Logie Nominee Esther Anderson (US Series Siberia; Home & Away; Celebrity Apprentice; Dancing with the Stars);Zima Anderson (Neighbours; Miss Fishers MODern Murder Mysteries); Amy Ruffle (Series Regular on Mako Mermaids);Gemma Forsyth (Series Regular on Mako Mermaids; H20 Just Add Water); Mitchell Ryan (Series Regular of hit US TV Series One Tree Hill – Series 7); Series regular and AFI nominee Christopher Milligan (Arrow; Neighbours and Dead Gorgeous); Series regular Andrew Morley (Neighbours; Home & Away and Lightning Point); Series Regular Taylor Glockner (Feature Film No Two Snowflakes; Mako Island; Neighbours; Strange Calls and Conspiracy 365); Silver Logie nominee Matthew Werkmeister (Neighbours; Chris & Josh); Nick Bracks (Neighbours; Dancing with the Stars; Celebrity Splash; creator of underBRACKS); Valentino del Toro (Tricky Business; The Slap; Cops LAC; Terra Nova; Underbelly Files: Infiltration; The Strip; Sea Patrol); Lester Ellis Jr (Ja’mie: Private School Girl; Fat Tony; Nowhere Boys); Series Regular Melissa Howard (Winners & Losers; Twentysomething, Dead Gorgeous, Rush and Satisfaction). Dan O’Connor (Death in Paradise; Holly Oaks; Winners & Losers; Mr & Mrs Murder and Neighbours); and Simone Buchanan (feature films Boar; Patrick; Shame; My Brilliant Career and television series Upper Middle Bogan; Neighbours; McLeod’s Daughters; Blue Heelers; Water Rats; All Saints; G.P; Push; Hey Dad; A Country Practice; Sons and Daughters; A Good Thing; Secret Valley and Pacific Drive) and so many more. Craig also manages a select group of light entertainment celebrities and is currently training and mentoring development clients, soon to be launched onto our screens. Craig is an ongoing judge for the prestigious TV Week Logie Awards in the categories of Most Outstanding Drama Series, Most Popular New Talent, and The Graham Kennedy Inductee Hall of Fame Award for lifetime achievement in the Australian television industry. Craig was recognised nationally with a Most Outstanding Achievement of the Year Award for his work spanning over 10 years for Network Ten – for excellence in presenting, producing and writing. An exceptional acting coach and inspiring theatrical manager, mentor and motivator, Craig divides his time between New York, Los Angeles and Melbourne.  He works with his clients on every aspect of the business, from training, to image, to marketability and promotion. Under the tutelage and guidance of Craig and his fantastic team, students have gone from complete beginners to working award winning actors. Craig is also a regular guest speaker at AFTRS and continues to educate and inspire emerging actors, writers and producers.