Zoom: Online FILM INTENSIVE with Ross Shenker, Associate Casting Director, Kate Geller Casting

Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 7pm ET / 4pm PT

Ross Shenker is currently an Associate Casting Director at Kate Geller Casting (Shiva Baby, Nine Days, Don't Think Twice), where his primary focus is on independent film and narrative podcasts.

He has also worked with Taylor Williams and Billy Hopkins on theater and television series. On his own, he has cast short films and an independent pilot.

Selected feature film credits include: Molli & Max In The Future, Cora Bora, The Good Half, Drugstore June, Cold Wallet, Omni Loop (2025 Artios Award Nominee), The Front Room, and Bob Trevino Likes It. 

Upcoming film releases include: The Wild, Canvas, Barron's Cove, Oh Hi!, and Idiotka. 

Television credits include the upcoming limited series The Artist. He also served as Casting Consultant on Prince F*****(Playwrights Horizons/SoHo Rep) and has cast numerous workshops and 29-hour readings of new plays and musicals. Narrative podcast credits include: Good Morning Monster and Pe$os.

INTENSIVE OVERVIEW:

The event will start off with an informative Q&A, followed by your presentation of the scene with a reader in a group. Be prepared to take feedback and adjustments.

This intensive is for adults and teens (13+).

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Ross Shenker

Ross Shenker is currently an Associate Casting Director at Kate Geller Casting (Shiva Baby, Nine Days, Don't Think Twice), where his primary focus is on independent film and narrative podcasts. He has also worked with Taylor Williams and Billy Hopkins on theater and television series. On his own, he has cast short films and an independent pilot.

Selected feature film credits include: Molli & Max In The Future, Cora Bora, The Good Half, Drugstore June, Cold Wallet, Omni Loop (2025 Artios Award Nominee), The Front Room, and Bob Trevino Likes It. 

Upcoming film releases include: The Wild, Canvas, Barron's Cove, Oh Hi!, and Idiotka. 

Television credits include the upcoming limited series The Artist. He also served as Casting Consultant on Prince F*****(Playwrights Horizons/SoHo Rep) and has cast numerous workshops and 29-hour readings of new plays and musicals. Narrative podcast credits include: Good Morning Monster and Pe$os.

He holds a BA in Theater & Jewish Studies from Wesleyan University and an MFA in Performance Studies from the University of Louisville. He worked at IAG (fka APA) for 3 years in their Comedy & Talent Departments. He has previously taught and/or directed at the University of Louisville, UW-Madison, Actors Connection, The Brooklyn Center for Theater Research, and Adult Film. He is also a Certified Teacher Candidate with the National Michael Chekhov Association.