INDUSTRY CONTACTS AND CASTING DIRECTORS

 

CASTING DIRECTOR READINGS (through SAG Foundation):

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Tiffany Little Canfield (submitted self-tape scene, written response): “Really good, felt personal...got a vibe. Had something at stake, great listening. Lots of colors/choices. I felt like I got a sense of you, there was humor, stakes. Great job.”

 

Mike Page (w/ Arlie Day): “So many colors, levels, showed mental breakdown and humanity, in the moment, real, hit stream of consciousness.”

 

Lindsay Jameyson (in-person): "You're at a high level. Both readings were strong. You came in took control of room, what we want. Remind me of Daniel Buran: acts in both indie & mainstream & sculpts/paints."

 

Amanda Alley (Jacoby) (in-person): "Whoa, that was nothing to add, really great work."

 

Lisa Ystrom (Michael Testa office) (in-person): "Great colors. Reminds me of Max Martini in The Tender Bar."

 

Ani Avetyan (in-person): "Loved monologue, fun yet very believable, variety and surprises."

 

Daryl Eisenberg: "You can use this for an audition to hit it out of the park."

 

Danielle Markowitz: "Now that's the interesting variety we like to see in our series regulars."

 

Mia Cusumano: "Strong reading."

 

Ally Beans: "Loved it, you look like Deidrich Bader." (Likes that I also wrote a female comedy.)

 

Cathy Reinking (Atlanta): "Had a good time, Tom. You want more than indie films."

 

D Lynn Meyers (ETC Cincinnati; Shawshank, Dark Waters): "Vulnerable, felt it."

 

Josy Rodriguez: "Great work, emotion."

 

Joanna Levinger: “Good, Tom!”

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Eve Battaglia: "Would check that box to call you in."

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Chadwick Struck: "I like your moment-to-moment surprises, levels and intensity."

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Andrea Bunker: "Your acting is so real. I love that gritty realness. And I loved your materials (reel, pic). We're working on something with Theo Rossi..." 

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Claire Koonce: "Thank you for bringing this to it." 

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Jeremy Larrere (McCaffrey Casting): "You had all the levels. On set, your first take was already there."

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Victor Vazquez: "Your physicality, I could see you breathe. You earned the pauses. The levels built to the end. You had both levity and 'distortion'. You had it all."

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Michael Donovan: "Nice adjustment."

 

...more Casting Director reads:

Jami Rudofsky, Donna McKenna, Ronna Kress, Michael Donovan (twice), Patti Kalles, Aleta Chappelle, Steve Stancato, Elaine Del Valle, Caroline Sinclair, Matthew Maisto, John McKinney, Katie Lantz, Stacey Pianko, Kendra Castleberry, Jenn Presser, Meg Morman, Alexa Pereira, Mellicent Dyane, Brette Goldstein, Kara Sullivan, Valerie McCaffery, Henry Russell Bergstein, Devon Brady, Andrew Dahreddine, Dana (Gaier) Ellis, Tim Payne, Lisa Ystrom (twice), Karri Miles, Christina Blevins

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DIRECT BOOKING: 

BITTERSWEET  feature film with Billy Baldwin, Steven Martini, Andrew Leeds. Released on Apple TV July 11, 2025

 

WRITERS (cast in Naked Angels New York Tuesdays@9 new works readings):

Marygrace O'Shea (4-24-21)

Donna Latham (10-19-21)

Jeffrey Gold (11-16-21)

 

SELECT IN-PERSON AUDITIONS:

April Webster (Warner lot trailer): Called in for a guest star audition in German.

Terry Green (director): Read for supporting lead role in film with David Strathairn in Italian. Callback.

Meg Morman: (Called in after a SAG Foundation connection.)

La Jolla Playhouse: Callback.

Zalman King (director): Read for a lead role.

Kenny Ortega (director): Read for an ABC TV pilot. 

Francis Coppola (director): Read for a lead role. Callback.