Actors! Thank you for coming out to the 2019 TRU Audition! We hope you found the event fun and successful. This webpage will be the home for all the information regarding what auditors were at the 2019 TRU Audition Event and when.
Each day is separated by Industry (casting directors/agents/managers) and Companies. Bullet (♦) indicates that the auditors have confirmed their contact and other information. Please do not contact people/companies without a bullet (♦) next to their name. And note that some auditors have not included contact info – they will contact you when they are ready to see you.
Click here to read what actors and auditors had to say about the event this year!
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Saturday (listed in alphabetical order by company name, individuals listed in alphabetical order by last name; attended AM and PM sessions, unless otherwise noted) :
Industry
(♦) AAG Talent
- Representative: Deborah Dotoli (AM + PM)
- Mission: Talent Management Company Member of the Talent Managers Association based in NYC Working with actors for film, television, theater,commercial,print and V/O
- Casting Needs: Yes
- Contact Info: aagtalentmanagement@gmail.com
(♦) Angela Citrola Casting
- Representative: Angela Citrola, Rachel Musson (AM + PM)
- Mission: Citrola Casting is a NYC based casting company for film, TV, commercials, and print. We do principal, background, and real people casting.
- Casting Needs: ongoing
- Contact Info: citrolacasting@gmail.com
(♦) Bob Kale Casting
- Representative: Bob Kale (AM + PM)
- Mission: Bob Kale
-A partial list of the projects Bob has worked on as a casting director would include (* designates National Tour as well): Broadway—A Tale of Two Cities, Little Women-The Musical*, Souvenir, King Hedley II (August Wilson), An Inspector Calls*, The Who's Tommy*, How to Succeed . . . (1995)*, Titanic-The Musical*, The Life, Jekyll & Hyde*, The Scarlet Pimpernel. Also A Christmas Carol and The Wizard of Oz* at Madison Square Garden. Off-Broadway includes—Bedbugs!! The Musical (APA and ArcLight), Frank McGuinness' Gates Of Gold, Dracula, Dietrich & Chevalier, Over the River and Through the Woods, Avow, The Deep Throat Sex Scandal, Tap Dogs. Tours include—The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas starring Ann-Margret, Barry Manilow's Copacabana, Nunsense (25th Anniversary Tour), Bring in da Noise, Bring in da Funk starring Savion Glover. Television includes—HBO's Scarred City, Due South, Elmo’s World: Happy Holidays!, PBS Sesame Street, As The World Turns, and the miniseries Sally Hemmings (NY Casting). Feature Film includes—Jack & Jill (additional NY Casting), You Don't Mess With The Zohan (additional NY casting), I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (additional NY casting), Beavis and Butthead Do America (NY Voice Casting), The Quest for Camelot (NY Voice Casting), Looney Tunes: Back in Action (NY Voice Casting), Big Daddy (NY Casting), Little Nicky (NY Casting). Bob has also cast for Atlanta Theater of The Stars, Goodspeed Musicals, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, North Shore Music Theatre, Dallas Summer Musicals, and Ford's Theatre. See www.bobkaleonline.com for more information."
- Casting Needs: Musicals, Plays, Film, TV.
- Contact Info: mkacastingupdates@gmail.com
(♦) Emerging Talent LLC
- Representative: Albert Bramante (AM + PM)
- Mission: Full Service Talent Agency specializing in film/television, theater, and commercials
- Casting Needs: New Clients
- Contact Info: contact@emergingtalentllc.com
(♦) HeleneGalekCasting
- Representative: Helene Galek (PM)
- Mission: I am an independent casting director and producer that specializes in the indie market of theatre and films. I recently cast a full length musical and two short films.
- Casting Needs: Not at this time but that could change
- Contact Info: helenegalekcasting@gmail.com
(♦) Scott Powers Studios
- Representative: Scott Powers (AM + PM)
- Mission: Cast for commercials, film, commercial print & new media. All paid positions. Work with represented and un-represented talent. Will need email submitted headshot/résumé for consideration in castings.
- Casting Needs: Current and future castings needs.
- Contact Info: Casting@ScottPowersCasting.com; GetWorking@ScottPowers.com
(♦) SW Artists
- Representative: Valerie Adami (AM + PM)
- Mission: I represent actors for all areas Film/TV/Theater
- Casting Needs: We submit for whatever breakdowns come our way
- Contact Info: swartists.youth@gmail.com
(♦) The Talent Express
- Representative: Bobby Holder (AM)
- Mission: Bobby Holder is a talent manager at The Talent Express (TTE), representing actors across the board in film, television, commercials, print, theatre, etc. His clients have appeared in major motion pictures, independent films, Broadway, National and International tours, television shows, commercials, print etc. For more information visit his website at BobbyHolder.com.
- Casting Needs: Looking for actors to possibly represent.
- Contact Info: TheTalentExpress.com (contact details on website)
Theater Companies / Producers
(♦) The Actor's Project NYC
- Representative: Mary Elise Jones (AM + PM)
- Mission: The Actor's Project NYC is a theatre/showcase company that assists its members land representation in film, television, and theatre.
- Casting Needs: Casting 15-20 Off Broadway Showcases each year.
- Contact Info: audition@theactorsprojectnyc.
(♦) American Bard Theater Company
- Representative: Cheri Wicks (AM), Erin Gilbreth (PM)
- Mission: American Bard Theater Company is a not-for-profit organization serving the Greater New York community. Founded in 2009, our objectives are to produce classical and contemporary plays that connect to our current sociopolitical climate, to join with our audience in exploring humanity, and to develop a varied network of artists.
- Casting Needs: For the future
- Contact Info: casting@americanbard.org
(♦) American Renaissance Theater Company
- Representative: Marc Castle, Janet Sarno (AM + PM), Fran Handman (PM)
- Mission: Fran and Janet are both writers and are looking for actors to fulfill certain roles. We are also looking for actors who would be interested in becoming members of ARTC, a writers and actors development workshop.
