Ready for the Room Program
Membership acceptance into One on One / Next Level is competitive and while at this time you were not accepted, we encourage you to continue working on your craft & honing your professional materials/footage.
You may do this independently on your own and after 3 months re-submit new video footage for our new member auditors to review & reconsider OR you may opt for our Ready for the Room Program where upon successful completion, you will be bypassed into full One on One / Next Level membership and no re-audition or resubmission is required.
How does Ready for the Room work?
Ready for the Room is designed for you to work with our Resident Private Acting Coach, Matthew Bonifacio, in private Zoom sessions towards mastering certain skills and meeting specific benchmarks & criteria required for One on One / Next Level membership. Upon Matthew’s determination that you have met each one of the designated benchmarks and are “ready”, you will be bypassed into One on One / Next Level membership and no re-audition or re-submission to our new member auditor team will be required.
What are the benchmarks & criteria?
- Professional Headshot & Resume
- On-Camera Technique
- On-Camera Readiness (Zoom & Self-Tape Setup)
- TV/Film Script Analysis & Technique
- Self-Taped Scene to Demonstrate Castability
How quickly will I be able to get through this program?
As each actor is on their own individual journey in their craft & professional development, this answer varies which is why this program is done in private Zoom sessions tailored towards your needs. This program gives you the flexibility to work at your own pace & schedule. Some may choose to spread their sessions out over time while others may opt to have a more intensive experience to meet the benchmarks faster. It is up to the discretion of the Resident Private Acting Coach to determine when & if you’ve successfully met all benchmarks and are ready to be bypassed into One on One / Next Level membership.
How do I get started in the Ready for the Room program?
Please email our Resident Private Acting Coach Matthew Bonifacio directly at mbonifacioassist@gmail.com. Be sure to let him know that you want to schedule a session as part of the Ready for the Room program.
About Matthew Bonifacio:
Matthew Bonifacio is an award-winning director/writer/producer and Film Independent Spirit Award Nominee (John Cassavetes Award) from Brooklyn, New York. His work includes numerous short films, commercials, music videos, and the feature films “Lbs.” (Sundance Film Festival), “Amexicano” (Tribeca Film Festival), and “The Quitter” (PBS, Hulu). All three feature films were theatrically released and critically acclaimed by The New York Times and others. His short “Master Maggie” (Apple TV), starring Lorraine Bracco, Kenan Thompson, and Brian Dennehy, Oscar-qualified for the 92nd Academy Awards. Matthew was the lead writer of the MyCareer story mode for the “NBA 2K 21” video game, which starred Djimon Hounsou, Michael Kenneth Williams, Mireille Enos, Jesse Williams, and Britt Lower. Matthew is recognized as one of the top on-camera acting coaches in New York City, has taught and guest lectured at Pace University and NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, has worked as an on-set coach for Paramount Pictures, and is the resident private acting coach at One on One NYC.
