Script-to-Screen Intensive

Step into the room with one of the most respected American casting directors. In this focused, one-day on-camera intensive, Deborah Aquila—whose career spans films such as Sex, Lies and Videotape, Primal Fear, La La Land, and CODA, along with senior casting leadership at Paramount and CBS Studios—offers actors a technique-driven look at what truly makes a performance land.
This will be a one-day on-camera acting intensive where students will work on assigned scenes incorporating the techniques used at The Aquila Studio. We will focus on character development using the principles of script analysis, in the Adler tradition. Discussions will center on the text at hand, the theme (the big idea), and the practical application of the character’s emotional memory to help students create and deepen choices, especially with limited time to do so.
 
This is your opportunity to gain industry-level insight, understand what casting directors are looking for, and strengthen your performance—whether for live auditions or self-tapes. Don’t miss your chance to train with one of the leading professionals in the industry.
 

Course Highlights:

  • Scene Preparation & Performance – Work on-camera with scenes assigned in advance to challenge and showcase your range.
  • Individual Feedback from Deborah Aquila – Receive personalized notes from a top casting director in film & TV.
  • Technique Integration (Adler Tradition) – Apply script analysis and emotional memory to build grounded, specific choices fast.
  • Casting Director Q&A – Get honest answers about auditioning, the industry, and building a sustainable career.
  • Professional Development – Build confidence, sharpen your craft, and walk away with tools to elevate your next audition.

Places are limited to 16 actors

Please note: This course is conducted entirely in English

When:

  • 1-day workshop

    Saturday March 21st

    or

    Sunday March 22nd

    From 10h to 18h

Where:

FRANK STEIN STUDIO

C/ Sargelet 7, 
08024 Barcelona

PRICE

250€

10% Discount for Members of THE ACTORS HOME with the Yearly Plan

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  • Deborah Aquila

    Deborah Aquila

    Deborah Aquila graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and The Stella Adler Conservatory. She worked on the first two seasons of MIAMI VICE and several feature films including Michael Mann's MAN HUNTER and THE POPE OF GREENWICH VILLAGE, as an associate. Her independent casting director career began with Steven Soderbergh's SEX, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE and Uli Edel's THE LAST EXIT TO BROOKLYN. Before moving to Los Angeles in 1993 to cast Frank Darabont's THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, Deborah had completed over 18 independent films in New York.
    In 1993, she was named Senior Vice-President of Features Casting for Paramount Pictures. During her nine-year tenure at the Studio, Deborah cast such notable films as PRIMAL FEAR, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE II, DOUBLE JEOPARDY, VARSITY BLUES, THE BRADY BUNCH, KISS THE GIRLS, MOTHER, and WHAT WOMEN WANT.
    In 2020, Deborah returned to Paramount as Executive Vice President of PTVS Casting. In 2023, Deborah was elevated to Executive Vice President, Head of Casting for both CBS Studios and Paramount Television Studios. In 2025, Deborah founded ARW Casting with her partners, Chris Redondo and Erin Weintraub.
    Deborah is a proud member of the CSA and has been nominated 18 times by the Casting Society of America for the Artios Award, winning for the features RED, MY WEEK WITH MARILYN, LA LA LAND, and CODA. In 2003, Deborah was honored with the Hollywood Film Festival Career Achievement Award. In 2020, Deborah was recognized with the CSA’s Hoyt Bowers’ Award for Career Achievement in Casting. In 2021, the Sundance Film Festival honored CODA with the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast. In 2023, she became a member of BAFTA. Deborah has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 1984.

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