Commercial Challenges with Zehra Fazal

Starts Monday, October 3, 2022

6:30 PM-9:30 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
The registration period has closed for this event.

 

Class Sessions: 10/3/2022, 10/10/2022


Class Description

Grab them from the get-go in your commercial auditions by championing current trends and distilling the message into your POV. Then stay cool in the booking by discovering how to reproduce your grounded, standout reads with every type of client.


Advanced — Commercial

Classes held at this level teach advanced concepts under the assumption that you understand foundational techniques and have prior experience reading copy and receiving feedback in the relevant track.


Online Class

This class is held on Zoom. Class will not be recorded.


Class Size

Class size is limited to 12 students


Registration

Cost: $250.00

Spaces Remaining: 2

 


Instructor: Zehra Fazal

Zehra Fazal is a Pakistani-American actor and voice artist who hopes to ignite and nurture the inner strengths, passions and imaginations of young people through storytelling. She has been able to do this in her work portraying characters on animated series for Disney Television Animation, Nickelodeon, Warner Brothers, Dreamworks, Comedy Central, Netflix, and Cartoon Network.

On-camera, Fazal has appeared in How to Get Away With Murder, Magnum PI, Lucifer and Mr. Mayor. Notable animation credits include Halo in Young Justice, Talia al Ghul in Batman: A Death in the Family, Bojack Horseman, Voltron: Legendary Defender, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Big Hero 6: The Series, Craig of the Creek, Amphibia, Glitch Techs and more.

Fazal has also lent her voice to several interactive titles and video games, including the smash hits Apex Legends, Borderlands 3, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Destiny 2 and League of Legends.

Commercial clients include Ford, Honda, Lexus, Old Spice, Xfinity, Saks Fifth Avenue, Quickbooks and Dominos Pizza. In 2019, she won two Society of Voice Arts and Science (SOVAS) Awards for her promo work as the voice of the FIFA Women’s World Cup and overall Outstanding Body of Work.

Fazal has a BA in Japanese Language and Literature with Honors from Wellesley College, studied acting in Japan through Stanford University and the Takarazuka Revue Company, and trained in Los Angeles with the Groundlings, Charlie Adler, and Stephen Book. She has performed on stages across the world, notably Off-Broadway at Cherry Lane Theatre where she produced her award-winning, one-woman show for the New York International Fringe Festival in 2010.

The proud daughter of Pakistani immigrants, Fazal is a passionate supporter of Paani Project, a nonprofit that works with community partners and institutions in the United States and Pakistan to help alleviate clean water inaccessibility, advocate for gender equity, and address a variety of pressing health disparities in rural South Asian communities.

Fazal is based in Los Angeles and represented by A3 Artists Agency and NOVA Talent Group.

Twitter and Instagram: @ZehraFazal



Disclaimer

SAG-AFTRA, California's Labor laws, and the Krekorian Talent Scam Prevention Act state that casting workshops are allowed under the law but cannot offer auditions or employment as part of their services. By registering for a class taught by a talent agent, casting director, producer, or actor who hires talent, you are fully aware that it is not a job interview or audition. By attending a class through a Talent Training and Counseling Service, you further understand that the intent of the class is solely educational.