Coach, Consultant, Educator Los Angeles, CA 2017-Present
Teacher & Guest Artist Chicago, IL 2008-2010
Private acting coach for film, television, theater, and commercial auditions. Teaching guest workshops for on-camera acting and intro to the business in person and virtually at Western Michigan University and Stephens College. Instructed at premier Chicago training centers including: Piven Theatre Workshop, The Acting Studio Chicago, The Greenroom, and Actors Training Center. Taught on-camera acting, audition technique, business for the actor and audition monologues. Students include kids as young as 6 to retirees and everyone in between.
Associate Casting Director, Firefly Casting Los Angeles, CA 2011-2016
Casting Assistant 2010 - 2011
Associate Casting Director to Emmy Award Winner and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Governor, David Rubin. Nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Casting and nominated for four Artios Awards for Excellence in Casting by the Casting Society of America (see credits list for details). Collaborated with major networks, studios, agents, managers, and producers to gather the finest actors available for directors such as Christopher Guest, Warren Beatty, Marc Webb, Jay Roach, Jean-Marc Vallee, Guillermo Arriaga, Jenny Bicks, Whitney Cummings, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Greg Berlanti. Facilitated over 16,000 auditions including pre-reads, producer reads, chemistry reads, network and studio tests, location auditions and self-taped auditions. Associate casting consultant for many HBO projects; compiled actor lists and participated in creative conversations with network executives about projects in development.
Associate Casting Director & Internship Coordinator, P&R Casting Chicago, IL 2008-2010
Casting Assistant/Freelancer/Intern, P&R Casting 2007-2008
Right hand lady for two of Chicago’s busiest casting directors, Mickie Paskal & Jennifer Rudnicke. Ran audition sessions for A-list clients including Ron Howard, Vince Vaughn, Michael Mann, Steve Conrad, Michael Keaton, David Goyer, & Samuel Bayer. Worked in tandem with NY & LA casting directors to provide the best of Chicago talent. Session runner & camera operator for commercial, film & TV auditions. Increased the number of recurring clients by fostering positive professional relationships. Hired & managed interns while monitoring growth and progress. Ran all child audition sessions (8 months-teens) with high energy and efficiency. Arranged real people casting sessions by culling the Chicago community for unique skills and unique faces.
Education
Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI — BA Theatre Performance, English Minor 2006 Cum Laude