Carole Tarlington

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Carole Tarlington is an Australian and Canadian casting director, author, acting coach, talent agent, and drama consultant who is best known as co-founder of the Vancouver Youth Theatre. [1] [2]

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Tarlington was the owner of Tarlington Talent, a talent agency [3] [4] [5] in Vancouver, and Tarlington Training, a youth acting school. [6] [7] She launched the careers of several actors including Ryan Reynolds. [8] Tarlington has created plays with young people that have toured Canada and is a co-author of several textbooks on Drama.

Early life and education

Australian-born, Tarlington first worked in Sydney, with Errol Bray at Shopfront Theatre. [9] Charlotte Harvey talks about her encounter with Tarlington in her book Exploring Social Responsibility through Playbuilding with Middle School Drama Club Students. [9] Tarlington then continued her studies in Canada, getting a BEd and MEd degree at University of Victoria, which enabled her to co-found the Vancouver Youth Theatre in 1983 and become its artistic director. [10]

Career

Tarlington created Tarlington Talent, an agency which represented young stage, film, and television actors. She took many young talents under her wing, many of whom have mentioned her in interviews. [11] [12] [13]

Tarlington developed scripts with youth including Kids’ Rights and Immigrant Children Speak. This program invited students between the ages of 9–18, interested in acting, singing and dancing, to come together in year-long classes to create a musical based on Who Am I written by Chip Fields, concept and music by Erna Maurer and Wise Owl Productions from Los Angeles, California.[ citation needed ] The show performed at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre with support from Chevron Canada, Bootlegger and the British Columbia Cultural Services Branch of the Ministry of the Provincial Secretary and Government Services.[ citation needed ]

Tarlington launched Tarlington Training in 1995 as an acting studio for young professional actors. [14] [15] [16] Campuses were in several locations across British Columbia: Vancouver, Surrey and Maple Ridge. Notable students include stunt performer and actress Katie Stuart and Helstrom's Trevor Roberts. [17] Actors Richard Ian Cox and Cameron Bancroft taught alongside Tarlington. [18] Later on, Tarlington entrusted the general management of the studio to Peter Grasso. [19]

Tarlington released a book I Wanna Be An Actor, in which she wrote practical advice for child and teen actors as well as their parents. [8]

Awards and honours

Personal life

Tarlington lives with her partner, Wendy Grant.[ citation needed ] She is a donor for The Cultch, Vancouver's cultural hub, which curates unique and diverse performances. [22]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986DifferencesCasting DirectorShort Film
1999The Lonely Passion of Petar the Pig FarmerCasting DirectorShort Film
1999The FareCasting DirectorShort Film
1999 Better Than Chocolate [23] Casting Department in Vancouver
2000ProtectionAddition Casting Crew
2001AfterCasting Director
2001 Mile Zero Casting Director
2001The Rhino BrothersCasting Director
2002Zero ToleranceCasting DirectorShort Film
2002Tribe of JosephCasting Director
2003Why The Anderson Children Didn't Come To DinnerCasting DirectorShort Film
2004BeachboundCasting Director
2006The Saddest Boy in the WorldCasting DirectorShort Film
2016ObsessionProducer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999–2003 Cold Squad Casting Department in Vancouver, Casting Director
2001The UnprofessionalsCasting Director
2001Salmon Chanted EveningCasting DirectorShort Film
2001ICE: Beyond CoolCasting Director
2002Jinnah – On Crime: Pizza 911Casting Director
2002The TelescopeCasting DirectorShort Film
2002 Saint Monica Casting Director
2002Society's ChildCasting Director
2003Jinnah: On Crime – White Knight, Black WidowCasting Director
2004Renegadepress.comCasting Director
2001–2005 Edgemont [24] Casting Director
2015The Green ShoesProducerShort Film
2015Charlie's SecretExecutive ProducerShort Film
2016BlackoutProducerShort Film

Publications

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