Final Auditions for Full Circle Talent Group's Spring Acting/Singing Academy

MARTHA BYRNE AND MARIO COSTABILE’S FULL CIRCLE TALENT GROUP, LLC

HOLDS FINAL  AUDITIONS FOR TALENT APRIL 16 AT PARAMUS STUDIO

Paramus, NJ - Martha Byrne and Mario Costabile's Full Circle Talent Group LLC will be holding its Final Spring Open Auditions on Thursday, April 28^th at their academy/studio at 26 Park Place in Paramus, NJ from 3-6pm.

The purpose of the audition is to be seen to secure an invitation to study in Full Circle Talent’s Showbiz Boot Camp’s spring session. Two scholarships, one for a boy and one for a girl, will also be awarded for this spring session. The bootcamp is an academy which consists of clinics and workshops on acting, singing, songwriting, music/video production, resume development and other courses geared to getting started in the entertainment business.  With the completion of Showbiz Boot Camp, qualified students will be invited to meet with agents, music producers and casting directors.  In addition, The Vine Records and Full Circle Talent Group will be recruiting artists/actors for potential record, publishing and talent contracts.

They are seeking young male and female performers between the ages of 13 and 25 who are interested in a career in show business as well as gaining education in the fields of singing, songwriting, acting and other aspects of the entertainment business. All prospects are asked to bring a photo (need not be professional). All will be asked to perform for approximately 3 minutes. Actors are expected to perform a monologue. Singers will be asked to perform and songwriters can perform or bring a recording of their work. A piano will be available if necessary. Pre-registration is suggested by emailing showbizbootcamp@me.com.

In addition to the ShowBiz Bootcamps, Full Circle Talent Group will be holding week-long summer camp programs during July and August. They have also added a “Junior” showbiz bootcamp accepting aspiring performers aged 9 and up.

Full Circle Talent Group, LLC, which opened in March 2011, is owned by two-time Emmy winner Martha Byrne and Producer/Director Mario Costabile. Martha is best known for her role as Lily Snyder on As the World Turns, and has an expansive career in entertainment spanning three decades.  She has appeared on Broadway, many tv shows and in several movies. She also appeared on General Hospital and was a script writer for Bold and The Beautiful. She is an accomplished singer/songwriter, with three released CDs, who has toured nationally and recently returned from three sold-out events in The Netherlands. Martha produced an award-winning short film, "Bye, Bye, Sally"' starring Malin Ackerman (Heartbreak Kid, Watchmen). Her proudest accomplishment as producer was creating, writing and starring in the hit Indie soap, Gotham www.gothamtheseries.com .  Her partner Mario Costabile is an experienced producer/director and owner of The Vine Records and Publishing Company (Universal Music) and Visual Energy Entertainment, an audio/video production company. In his long career he has produced music and videos for top companies, musicians and networks including Yamaha, Discovery Channel, Syfy Channel, MTV, daytime soaps, several Off-Broadway shows, commercials and many corporate marketing presentations. Most recently he produced and directed one of the most requested music video's in 2010 on MTV called the "Boom Boom Dance."

Full Circle Talent Group is proud to have a staff of widely-recognized professionals. In addition to Martha Byrne and Mario Costabile the staff includes; Michael Park, Grammy and Emmy winning actor best known for his role on As The World Turns and star of the upcoming Broadway Musical "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying";  John McCracken, A&R at EMI, music producer; Lisa Brown, Emmy-nominee,  TV/music/video director and co-writer for Gotham The Series; Alison Rinzel, talent manager and independent casting agent with years of experience at CBS-TV; Peter Bliss, platinum-selling songwriter/producer/performer and staff member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame;  Buddy Nielsen, Lead Singer of Senses Fail (Vagrant Records);  Freddy Shehadi, songwriter, music writer for NBC, writer/producer for Def Jam recording artist, Burnham; Jennifer Marks, award-winning singer/songwriter and national touring artist; Deborah Zuke Smith, vocal coach/Brett Manning Certified.

Martha states, “We want to find talented performers with that spark, and then develop it and bring out their full potential.  We will take a personal interest in everyone who walks through our doors and give them sound, honest guidance."

For more information on Full Circle Talent Group, ShowBiz Bootcamp, their Open House or their weeklong summer camps, visit their website at www.showbizbootcamp.com . Full Circle Talent Group is located at 26 Park Place in Paramus, NJ, 201-483-8262.                            .

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