Casting Director Stephanie Yankwitt explores self-tape, zoom, and in-person auditions for Theatre, Film, and Television. Students have opportunities to work through mock auditions for all mediums. This class will also include discussions on how actors market themselves, how to navigate the “type” conversation, and the best and most efficient ways to develop a network.
Stephanie Yankwitt (she/her) is the co-founder and principal Casting Director of tbd casting co., which specializes in casting across all mediums, including Film, Television and Theatre. The casting team at tbd co. is strongly committed to inclusion and diversity of all kinds and prioritizes casting every project in a way that truly mirrors the heterogeneity of the real world. Select TV/film credits include 2024 Sundance Grand Jury winning & Official selection of Tribeca Film Festival film In The Summers (Alessandra Lacorazza; Lexicon/Exile), Growing Up (Brie Larson/Culture House, Disney+), and ongoing work with O Positive Films, Culture House and Lexicon NY, helmed by Alexander Dinelaris, with whom Stephanie collaborated on the Academy Award Winning film Birdman, or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). New York Theatre highlights include Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune (Broadway), Misha Chowdhury’s Obie and Drama Desk Award Winning play Public Obscenities (Off-Broadway at Soho Rep and Theatre for a New Audience and regionally at Woolly Mammoth); and 2024 Pulitzer Finalist Here There Are Blueberries, conceived and created by Tectonic Theater Project, with regional productions at La Jolla Playhouse and Shakespeare Theatre Company, and off-Broadway in NYC at the New York Theatre Workshop.
