In Person: NETFLIX TV Casting Director Event - Showcase to THREE top TV Casting Professionals

Thursday, February 20, 2025, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

When it comes to streaming media, Netflix is the indisputable king.

With more original content than Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and Disney Plus, Netflix series provide talent with incredible opportunities to grow both as actors and to build their credits.

We're excited to have THREE top Casting pro's who have cast for a wide variety of NETFLIX TV series and features.

This event will start off with a Q&A. Then, you'll then be showcasing in a group format to our panel. You'll work with a reader and get immediate feedback on your performance so you can continue to make smarter and more powerful choices in this ever-changing career.

This panel includes:

- Mia Cusumano, M&M Casting

- Liz Ortiz, Casting Solutions / I Ain't Play'in Films

- Heather Washburn, Top NY Casting Office - FIRST TIME GUEST!

*Please note that Guests are subject to change.

Please note that this in person class will be at:

Pearl Studios NYC

You will be emailed your assigned studio the morning of your event.

Pearl Studios has two addresses:

500 8th Avenue, 3rd and 4th floors
and across the street
519 8th Avenue, 12th floor
(between 35th and 36th)

All studios labeled with numbers are at 500 8th Avenue, 3rd and 4th floors.
All studios labeled with letters are at 519 8th Avenue, 12th floor.

What to Prepare:

For this event, please bring in your own 2-3 page scene of choice that you feel best showcases your strengths as an actor. If you do not have your own scene, you can select a scene from the General Sides database (link located in your Actors Connection account upon registration).

Please email jess@actorsconnection.com your scene choice AS AN ATTACHMENT (file should be labeled YourName_CHARACTER) by 5pm (EST) the DAY BEFORE the event.

Payment:
Payment is due at the time of registration.
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Pay in 4, interest free payments. (free when you pay on-time)

Please follow the procedures listed below:

• Please update your headshot and fill out the MY INFO section of your AC account upon registration.

• Arrive at least 10 MINUTES before your event is slated to start. Your host will give important information about the event at this time.

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Mia Cusumano

Mia is a three time Artios Award nominated Casting Director, winning for her work on The Trial of The Chicago 7.

Over the past 20 years in casting; some of her more notable projects include Ramy(Hulu), The Leftovers(HBO), Paterson, She Said, The Trial of the Chicago 7(Netflix).

Among many TV series, Mia has also cast numerous independent films, including The Throwback (releasing this March) Bruiser (TIFF) Lez Bomb, Doctor Doctor, Paint (Sundance).

Mia began her career as the Casting Coordinator for ABC's Primetime Casting Office.

She is currently casting five films and about to start on an yet to be announced Amazon series.

Mia resides in New York City.

Liz Ortiz

Liz is a NYC based casting director and award winning indie film producer/director credited on projects which have screened at hundreds of film festivals such as Sundance, Tribeca, BAM Cinemafest, Toronto, IRIS Prize, GAZE, Brooklyn, Palm Springs, Austin, American Black, HBO Latino, NY Latino, Queen’s World, Reel Sisters, Harlem and Urban World among others.

Projects have aired on CBS, HBO, Peacock, Apple TV, Amazon, Showtime, Netflix, and Lifetime Movies. Casting and producing highlights include: Advantageous (Sundance award winner, Independent Spirit nominee), Barrio Boy (Peacock,Amazon,AppleTV, streaming in France and the UK);  And... Seen (writer/producer/director) a feature documentary commenting on misperceptions of disability in the entertainment industry.

Current indie film projects include The Black Dog is Nipping at Your Heels, in production written, directed by Sundance Alumn Moon Molson, and The Last Days of Byron Bray, by Michael Borrelli of West 52nd Street Films and produced by Sundance Alumn Harris Doran, in pre-production. She also casts special projects for various university film departments and festivals. 

Liz is an in house casting director and on the faculty of Stonestreet Studios/NYU, casts for the Department of Cinematography at New York Film Academy and enjoys giving live and virtual workshops for Princeton University, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, SAG-AFTRA Foundation, Actors Connection other professional actor training programs. 

www.IAintPlayinFilms.com

Heather Washburn

Heather Washburn is an Independent Associate Casting Director living in New York City.

She has worked with notable casting directors such as Julie Schubert, Susanne Scheel, Mia Cusumano & Megan Rafferty, Alexa Fogel, and Ellen Lewis. Some of her previous credits include “The Better Sister” (Amazon), “Under the Bridge” (Hulu), “The Diplomat” (Netflix), “A Sudden Case of Christmas”, and “The Irishman” (Netflix).

Before working on TV and Film, she worked at Binder Casting on many theatre projects, including Broadway productions of ‘The Lion King” and “In Transit”, the national tours of “Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder”, “White Christmas”, and productions at City Center Encores, Hartford Stage, and many more.