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66 SAG-AFTRA | Fall 2014 | SAGAFTRA.org On Location OFF THE RECORD AND MORE S AG-AFTRA Ohio-Pittsburgh Local performers and broadcasters took the stage for the 14th annual Pittsburgh tradition Off the Record, a musical satire lampooning Pittsburgh news and newsmakers. This year's theme, Mysteries of Pittsburgh, spoofed famous detectives from well-known literature and film, along with the issues and politics that made Pittsburgh's headlines. KDKA's Ken Rice kicked off the show for his 12th year as the hilarious emcee. The show is presented by the SAG-AFTRA Ohio-Pittsburgh Local office and the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh. This year's show took place on Oct. 9 at the Byham Theater and benefited the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. Proceeds from the show also benefit the local's Dan Mallinger Scholarship Fund. The local also participated in the annual Labor Day parade and picnic in Pittsburgh on Sept. 1 and hosted the SAG Foundation's CAP and LifeRaft programs on Sept. 13 and 14 at Point Park University. Casting directors Matthew Maisto, Ilene Starger, Christian Kaplan and locally based Nancy Mosser and Donna Belajac provided beneficial performance critiques for each member in their workshops. Ohio-Pittsburgh Local cast members with producer Chris Rawson after Off the Record XIV: Mysteries of Pittsburgh on Oct. 9. Ohio-Pittsburgh Washington- Mid Atlantic Miami LEARNING THE ROPES S AG-AFTRA Representative Ruth Paul and Associate Business Representative Linda Isrel facilitated a workshop for Indie Film Club at O'Cinema Wynwood in Miami on Aug. 9. They provided information and pointers to attendees on how to boost their careers, reviewed SAG-AFTRA agreements and walked participants through the process of how a production becomes signatory. This workshop was met with high praise from the producers and performers in attendance. Linda Isrel Ruth Paul LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT Nashville Local Office Manager Dee Bowers recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the SOURCE, a nonprofit organization that supports women who work in the Nashville music industry. The award was presented to her by former Nashville Local Board member and Grand Ole Opry star Jeannie Seeley at an award ceremony on Sept. 23. DENISE FUSSELL Former AFTRA Board member Jeannie Seeley, left, and SAG-AFTRA Nashville Local Office Manager Dee Bowers. Nashville CASTING DIRECTORS COME TO TOWN T he Washington-Mid Atlantic Local hosted an amazing SAG Foundation event featuring four notable New York casting directors Sept. 20. More than 80 members had the opportunity to work one- on-one with casting directors Ilene Starger, Michael Cassara and Brette Goldstein during the day's six audition workshops. Julie Schubert, the New York-based casting director for House of Cards and other prominent projects, sat down with 100 members for an energetic and informative discussion moderated by Rochelle Rose from the SAG Foundation. Special thanks go to SAG-AFTRA members Ginger Moss and Martha Karl from The Actors Center, and SAG-AFTRA member Richard Henrich from Spooky Action Theater, who provided the venue for the workshops, and especially Rose and the SAG Foundation for bringing these member- only opportunities to the Washington-Mid Atlantic Local. To learn more about the SAG Foundation and to signup for email notifications for upcoming events, please visit sagfoundation.org. Michael Cassara