NYCastings - DirectSubmit » Kayla Klatzkin https://www.nycastings.com Casting Tools for Casting Directors and On-Camera Talent Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:20:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2 Just Follow Directions (And Other Important Advice): An Interview with Casting Director Rose Rosen, CSA https://www.nycastings.com/just-follow-directions-and-other-important-advice-an-interview-with-casting-director-rose-rosen-csa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=just-follow-directions-and-other-important-advice-an-interview-with-casting-director-rose-rosen-csa https://www.nycastings.com/just-follow-directions-and-other-important-advice-an-interview-with-casting-director-rose-rosen-csa/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2020 17:45:24 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=20165 All the interviews I’ve done thus far have been with agents and casting directors from the three major film industry markets- Los Angeles, New York and Atlanta. So speaking with casting director Rose Rosen, CSA, based in Tampa, Florida, was a nice change of pace. Warm and friendly, with an easy laugh, I definitely felt like […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/just-follow-directions-and-other-important-advice-an-interview-with-casting-director-rose-rosen-csa/feed/ 0 Big Names and Cool Projects: An Interview with Casting Director, Richard Jordan https://www.nycastings.com/big-names-and-cool-projects-an-interview-with-casting-director-richard-jordan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=big-names-and-cool-projects-an-interview-with-casting-director-richard-jordan https://www.nycastings.com/big-names-and-cool-projects-an-interview-with-casting-director-richard-jordan/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2020 19:25:13 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=20091 Richard Jordan is a New York City-based casting director that has cast everything from viral music videos to commercials, voiceovers to indie films (and more). Although I’ve spoken to a few casting directors who were former actors, Mr. Jordan is unique in that he still works as an actor from time to time. Relaxed and […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/big-names-and-cool-projects-an-interview-with-casting-director-richard-jordan/feed/ 0 The Casting Director Next Door: An Interview with Jaimie Beebe https://www.nycastings.com/the-casting-director-next-door-an-interview-with-jaimie-beebe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-casting-director-next-door-an-interview-with-jaimie-beebe https://www.nycastings.com/the-casting-director-next-door-an-interview-with-jaimie-beebe/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2020 16:51:35 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=20041 Jaimie Beebe is a Los Angeles-based casting director, who is just, well…fun. Filled with enthusiasm about her job, she is all about making the audition experience enjoyable, and genuinely wishes she could book everyone. Basically she’s the casting director next door, the opposite of the intimidating stereotype. Unfortunately for me as an NYC-based actress, she’s […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/the-casting-director-next-door-an-interview-with-jaimie-beebe/feed/ 0 It’s Kind of Transcendent: An Interview with Casting Director and Teacher Donna Morong https://www.nycastings.com/its-kind-of-transcendent-an-interview-with-casting-director-and-teacher-donna-morong/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-kind-of-transcendent-an-interview-with-casting-director-and-teacher-donna-morong https://www.nycastings.com/its-kind-of-transcendent-an-interview-with-casting-director-and-teacher-donna-morong/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2020 16:55:46 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=20012 Donna Morong is an award-winning Los Angeles-based Casting Director. Highlights of her incredible career include fifteen years as a casting executive at The Walt Disney Company, where as part of a team, she cast a list of major stars including Rachel McAdams, Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Garner and Chris Pine in their feature debuts, and cast […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/its-kind-of-transcendent-an-interview-with-casting-director-and-teacher-donna-morong/feed/ 0 Of Models, Actors and Why You Deserve a Seat at the Table: An Interview with Casting Director and Producer Jym Benzing of Jym Benzing, Inc. https://www.nycastings.com/of-models-actors-and-why-you-deserve-seat-at-the-table-an-interview-with-casting-director-and-producer-jym-benzing-of-jym-benzing-inc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=of-models-actors-and-why-you-deserve-seat-at-the-table-an-interview-with-casting-director-and-producer-jym-benzing-of-jym-benzing-inc