Definition of casting director
: a person who supervises the casting of dramatic productions (such as films and plays)
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As always, casting director Ashley Brokaw introduced a series of new faces via exclusive debuts, the strongest of which were Nigerian beauty Eniola Abioro and baby-faced Brazilian Eduarda Bretas.
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At the suggestion of Geffen Playhouse casting director Phyllis Schuringa, Dugan and Sullivan met Burrows for lunch.
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Her sister, Brette, a casting director nearing her 40s, falls for a guy in his 20s, a happy-go-lucky hippie glassblower who seems all wrong for her on paper, but exactly the right person in real life.
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Spaeny shines in her first film role, and casting director Sarah Halley Finn has stacked the cast with a roster of interesting, magnetic newcomers.
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Casting for the film is being handled by casting directors Kerry Barden and Paul Schnee, who previously worked with Harron on American Psycho, and also worked on the films Se7en, Dallas Buyers Club and Spotlight.
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But alongside the familiar faces, a new generation of models was out in full force, whether making history like Instagram find–turned–Prada muse Anok Yai or impressing one casting director after another à la Adut Akech.
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There are stage managers, composers, casting directors, all kinds of people.
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Lake Zurich native Elise Marie Davis is the associate artistic director and casting director of Broken Nose Theatre in Chicago, and a company member with The Factory Theater.
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