Theatre Casting Directors work with directors, and sometimes talent agents to find the right actor for the role.
TIP: Many theatre casting directors actually appreciate when actors make a submission, giving a heads up about a role they think they’d be right for and ask to be considered via their cover letter. It gives a director some hints of where you could fit into their season, some types of roles you could play in regards to casting, as well as providing them with more than a blank slate and a pretty face when giving them a headshot and resume.
This involves a decent amount of prep work. First of all, some theatres don’t come right out and say what shows they’re doing and what roles they need. So sit down at your computer, open a fresh excel document and get ready for a healthy dose of research.
Below you’ll find a list of theatre casting directors currently working in Chicago.
About Face Theatre
www.aboutfacetheatre.com
Casting Director: Megan Carney
American Blues Theatre
www.americanbluestheatre.com
Casting: Wendy Whiteside
Artemisia Theatre
www.artemisiatheatre.org
Casting: Marissa Padilla
A Red Orchid Theatre
www.aredorchidtheatre.org
Casting Director: Mierka Girten
Black Ensemble Theatre
www.blackensembletheatre.org
Casting: Jackie Taylor
Broken Nose Theatre
www.brokennosetheatre.com
Casting Director: Elise Marie Davis
The Chicago Inclusion Project
https://www.thechicagoinclusionproject.org
Casting: Emjoy Gavino
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
www.chicagoshakes.com
Casting Director: Bob Mason
Court Theatre
www.courttheatre.org
Casting Director: Becca McCracken
Eclipse Theatre
www.eclipsetheatre.com
Casting: Nathaniel Swift
First Folio Theatre
www.firstfolio.org
Casting: David Rice
The Gift Theatre
thegifttheatre.org
Casting Director: Emjoy Gavino
Goodman Theatre
www.goodmantheatre.org
Casting Director: Lauren Port
Haven Theatre
www.haventheatrechicago.com
Casting Director: Marika Mashburn
Jackalope Theatre
www.jackalopetheatre.org
Casting Director: Catherine Miller
Lifeline Theatre
www.lifelinetheatre.com
Casting Director: Lavina Jadhwani
Looking Glass Theatre
www.lookingglasstheatre.org
Casting: Raymond Fox
Metropolis Theatre
http://www.metropolisarts.com
Casting: Robin Hughes
Northlight Theatre
www.northlight.org
Casting: Claire Simon Casting
Oak Park Theatre Festival
www.oakparkfestival.com
Casting Director: Lucy Carr
Raven Theatre
www.raventheatre.com
Casting Director: Catherine Miller
Redtwist Theatre
www.redtwist.org
Remy Bumppo
www.remybumppo.org
Shattered Globe Theatre
www.sgtheatre.org
Casting Director:
Silk Road Rising
www.silkroadrising.org
Casting Director: Claire Simon Casting
Steep Theatre
www.steeptheatre.com
Casting Director: Caroline Neff
Steppenwolf Theatre
www.steppenwolf.org
Casting Director: JC Clementz
Strawdog Theatre
www.strawdog.org
Theatre Wit
www.theatrewit.org
Casting: Jeremy Wechsler
TimeLine Theatre Company
www.timelinetheatre.com
Casting Director: Nick Bowling
Writers Theatre
www.writerstheatre.org
Casting Director: Geoff Button