- Casting Needs: Casting needs and future.
-Contact Info: darmelino@hotmail.com
()Broadway Bound Theater Festival/Roommates
- Representative: Darcy Cagan (AM + PM), Rosemary Tibbetts (AM)
- Mission: Broadway Bound Theatre Festival is the only playwright-centric, curated theatre festival in NYC dedicated to creating a new brand of self-producing playwright ready and relevant to the modern theatre scene. BBTF works closely with playwrights to provide a thorough education in theatrical production to move them one step closer to creating commercially-viable theatre for the bigger stage.
- Casting Needs: BBTF 2018 offers 22 plays and staged readings in a festival setting. Many of our playwrights are from out of state and choose to cast their shows here in NYC. We are always looking for talent for our playwrights.
- Contact Info:
(♦) Chatillion Stage Company
- Representative: Debra Whitfield (AM + PM)
- Mission: Chatillion Stage Company is a dynamic new Off-Broadway theatre troupe committed to producing relevant, original works, both plays and musicals, as well as the classics. Chatillion Stage is especially interested in pieces that explore the female experience, whether in a historical setting or in a more contemporary environment. chatillionstagecompany.com
- Casting Needs: Future.
-Contact Info: chatillionstageco@gmail.com
(♦) Christopher Erlendson, Acuity Productions
- Representative: Christopher Erlendson (AM + PM)
- Mission: Directing and producing high-quality work that has elements of fantasy, science fiction, spirituality, diplomacy, or empathy at its core.
- Casting Needs: Female lead for a dark dramatic comedy
(♦) The Constellation Project
(♦) Cross-Eyed Bear Productions
- Representative: Mim Granahan (AM), Alexandra Cremer, Erin Soler (AM + PM)
- Mission: Cross-Eyed Bear Productions produces several full-length and short plays per year, usually written by award-winning playwright Duncan Pflaster.
- Casting Needs: Upcoming events for Summer, festival shows and interactive murder mystery
- Contact Info: Cremeralexandra@gmail.com, mimgranahan@gmail.com, Erin.Soler@gmail.com
(♦) dé time Productions LLC
- Representative: Shadé Akande (AM + PM)
- Mission: dé time productions writes, develops and produces original content for theater, film, television, and written media. We also collaborate with individuals/companies to produce their own uniquely created content. Our projects tend to be dramas and/or comedies (with a dab of suspense), but for the most part we’re open to genre.
- Casting Needs: We'll be casting for our new Off Broadway play (premiering either this fall or Spring '20)
- Contact Info: casting@detimeproductions.com
(♦) Dirty Laundry Theatre
-Representative: Maera Hagae, Ron Orlovsky (AM + PM) - also representing Rising Sun Performacne Co: Maera Hagage)
-Mission: Dirty Laundry is a New York-based theatre production company, founded by Israeli-American artists. Dirty Laundry is seeking to bridge the gap between cultures by shedding a new light on personal narratives not typically represented in popular culture. Airing the "dirty laundry" allows us to create a greater mosaic of the little-known and unseen perspective of the day-today life, to overcome cultural differences and prejudice.
-Casting Needs: Currently casting a few plays in development.
-Contact Info: casting@dirtylaundrytheatre.org
(♦) Ensemble Studio Theatre
- Representative: Tom Rowan (AM + PM)
- Mission: I direct Shakespeare, musicals, and new plays, and have written several produced plays and two books about musical theatre. I also do casting for several small regional and New York theatre companies.
- Casting Needs: Building files.
- Contact Info: tlrowan@hotmail.com
(♦) Face to Face Films
- Representative: Anthony Laura (PM)
- Mission: Face To Face Films is a film and theatre production company focused on women led stories that bring voice to stories about people that are not regularly understood.
- Casting Needs: Films for future.
- Contact Info: 516-983-2791, anthony.laura@mac.com
(♦) Gorilla Repertory Theater Company, Inc.
- Representative: Spencer Collins Ventresca, Associate Producer (AM + PM)
- Mission: Gorilla Rep NYC’s mission is to provide the highest quality productions of classical dramatic material with the flavor of contemporary immediacy for people where they are for free. Since 1992.
- Casting Needs: Ongoing for readings, development, and production.
- Contact Info: gorillareptheater@gmail.com
(♦) HME Productions
- Representative: Neil Graves (PM)
- Mission: We're hoping to make some positive things happen in 2019. First, we're aiming to do an informal table read for my play by early summer, then a workshop before the year is out.
- Casting Needs: I have a multi-racial, seven-person cast. It could possibly be 5 -2 in favor of African-Americans although all ethnic groups will be considered for two characters: a 25-ish femaie and a multi-purpose (3 roles) male actor.
- Contact Info: ngpostman@aol.com
(♦) Hudson River Repertory Company, Inc.
- Representative: Laurie Eliscu (AM + PM)
- Mission: Hudson River Rep is presently developing a new musical (intertwining two Washington Irving ghost stories - with new interpretations and some humor), making song recordings and preparing for staged readings. Director Laurie Eliscu, who is also a writer, directs comedies and some dramatic plays seeks actors who are adept in both comedy and drama and well-trained singers who are also strong actors. We present both published and new works with an emphasis on plays that need more exposure as opposed to plays that every community and school theater have produced. www.HudsonRiverRep.org
- Casting Needs:
- Contact Info: HudsonRiverRep@aol.com
(♦) KBO THEATRE COMPANY
- Representative: Angie Kristic (AM)
- Mission: The KBO Theatre Company is a multi-award nominated troupe
based in Manhattan, specializing in new plays and musicals.
