NYCastings - DirectSubmit » UCLA 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 Versatility in Acting: Emily Swallow on Her Expansive Career https://www.nycastings.com/versatility-in-acting-emily-swallow-on-her-expansive-career/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=versatility-in-acting-emily-swallow-on-her-expansive-career https://www.nycastings.com/versatility-in-acting-emily-swallow-on-her-expansive-career/#comments Mon, 07 Oct 2024 16:35:20 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=25585 Emily Swallow is known for her standout roles as The Armorer in The Mandalorian and Amara in Supernatural. With a career spanning television, film, and theater, she consistently brings depth, complexity, and a little bit of mystery to her characters. From Broadway to Sci-fi and fantasy, Swallow enchants viewers through her distinctive combination of power […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/versatility-in-acting-emily-swallow-on-her-expansive-career/feed/ 0 How Acting Promotes Negative Values https://www.nycastings.com/how-acting-promotes-negative-values/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-acting-promotes-negative-values https://www.nycastings.com/how-acting-promotes-negative-values/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2022 21:17:30 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=23492 Acting is an art form that has been around for centuries, and it has the power to both entertain and educate audiences. However, when executed poorly or without proper consideration, it can also be a conduit for promoting negative values. This article will explore how acting often encourages undesirable messages, such as racial prejudice, gender […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/how-acting-promotes-negative-values/feed/ 0 General Hospital’s Teenaged Sydney Mikayla on Balancing School and Work https://www.nycastings.com/general-hospitals-teenaged-sydney-mikayla-on-balancing-school-and-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=general-hospitals-teenaged-sydney-mikayla-on-balancing-school-and-work https://www.nycastings.com/general-hospitals-teenaged-sydney-mikayla-on-balancing-school-and-work/#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2021 18:01:05 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=22116 Sydney Mikayla is a teenager on the ABC long-running soap opera, General Hospital. Navigating through teen years, finishing high school and applying for college, all while working full-time as an actor, is no easy feat! So when Sydney was accepted into 14 colleges and universities, the pressure was ON to make a decision, not only […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/general-hospitals-teenaged-sydney-mikayla-on-balancing-school-and-work/feed/ 0 Big Sky Actress Dedee Pfeiffer: Don’t Apologize For Growing Older! https://www.nycastings.com/big-sky-actress-dedee-pfeiffer-dont-apologize-for-growing-older/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=big-sky-actress-dedee-pfeiffer-dont-apologize-for-growing-older https://www.nycastings.com/big-sky-actress-dedee-pfeiffer-dont-apologize-for-growing-older/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2021 18:02:41 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=21126 ABC’s Big Sky Actress Dedee Pfeiffer has a message for all actors: Don’t apologize for growing older! In this interview, right here, right now, Dedee Pfeiffer settles the age-old dispute (see what I did there?) about the stigma in the entertainment industry that actors would “age out” of their ability to portray roles, therefore not […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/big-sky-actress-dedee-pfeiffer-dont-apologize-for-growing-older/feed/ 0 Heavy Topic of Diversity in Show Biz Discussed by Child Actor Lidya Jewett of NBC’s Good Girls https://www.nycastings.com/heavy-topic-of-diversity-in-show-biz-discussed-by-child-actor-lidya-jewett-of-nbcs-good-girls/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heavy-topic-of-diversity-in-show-biz-discussed-by-child-actor-lidya-jewett-of-nbcs-good-girls https://www.nycastings.com/heavy-topic-of-diversity-in-show-biz-discussed-by-child-actor-lidya-jewett-of-nbcs-good-girls/#comments Wed, 20 May 2020 16:04:00 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=19808 Lidya Jewett is just 13 years old and already has been working her way to help the world become more knowledgeable about diversity in the entertainment field. It appears that the show business industry is responding to diversity. “The numbers of acting jobs for women and people of color are getting closer to being proportionate […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/heavy-topic-of-diversity-in-show-biz-discussed-by-child-actor-lidya-jewett-of-nbcs-good-girls/feed/ 0 Award-Winning Casting Director Michael Donovan On Respecting Actors And Being ‘The Theater Guy’ of L.A. https://www.nycastings.com/award-winning-casting-director-michael-donovan-on-respecting-actors-and-being-the-theater-guy-of-l-a/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=award-winning-casting-director-michael-donovan-on-respecting-actors-and-being-the-theater-guy-of-l-a https://www.nycastings.com/award-winning-casting-director-michael-donovan-on-respecting-actors-and-being-the-theater-guy-of-l-a/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2018 14:07:19 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=14576 New York native and L.A. transplant Michael Donovan has been involved in show business for a very long time. In fact, reading his CV, you start to wonder if the guy ever sleeps. His recent four Artios award nominations brings his total to 30 noms, with 7 wins racked up so far. “I’m pretty much […]

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