https://www.nycastings.com/of-models-actors-and-why-you-deserve-seat-at-the-table-an-interview-with-casting-director-and-producer-jym-benzing-of-jym-benzing-inc/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2020 20:14:52 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=19962 Jym Benzing is an incredibly successful casting director and producer, with high-profile clients like Estée Lauder, MAC Cosmetics, Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar – to name of few (his actual bio is many more paragraphs long, check it out here: jymbenzing.com/about). He has worked with top models and celebrities. Yet he starts off our FaceTime interview […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/of-models-actors-and-why-you-deserve-seat-at-the-table-an-interview-with-casting-director-and-producer-jym-benzing-of-jym-benzing-inc/feed/ 0 The Industry Veteran – An Interview with Talent/Model Agent Mike Lyons of BMG https://www.nycastings.com/the-industry-veteran-an-interview-with-talentmodel-agent-mike-lyons-of-bmg/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-industry-veteran-an-interview-with-talentmodel-agent-mike-lyons-of-bmg https://www.nycastings.com/the-industry-veteran-an-interview-with-talentmodel-agent-mike-lyons-of-bmg/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2020 19:38:25 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=19952 Mike Lyons, director of both the commercial and fitness divisions of BMG in New York City, has worked as a talent and model agent for over 30 years. He is also hilarious- and hilariously self-deprecating. “I had hair when I started,” he laments at the beginning of our conversation. What follows is a FaceTime interview […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/the-industry-veteran-an-interview-with-talentmodel-agent-mike-lyons-of-bmg/feed/ 0 Be Kind: An Interview with Talent Agent Gina Manfredi of DDO Artists Agency https://www.nycastings.com/be-kind-an-interview-with-talent-agent-gina-manfredi-of-ddo-artists-agency/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=be-kind-an-interview-with-talent-agent-gina-manfredi-of-ddo-artists-agency https://www.nycastings.com/be-kind-an-interview-with-talent-agent-gina-manfredi-of-ddo-artists-agency/#comments Tue, 26 May 2020 20:42:14 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=19855 Written by: Kayla Klatzkin Gina Manfredi is the award-winning talent agent of the on-camera division of DDO Artists Agency (New York branch). She is also a genuinely nice person, who starts off our phone interview like this: “I love just being able to talk, especially in these crazy times, to be able to have a […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/be-kind-an-interview-with-talent-agent-gina-manfredi-of-ddo-artists-agency/feed/ 0 A Talent Agent, a Book, and Lessons in Success: An Interview with Jason Lockhart of Atlanta Models & Talent, Inc. https://www.nycastings.com/a-talent-agent-a-book-and-lessons-in-success-an-interview-with-jason-lockhart-of-atlanta-models-talent-inc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-talent-agent-a-book-and-lessons-in-success-an-interview-with-jason-lockhart-of-atlanta-models-talent-inc https://www.nycastings.com/a-talent-agent-a-book-and-lessons-in-success-an-interview-with-jason-lockhart-of-atlanta-models-talent-inc/#comments Mon, 18 May 2020 16:39:07 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=19743 By: Kayla Klatzkin   Jason Lockhart looks every bit the part of the hip Hollywood agent. Tattooed, in a stylish suit, fast talking and confident from his years of experience and success in the industry, you can tell right away this is a guy who gets things done – and any actor would be lucky […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/a-talent-agent-a-book-and-lessons-in-success-an-interview-with-jason-lockhart-of-atlanta-models-talent-inc/feed/ 0 Auditions, Inspiration and More: An Interview with Renée Torrière of Shadow Casting https://www.nycastings.com/auditions-inspiration-and-more-an-interview-with-renee-torriere-of-shadow-casting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=auditions-inspiration-and-more-an-interview-with-renee-torriere-of-shadow-casting https://www.nycastings.com/auditions-inspiration-and-more-an-interview-with-renee-torriere-of-shadow-casting/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2020 18:04:01 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=19468 Written by: Kayla Klatzkin Auditions are part of an actor’s life. As a writer who’s also an actress, getting to talk with a casting director is a unique opportunity to learn from the perspective of the person at the other side of the audition room. Renée Torrière of very successful Shadow Casting (which casts on-camera […]

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