- Casting Needs: Always casting for multi projects
- Contact Info: kbomultimediaproductions1@gmail.com
(♦) Me and You Productions
- Representative: Kathy Kafer, Linda Selman (AM + PM)
- Mission: Me and You Productions is a theater company founded in 2010 by Joan Liman MD and Linda Selman. Its mission is to raise public awareness of contemporary health-related topics and medical challenges. By using the performing arts as a mirror to reflect these issues, we empower audience members to examine them in ways that are meaningful and relevant when held up against the reality of their own lives
- Casting Needs: Casting for Leaving Evelyn (casted)
() Mousemuse Productions
-Representatives: Ina Chadwick, Duncan Christy (AM + PM - also see Ripple Effect Artists)
- Mission:
- Casting Needs:
- Contact Info: inabchadwick@gmail.com
() The Network One-Act Festival
-Representatives: Paul J. Michaels (AM + PM)
- Mission: The New Short Play Festival is a committed group of new and seasoned actors, writers, directors, and revolutionaries dedicated to presenting the unique and powerful talents of our members through showcase performances of 10-minute plays.
- Casting Needs: We have 18 open spots for our next season of plays
- Contact Info: pmichael@thenetworknyc.com
(♦) Nuance Theatre Co.
- Representative: John DeSotelle, Judith Feingold (AM + PM)
- Mission: Nuance Theatre Co., under the artistic direction of John DeSotelle, is gaining a reputation of presenting incredible theatrical performances - with compelling ensemble acting, and atmospheric lighting and sound that enrich ambitious and immersive set designs – all within the confines of an intimate theatrical venue celebrating the experience of Close-up Theater.
- Casting Needs: Always looking for actors for Studio Series productions, Festivals, Parlor Plays and full length productions. We are currently casting for Macbeth.
- Contact Info: info@desotellestudio.com
(♦) Nylon Fusion Theatre Company
- Representative: Ivette Dumeng, Steve Tenny (AM + PM - also see The Constellation Project: Steve Tenny), Janet Bentley (AM - also representing Roly Poly Productions)
- Mission: Nylon, born of a fusion of New York and London creativity, is a theatre company committed to giving voice and perspective to established and emerging artists. We develop and produce plays that explore political, social and cultural awareness.
- Casting Needs: We produce 3 festivals a year and full productions (this year two)
- Contact Info: nylonfusion@gmail.com
(♦) Open Hydrant Theater Company
- Representative: Luis Cardenas (AM + PM)
- Mission: Open Hydrant Theater Company is an AEA company sharing the principles of ensemble collaboration with the youth of the community ages 10-18. OH productions and programs are specifically geared to teachers, young adults and families. We present professional productions of non-traditional, interactive interpretation of Shakespeare's plays, as well as other literary classics and work by new playwrights. Making theatre a family experience is a priority with OH.
- Casting Needs: Seeking Actors
- Contact Info: submissions@openhydrant.org
()Pat Addiss Productions
- Representative: Pat Addiss (AM + PM)
- Mission:
- Casting Needs:
- Contact Info: paddiss@gmail.com
(♦)The Players Theatre/Short Play Festival
- Representative: Catherine Henry Lamm (AM + PM)
- Mission: The Players Theatre Short Play Festival, June 9th – 30th. 15 short plays will perform over three weekends; 5 productions each Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (tech previous Sunday). Auditions at The Players Theatre, Tuesday, May 28th, 6:00-7:30pm and Wednesday, May 29th, 5:00-6:00pm. 115 Macdougal (6th & 8th Ave. lines to West 4th Street). Please prepare one or two contrasting monologues not to exceed 2 minutes total. Wildly diversified casting; all types and ages. Bring (do not email) 6 headshots & resumes. For information on the festival & auditions: http://www.
- Casting Needs: Wildly diversified casting. Non-equity. No pay.
- Contact Info: chlamm@mail.com
(♦) Pogromshchik
- Representative: Lewis Papier (AM + PM)
- Mission: Playwright and screenwriter. I wrote Charles & Diana: The Musical which was produced twice in NYC. I am currently looking for actors for a reading of my play "Pogromshchik." Logline: A prominent defense attorney must save a Jewish-Ukrainian expatriate from the guillotine for assassinating the former Ukrainian president in 1926 Paris.
- Casting Needs: POGROMSHCHIK – CAST OF CHARACTERS
Sholom Schwarzbard (late 30s-mid 40s), the assassin.
Henri Torres (40-50), defense attorney
Cesar Campinchi (40-55), Civil prosecutor.
Flory, (55-70) the Judge.
Anna Schwarzbard (35-45), Sholom's wife
Rachel Greenberg (20s), Star witness, narrator, secretary.
Ensemble
MALE ACTOR A (40-50): PETLURA, AVRAHAM DOVID, LEON, ARMY PRIVATE, OLD JEWISH MAN
MALE ACTOR B (30-40): GENDARME, FENCING OPPONENT, SHMUEL, CAPTAIN, DOTZENKO, BRODSKY
MALE ACTOR C (50-65): MAN IN CROWD #1, YITZHAK SCHWARZBARD, MENACHEM, SHAPOVAL, SALITERNEK
MALE ACTOR D (25-35): MAN IN CROWD #2, BARTENDER, ESTATE GUARD, TRETIACK, RABBI FINKELSTEIN, FOREMAN
MALE ACTOR E (25-35): GUARD, RELIGIOUS JEW, SEMOSENKO, MENDEL, EILA TERCHIIKOVER, STAGE DIRECTIONS
- Contact Info: Turfseer@aol.com
(♦) Rising Sun Performance Company
- Representative: Andrew Gonzalez (AM + PM), Maggie Kissinger (AM) Joseph Sexton ()
- Mission: Rising Sun is an Award Winning Ensemble Theatre Company dedicated to fostering a nurturing and safe artistic home while creating innovative, authentic theatrical experiences in NYC and beyond. www.risingsunnyc.com
- Casting Needs: Casting for our Summer Children's Shows, Governors Island Residency, New Works, Staged Readings and Casting Database for our 35 + Plays in development
-Contact: risingsuncasting@gmail.com
(♦)SciFi/Summerfest
- Representative: Ellen Rittberg, Dale Davidson (AM + PM)
- Mission: Sci Fi is a futuristic cautionary tale and love story being performed on July 29, August 2 and 4 at the NY Summerfest. Looking for 2 women and 2 men in their 20's to 30's.
