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Subject: CBS NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR DIVERSITY SKETCH COMEDY SHOWCASE

Flash! Los Angeles CBS NETWORK IS ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR ITS SIXTH DIVERSITY SKETCH COMEDY SHOWCASE  January 2011 Showcase will be Directed by Rick Najera. Produced in Association with AFTRA, American Indians in Film and Television, East West Players, Nosotros, SAG and The Robey Theatre Company Deadline for Submissions is Friday, Sept. 15 As part of our ongoing effort to expand job opportunities for all AFTRA members, including  performers of color, people with disabilities, women, LGBT performers and seniors, we team up  with network television casting offices to produce showcases featuring promising actors. CBS will  sponsor its sixth talent showcase for diverse sketch comedians in January 2011 in Los Angeles.  Executive producer and writer Rick Najera (“Mad TV,” “In Living Color”) will once again direct  this showcase. All are welcome to submit. CBS Entertainment executives, casting directors from the network’s primetime and daytime  programs, as well as casting directors from shows on other networks will be on hand at the  Showcase. An invitation has also been extended to casting directors from production companies  that work with CBS. “We are thrilled with the opportunities this showcase has provided to numerous talented and  deserving, but often unsigned performers. This event not only showcases amazing talent, it turns  actors into working actors,” said Peter Golden, CBS Executive Vice President, Talent and Casting. If you choose to submit electronically, instead of through AFTRA, you can do so at   www.breakdownexpress.com through the “actors access” section and the link listed as the CBS Diversity  Sketch Comedy Showcase. Only one submission will be accepted using either method. WHERE: Los Angeles WHO: Participants must be at least 18 years old. Previous experience/training is recommended of all, but professional representation is not necessary. HOW: CBS will contact performers to schedule an audition. NO PHONE CALLS TO CBS PLEASE. Each audition will require a one minute original sketch comedy monologue. WHEN: DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, SEPT. 15 (Can be hand-delivered, if received by end of working day) READ CAREFULLY BEFORE SUBMITTING: 1. SUBMIT ONE PICTURE AND RESUME. NO Tapes or Cover Letters 2. DO NOT DOUBLE SUBMIT if already submitted through www.breakdownexpress.com or any other organization or union. 3. ONLY HARD COPY SUBMISSIONS TO AFTRA. No Emails. 4. NO PHONE CALLS TO CBS. 5. PLEASE NOTE DEADLINE. NO SUBMISSION WILL BE ACCEPTED PAST CUT-OFF DATE. SUBMIT YOUR PHOTO AND RESUME TO: CBS SKETCH COMEDY SHOWCASE AFTRA 5757 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900 Los Angeles, CA 90036 For more information on the submission process, please contact: Ray Bradford, National Director, Equal Employment Opportunities,  AFTRA rbradfor@aftra.com