- Casting Needs: Specific needs and building files
- Contact Info: erittberg@gmail.com, Unamerkle@yahoo.com
(♦)TAPT & The Players
-Representative: Nichole Donjé - Director/Producer (AM + PM)
-Mission: TAPT is a small boutique company produces staged reading events focused on diversity and socio-political impact. The Players is a private club established in 1888 by famous actor Edwin Booth the elevate the status of actors and bring together people of theatre and those of thriving industry. The Theatre Committee produces 4-5 staged readings a season casting both internally and externally.
-Current Casting Needs: Developing a piece with a young playwright and producing a staged reading in the Fall. Directing the final staged reading of our Playwrights Take the Stage series at The Players on June 14. All actors of interest will be saved to update files for future projects.
-Contact Info: NicholeDonjeArt@gmail.com
() Theater to Go
- Representative: Ruth Markoe (AM + PM)
- Mission: Theater To Go is a traveling company based in Mercer County NJ. We produce a variety of events, including Comedy interactive theater such as Murder Mysteries, and also produce stage plays. For the murder mysteries, we seek actors who are flexible and can travel within the tri-state area and all actors are paid. Our stage plays are rehearsed and performed primarily in Central NJ
- Casting Needs: Building files for the future.
-Contact Info: ruth@TheaterToGo.com
() TRU VOICES/Passing Parades
- Representative: Fengar Gael writer, and Pat Addiss, producer (AM + PM)
- Mission: Fengar Gael has had workshops and/or productions at theatre including the InterAct Theatre, New Jersey Repertory, the Salt Lake Acting Company, the Moxie Theatre of San Diego, Detroit Repertory, the Landing Theatre of Houston, and in New York: Urban Stages, MultiStages, Resonance Ensemble, and CAP 21. She is a recipient of the Craig Noel Award, Playwrights First Award, and commissions from South Coast Repertory, the Hangar Theare, the National New Play Network, and a fellowship from the California Arts Council. Most recently Sycorax: Cyber Queen of Qmara and The House on Poe Street were professionally produced.
- Casting Needs: DOCTOR ELIZA STRIDER, a podiatrist, age 40s
OLIVIA WALKER, a high school music teacher, age 40s
DOREEN WALKER, Olivia’s sister, a bartender, age 30s
WILMA MAY RHODES, a public librarian, age 50s
LILY PEARL RHODES, Wilma’s daughter, an epidemiologist, age 26
LYDIA MORGAN MILES, a deceased British born suffragist
TREVOR AMBERLY, an author and English professor, age 28
DOCTOR BEATRICE TREADWELL, a neurologist, age 30s
DOCTOR ANNIKA LOPER, a German born psychologist, age 40s
NOTE: (With the exception of Lydia Morgan Miles and Doctor Charles Loper, the characters speak with Southern dialects. The characters can be of any race; however, Trevor Amberly is black and Wilma May Rhodes and her daughter, Lily Pearl, are white.)
- Contact Info: fengar@aol.com
(♦) TRU VOICES/Three Months with Pook
- Representative: Jack Feldstein (AM + PM)
- Mission: Finalist of the TRU Voices Play Reading series.
- Casting Needs: Casting for Summer reading of Three Months with Pook by Jack Feldstein
- Contact Info: jack.feldstein@gmail.com, xanderchauncey@gmail.com
(♦) vMHF Theatricals
- Representative: Gerald vanHeerden (AM + PM)
- Mission: GERALD vanHEERDEN (Artistic Director) Mr. vanHeerden is a graduate of The Boston Conservatory and an alumnus of Webster University Theater Arts Conservatory. He is an emerging, East Coast director of New Works. Gerald has a long and storied, career of experience in the NYC, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway theater community, working with new plays and creative, musical theater endeavors as Artistic Director of Plays (MITF), Producer/Director (vMHF Theatricals) and Conceptualist/Director (SDC). www.geraldvanheerden.com
- Casting Needs: ongoing
- Contact Info: gerald@geraldvanheerden.com
(♦) Whore Presents Playwrights Collective
- Representative: Jane Watson, Playwright/Producer, Jennifer Bond, Director (AM + PM, Sunday AM)
- Mission: Whore Presents is a group of playwrights who are dedicated to the development and production of new plays for the American theater.
- Casting Needs: Late Summer Short Play Reading Event and Building Files for the Future
- Contact Info: ihavepresents@gmail.com
(♦) The Wild Whatever
- Representative: Mark Butler (AM + PM)
- Mission: The Wild Whatever is an independent theatrical production company that specializes in staging original musical theater and comedy, as well as promotional events and fundraisers for non-profits.
- Casting Needs: ongoing
- Contact Info: thewildwhatever@hotmail.com
(♦) Wildly Productive Productions
- Representatives: Bob Ost; Gary Hughes (AM + PM)
- Casting Needs: produces showcases and readings of new works, most recently a new musical based on the classic Chinese comedy Romance of the Western Chamber. Other projects include development of a gay musical romance with a cast of four men, and possible demo recordings of new works.
- Contact: wildlyproductive@gmail.com
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(listed in alphabetical order by company name, individuals listed in alphabetical order by last name; attended AM and PM sessions, unless otherwise noted) :
Industry
(♦) AAG Talent
- Representative: Deborah Dotoli (AM)
- Mission: Talent Management Company Member of the Talent Managers Association based in NYC Working with actors for film, television, theater,commercial,print and V/O
- Casting Needs: Yes
- Contact Info: aagtalentmanagement@gmail.com
(♦) Angela Citrola Casting
- Representative: Angela Citrola, Rachel Musson (AM + PM)
- Mission: Citrola Casting is a NYC based casting company for film, TV, commercials, and print. We do principal, background, and real people casting.
- Casting Needs: ongoing
- Contact Info: citrolacasting@gmail.com
(♦) Bob Kale Casting
- Representative: Bob Kale (AM + PM)
- Mission: Bob Kale
-A partial list of the projects Bob has worked on as a casting director would include (* designates National Tour as well): Broadway—A Tale of Two Cities, Little Women-The Musical*, Souvenir, King Hedley II (August Wilson), An Inspector Calls*, The Who's Tommy*, How to Succeed . . . (1995)*, Titanic-The Musical*, The Life, Jekyll & Hyde*, The Scarlet Pimpernel. Also A Christmas Carol and The Wizard of Oz* at Madison Square Garden. Off-Broadway includes—Bedbugs!! The Musical (APA and ArcLight), Frank McGuinness' Gates Of Gold, Dracula, Dietrich & Chevalier, Over the River and Through the Woods, Avow, The Deep Throat Sex Scandal, Tap Dogs. Tours include—The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas starring Ann-Margret, Barry Manilow's Copacabana, Nunsense (25th Anniversary Tour), Bring in da Noise, Bring in da Funk starring Savion Glover. Television includes—HBO's Scarred City, Due South, Elmo’s World: Happy Holidays!, PBS Sesame Street, As The World Turns, and the miniseries Sally Hemmings (NY Casting). Feature Film includes—Jack & Jill (additional NY Casting), You Don't Mess With The Zohan (additional NY casting), I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (additional NY casting), Beavis and Butthead Do America (NY Voice Casting), The Quest for Camelot (NY Voice Casting), Looney Tunes: Back in Action (NY Voice Casting), Big Daddy (NY Casting), Little Nicky (NY Casting). Bob has also cast for Atlanta Theater of The Stars, Goodspeed Musicals, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, North Shore Music Theatre, Dallas Summer Musicals, and Ford's Theatre. See www.bobkaleonline.com for more information."
- Casting Needs: Musicals, Plays, Film, TV.
- Contact Info: mkacastingupdates@gmail.com
(♦) Bob Luke Studios
- Representative: Shirley Capaldo (AM + PM)
- Mission: Bob has found new talent and built careers of major stars of all ages. If not for immediate projects being cast, then future projects or guiding the careers to fruition, Bob has developed and guided careers of those from Sarah Michelle Gellar ( Buffy the Vampire Slayer0 to Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games), and many in between.
- Casting Needs: We are constantly utilizing new talent for new and continuing projects in NYC and finding talent for projects around the country.
- Contact Info: BLukeActSt@aol.com
(♦) Emerging Talent LLC
- Representative: Albert Bramante (AM + PM)
- Mission: Full Service Talent Agency specializing in film/television, theater, and commercials
- Casting Needs: New Clients
- Contact Info: contact@emergingtalentllc.com
(♦) Robin Carus Casting
- Representative: Robin Carus (AM)
- Mission: Casting for theatre, film, & industrials
- Casting Needs: ongoing
- Contact Info: robincaruscasting@gmail.com or Follow on Facebook @ Robin Carus Casting, Follow on Twitter/Instagram @robincarus
(♦) Scott Powers Studios
- Representative: Scott Powers (AM + PM)
- Mission: Cast for commercials, film, commercial print & new media. All paid positions. Work with represented and un-represented talent. Will need email submitted headshot/résumé for consideration in castings.
- Casting Needs: Current and future castings needs.
- Contact Info: Casting@ScottPowersCasting.com; GetWorking@ScottPowers.com
(♦) SW Artists
- Representative: Valerie Adami (AM + PM)
- Mission: I represent actors for all areas Film/TV/Theater
- Casting Needs: We submit for whatever breakdowns come our way
- Contact Info: swartists.youth@gmail.com
(♦) Wright Talent Management
- Representative: Jaye & Charlie Wright (AM)
- Mission: Wright Talent Management is small, boutique management company with a small list of marketable actors. Wright Talent Management is dedicated to ethical practices within the talent management industry.
We represent TV/Film actors in NY, LA and the Southeast and work with all the major casting agencies and agents in these locations. Our clients have appeared in almost every episodic in NY and many in Los Angeles.
Proud Member: Representatives in Entertainment & Publicity Services
Proud Member: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Casting Needs: We are looking to upgrade our roster with a few unrepresented or under-represented Broadway-Level Musical Theatre actors.
- Contact Info: submissions@wrighttalent.com, 631-321-0565
Theater Companies / Producers
(♦) The Actor's Project NYC
- Representative: Mary Elise Jones (AM + PM)
- Mission: The Actor's Project NYC is a theatre/showcase company that assists its members land representation in film, television, and theatre.
- Casting Needs: Casting 15-20 Off Broadway Showcases each year.
- Contact Info: audition@theactorsprojectnyc.
(♦) American Bard Theater Company
- Representative: Cheri Wicks (AM), Ross Hewitt (PM)
- Mission: American Bard Theater Company is a not-for-profit organization serving the Greater New York community. Founded in 2009, our objectives are to produce classical and contemporary plays that connect to our current sociopolitical climate, to join with our audience in exploring humanity, and to develop a varied network of artists.
- Casting Needs: For the future
- Contact Info: casting@americanbard.org
(♦) American Renaissance Theater Company
- Representative: Marc Castle (AM + PM) Janet Sarno (PM)
- Mission: Fran and Janet are both writers and are looking for actors to fulfill certain roles. We are also looking for actors who would be interested in becoming members of ARTC, a writers and actors development workshop.
- Casting Needs: Casting needs and future.
-Contact Info: darmelino@hotmail.com
(♦) August Strindberg Repertory
- Representative: Edgar Chisholm (AM + PM - also representing Bulletproof Productions)
- Mission: The August Strindberg Rep was founded in 2012 as resident company at the Gene Frankel Theatre and since 2017 has performed at Theater for the New City as well. We have produced over twenty of Strindberg's 62 or so plays as well as contemporary Scandinavian pieces.
- Casting Needs:
- Contact Info: edgar.chisholm@gmail.com
(♦)Broadway Bound Theater Festival/Just Outside the Door
- Representative: Christopher Stratis (AM + PM)
- Mission: Broadway Bound Theatre Festival is the only playwright-centric, curated theatre festival in NYC dedicated to creating a new brand of self-producing playwright ready and relevant to the modern theatre scene. BBTF works closely with playwrights to provide a thorough education in theatrical production to move them one step closer to creating commercially-viable theatre for the bigger stage.
- Casting Needs: BBTF 2018 offers 22 plays and staged readings in a festival setting. Many of our playwrights are from out of state and choose to cast their shows here in NYC. We are always looking for talent for our playwrights.
- Contact Info: christopherstratis@
(♦) Chatillion Stage Company
- Representative: Debra Whitfield (AM + PM)
- Mission: Chatillion Stage Company is a dynamic new Off-Broadway theatre troupe committed to producing relevant, original works, both plays and musicals, as well as the classics. Chatillion Stage is especially interested in pieces that explore the female experience, whether in a historical setting or in a more contemporary environment. chatillionstagecompany.com
- Casting Needs: Future.
-Contact Info: chatillionstageco@gmail.com
(♦) Christopher Erlendson, Acuity Productions
- Representative: Christopher Erlendson (AM + PM)
- Mission: Directing and producing high-quality work that has elements of fantasy, science fiction, spirituality, diplomacy, or empathy at its core.
- Casting Needs: Female lead for a dark dramatic comedy
(♦) The Constellation Project
(♦) Cross-Eyed Bear Productions
- Representative: Erin Soler (AM + PM)
- Mission: Cross-Eyed Bear Productions produces several full-length and short plays per year, usually written by award-winning playwright Duncan Pflaster.
- Casting Needs: Upcoming events for Summer, festival shows and interactive murder mystery
- Contact Info: Erin.Soler@gmail.com
() The CRY HAVOC Company
-Representative: Kitt Lavoie, Ali Keller (AM + PM)
-Mission: The CRY HAVOC Company develops new plays and reinvestigates existing plays in an environment that demands that artists challenge the boundaries of their talent and technique. We approach all plays as conflict between individuals struggling to do what each desperately believes is right. CRY HAVOC provides a critical resource for new play development in the form of a community rich in artists devoted to and practiced in the development of new work. We are dedicated to maintaining a resident company of actors, writers, and directors committed to sharing the fruits of our rigorous development process through the immediate power of live performance.
- Casting Needs:
Contact: kittlavoie@cryhavoccompany.org, contact@cryhavoccompany.org
(♦) Dirty Laundry Theatre
-Representative: Maera Hagae, Ron Orlovsky (AM + PM) - also representing Rising Sun Performance Co: Maera Hagage)
-Mission: Dirty Laundry is a New York-based theatre production company, founded by Israeli-American artists. Dirty Laundry is seeking to bridge the gap between cultures by shedding a new light on personal narratives not typically represented in popular culture. Airing the "dirty laundry" allows us to create a greater mosaic of the little-known and unseen perspective of the day-today life, to overcome cultural differences and prejudice.
-Casting Needs: Currently casting a few plays in development.
-Contact Info: casting@dirtylaundrytheatre.org
(♦) Face to Face Films
- Representative: Anthony Laura, Sofia Licata (PM)
- Mission: Face To Face Films is a film and theatre production company focused on women led stories that bring voice to stories about people that are not regularly understood.
- Casting Needs: Films for future.
- Contact Info: 516-983-2791, anthony.laura@mac.com
() Filmus, Inc.
- Representative: Ben Goldstein (AM + PM)
- Mission: Filmus, Inc. produces, theater, music and film. Recent productions include the feature documentary "Jack London: American Original," as well as the plays "The Loves of Jack London" produced with Marvel Repertory Co. and "Jack London:Sex, Love and Revolution" produced at the Fringe Festival.
- Casting Needs: We are looking for actors for several productions including "Jack London: The Musical" and "Tales of the Baal Shem Tov."
- Contact Info: bengoldstein@hotmail.com
(♦) Gorilla Repertory Theater Company, Inc.
- Representative: Kelci Schlierf, Associate Director (AM)
- Mission: Gorilla Rep NYC’s mission is to provide the highest quality productions of classical dramatic material with the flavor of contemporary immediacy for people where they are for free. Since 1992.
- Casting Needs: Ongoing for readings, development, and production.
- Contact Info: gorillareptheater@gmail.com
(♦) HME Productions
- Representative: Neil Graves (AM + PM)
- Mission: We're hoping to make some positive things happen in 2019. First, we're aiming to do an informal table read for my play by early summer, then a workshop before the year is out.
- Casting Needs: I have a multi-racial, seven-person cast. It could possibly be 5 -2 in favor of African-Americans although all ethnic groups will be considered for two characters: a 25-ish femaie and a multi-purpose (3 roles) male actor.
- Contact Info: ngpostman@aol.com
(♦) Hudson River Repertory Company, Inc.
- Representative: Laurie Eliscu (AM + PM)
- Mission: Hudson River Rep is presently developing a new musical (intertwining two Washington Irving ghost stories - with new interpretations and some humor), making song recordings and preparing for staged readings. Director Laurie Eliscu, who is also a writer, directs comedies and some dramatic plays seeks actors who are adept in both comedy and drama and well-trained singers who are also strong actors. We present both published and new works with an emphasis on plays that need more exposure as opposed to plays that every community and school theater have produced. www.HudsonRiverRep.org
- Casting Needs:
- Contact Info: HudsonRiverRep@aol.com
(♦) Killing Kompany Dinner Theater
- Representative: Jon Avner (AM + PM)
- Mission: Since 1993, The Killing Kompany™ has been performing interactive comedy murder mystery dinner shows and other interactive events in the NY/NJ area and throughout the country.
- Casting Needs: The Killing Kompany™ (www.killingkompany.com) is seeking: all types, especially culturally diverse, for its comedy mystery dinner theatre shows which are performed in the NY/NJ area and throughout the country. Especially seeking actors who can do improv, and excellent singers (perhaps dancers too). Pay from $115-$175 per event and are 99.9 percent improv.
- Contact Info: killingkompany@killingkompany.com
(♦) Mixing It Up Productions
- Representative: Fred Rohan Vargas (AM)
- Mission: As a multi-media entertainment company, we look towards developing, producing and licensing intellectual properties (mainly scripts) in theatre, music and digital media/film.
- Casting Needs: ongoing
- Contact Info: mixingitupprod@gmail.com
(♦) More Than Broadway
- Representative: Jeffery Lyle Segal, producing artistic director (PM only)
- Mission: to present primarily, but not exclusively, new musical theater works, and support talented musical theater performers, through an online platform currently in development. I myself have worked as an Equity actor, director, casting director, musical theater composer/lyricist/librettist, and have had the privilege of being the Executive Director of Chicago's acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre Company during their debut professional season. We also seek solo artist driven shows, both musical and non-musical.
- Casting needs:building files for the future; AEA, nonunion, musical theater
- Contact: jlylesegal@aol.com
() Mousemuse Productions
-Representatives: Ina Chadwick, Duncan Christy (AM + PM - also see Ripple Effects)
- Mission:
- Casting Needs:
- Contact Info: inabchadwick@gmail.com
() The Network One-Act Festival
-Representatives: Paul J. Michaels (AM)
- Mission: The New Short Play Festival is a committed group of new and seasoned actors, writers, directors, and revolutionaries dedicated to presenting the unique and powerful talents of our members through showcase performances of 10-minute plays.
- Casting Needs: We have 18 open spots for our next season of plays
- Contact Info: pmichael@thenetworknyc.com
(♦) New Narrative Productions/Legacy the Musical
-Representatives: November Christine (AM)
- Mission: New Narrative Productions is a female-led theatre production company. Our mission is to foster bold new works by female-identified writers, as well as LGBTQ and playwrights of color. New Narrative Productions is especially geared towards politically focused work and inclusive casting. As an organization, we seek to "give voice to the voiceless" by highlighting the stories of marginalized groups--thereby reshaping the landscape of modern theatre.
- Casting Needs: Looking for diverse actors, especially interested in Trans, Non-binary, Gender fluid theatre actors
- Contact Info: november.christine@live.com
(♦) New York New Works Theatre Festival
- Representative: Gene Fisch Jr., Richard Chin, Kelly Dowdle, Mike Maher (AM), Mark Cabaray (AM + PM)
- Mission: Have several friends putting together Broadway bound shows / Director of the New York New Works Theatre Festival
-Casting Needs: Always looking to help friends and festival participants cast their shows
- Contact Info: nynwtheatrefestival@gmail.com
(♦) NewYorkRep.
- Representative: Andrew Beall (PM)
- Mission:
- Casting Needs:
- Contact Info: Info@NewYorkRep.org, 345 W 58th #10P, NY NY 10019
(♦)Nylon Fusion Theatre Company
- Representative: Ivette Dumeng, Steve Tenney (AM + PM - also see The Constellation Project: Steve Tenny), Janet Bentley (AM + PM also representing Roly Poly Productions)
- Mission: Nylon, born of a fusion of New York and London creativity, is a theatre company committed to giving voice and perspective to established and emerging artists. We develop and produce plays that explore political, social and cultural awareness.
- Casting Needs: We produce 3 short play festivals a year and full productions. (3 this year) also helps other companies with casting.
- Contact Info: nylonfusion@gmail.com
(♦) Open Hydrant Theater Company
- Representative: Galen Wesson (AM + PM)
- Mission: Open Hydrant Theater Company is an AEA company sharing the principles of ensemble collaboration with the youth of the community ages 10-18. OH productions and programs are specifically geared to teachers, young adults and families. We present professional productions of non-traditional, interactive interpretation of Shakespeare's plays, as well as other literary classics and work by new playwrights. Making theatre a family experience is a priority with OH.
- Casting Needs: Seeking Actors
- Contact Info: submissions@openhydrant.org
(♦) Pogromshchik
- Representative: Lewis Papier (AM + PM)
- Mission: Playwright and screenwriter. I wrote Charles & Diana: The Musical which was produced twice in NYC. I am currently looking for actors for a reading of my play "Pogromshchik." Logline: A prominent defense attorney must save a Jewish-Ukrainian expatriate from the guillotine for assassinating the former Ukrainian president in 1926 Paris.
- Casting Needs: POGROMSHCHIK – CAST OF CHARACTERS
Sholom Schwarzbard (late 30s-mid 40s), the assassin.
Henri Torres (40-50), defense attorney
Cesar Campinchi (40-55), Civil prosecutor.
Flory, (55-70) the Judge.
Anna Schwarzbard (35-45), Sholom's wife
Rachel Greenberg (20s), Star witness, narrator, secretary.
Ensemble
MALE ACTOR A (40-50): PETLURA, AVRAHAM DOVID, LEON, ARMY PRIVATE, OLD JEWISH MAN
MALE ACTOR B (30-40): GENDARME, FENCING OPPONENT, SHMUEL, CAPTAIN, DOTZENKO, BRODSKY
MALE ACTOR C (50-65): MAN IN CROWD #1, YITZHAK SCHWARZBARD, MENACHEM, SHAPOVAL, SALITERNEK
MALE ACTOR D (25-35): MAN IN CROWD #2, BARTENDER, ESTATE GUARD, TRETIACK, RABBI FINKELSTEIN, FOREMAN
MALE ACTOR E (25-35): GUARD, RELIGIOUS JEW, SEMOSENKO, MENDEL, EILA TERCHIIKOVER, STAGE DIRECTIONS
- Contact Info: Turfseer@aol.com
() Ripple Effect Artists
- Representative: Jessica Jennings (AM)
- Mission: I cast and direct for various companies: Ripple Effect Artists, American Theatre of Actors, and Miller-Coffman Production.
- Casting Needs: I am casting 2 musicals, seeking a range of types. I am also casting for new plays at ATA, seeking comedic actors. All ethnicities.
- Contact: jessieljennings@gmail.com
(♦) Rising Sun Performance Company
- Representative: Katie Cundari, Viviana Prado-Nuñez (AM), Maera Hagage (PM - also see Dirty Laundry Theatre)
- Mission: Rising Sun is an Award Winning Ensemble Theatre Company dedicated to fostering a nurturing and safe artistic home while creating innovative, authentic theatrical experiences in NYC and beyond. www.risingsunnyc.com
- Casting Needs: Casting for our Summer Children's Shows, Governors Island Residency, New Works, Staged Readings and Casting Database for our 35 + Plays in development
-Contact: risingsuncasting@gmail.com
(♦) Sacred Ground Productions LLC
- Representative: Cynthia Stephens (AM + PM)
- Mission: Sacred Ground Productions is dedicated to the telling of stories about African American history and experiences. We feel that when others are left to tell your stories, they may misrepresent and misidentify you. We tell our own truths and shine our own lights. Some of our works are historically based and others are fictional. We work with ethnically diverse casts.
- Casting Needs: We are currently working on a musical.
- Contact Info: sacredgroundproductions@gmail.com
(♦)SciFi/Summerfest
- Representative: Ellen Rittberg, Dale Davidson (AM + PM)
- Mission: Sci Fi is a futuristic cautionary tale and love story being performed on July 29, August 2 and 4 at the NY Summerfest. Looking for 2 women and 2 men in their 20's to 30's.
- Casting Needs: Specific needs and building files
- Contact Info: erittberg@gmail.com, Unamerkle@yahoo.com
(♦)TAPT & The Players
-Representative: Nichole Donjé - Director/Producer (AM + PM)
-Mission: TAPT is a small boutique company produces staged reading events focused on diversity and socio-political impact. The Players is a private club established in 1888 by famous actor Edwin Booth the elevate the status of actors and bring together people of theatre and those of thriving industry. The Theatre Committee produces 4-5 staged readings a season casting both internally and externally.
-Current Casting Needs: Developing a piece with a young playwright and producing a staged reading in the Fall. Directing the final staged reading of our Playwrights Take the Stage series at The Players on June 14. All actors of interest will be saved to update files for future projects.
-Contact Info: NicholeDonjeArt@gmail.com
(♦) TRU VOICES/Mightee Shero Productions
- Representative: Elyse Sholk (PM)
- Mission: Finalist of the TRU Voices Play Reading series.
- Casting Needs: ongoing
- Contact Info: mighteeshero@gmail.com
() TRU VOICES/Passing Parades
- Representative: Fengar Gael (AM)
- Mission: Fengar Gael has had workshops and/or productions at theatre including the InterAct Theatre, New Jersey Repertory, the Salt Lake Acting Company, the Moxie Theatre of San Diego, Detroit Repertory, the Landing Theatre of Houston, and in New York: Urban Stages, MultiStages, Resonance Ensemble, and CAP 21. She is a recipient of the Craig Noel Award, Playwrights First Award, and commissions from South Coast Repertory, the Hangar Theare, the National New Play Network, and a fellowship from the California Arts Council. Most recently Sycorax: Cyber Queen of Qmara and The House on Poe Street were professionally produced.
- Casting Needs: DOCTOR ELIZA STRIDER, a podiatrist, age 40s
OLIVIA WALKER, a high school music teacher, age 40s
DOREEN WALKER, Olivia’s sister, a bartender, age 30s
WILMA MAY RHODES, a public librarian, age 50s
LILY PEARL RHODES, Wilma’s daughter, an epidemiologist, age 26
LYDIA MORGAN MILES, a deceased British born suffragist
TREVOR AMBERLY, an author and English professor, age 28
DOCTOR BEATRICE TREADWELL, a neurologist, age 30s
DOCTOR ANNIKA LOPER, a German born psychologist, age 40s
NOTE: (With the exception of Lydia Morgan Miles and Doctor Charles Loper, the characters speak with Southern dialects. The characters can be of any race; however, Trevor Amberly is black and Wilma May Rhodes and her daughter, Lily Pearl, are white.)
- Contact Info: fengar@aol.com
(♦) TRU VOICES/Three Months with Pook
- Representative: Jack Feldstein (AM + PM)
- Mission: Finalist of the TRU Voices Play Reading series.
- Casting Needs: Casting for Summer reading of Three Months with Pook by Jack Feldstein
- Contact Info: jack.feldstein@gmail.com, xanderchauncey@gmail.com
(♦) Visionary Productions/Harriet the Musical
- Representative: Gregor Gibson (AM + PM), Katherine Ray (PM)
- Mission: We are a non profit theatrical company dedicated to the development of new musicals. Currently one of our productions is a finalist in the Rave Theater Festival. We specialize in stories about history and major events that have significantly changed the course of history.
- Casting Needs: We are looking to cast a show about the life of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad entitled Harriet the musical. We are looking for strong singers and dancers of multiple ethnicities.
- Contact Info: visionaryproductions17@gmail.
(♦) Whore Presents Playwrights Collective
- Representative: Jane Watson, Playwright/Producer (AM)
- Mission: Whore Presents is a group of playwrights who are dedicated to the development and production of new plays for the American theater.
- Casting Needs: Late Summer Short Play Reading Event and Building Files for the Future
- Contact Info: ihavepresents@gmail.com
(♦) The Wild Whatever
- Representative: Mark Butler (AM + PM)
- Mission: The Wild Whatever is an independent theatrical production company that specializes in staging original musical theater and comedy, as well as promotional events and fundraisers for non-profits.
- Casting Needs: ongoing
- Contact Info: thewildwhatever@hotmail.com
(♦) Wildly Productive Productions
- Representatives: Bob Ost; Gary Hughes (AM + PM)
- Mission: produces showcases and readings of new works, most recently a new musical based on the classic Chinese comedy Romance of the Western Chamber. Other projects include development of a gay musical romance with a cast of four men, and possible demo recordings of new works.
- Contact: wildlyproductive@gmail.com
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