Advanced Audition Technique
with Casting Director Stephanie Yankwitt
Locations: NYC
Casting Director Stephanie Yankwitt explores self-tape, zoom, and in-person auditions for Theatre, Film, and Television. Students have opportunities to work through mock auditions for all mediums, including work on how to craft the work in the age of self-tapes and zooms. This class will also include discussions on the intersection of identity and artistry, how to navigate the “type” conversation, and the best and most efficient ways to develop a network. Audition Required.
Stephanie Yankwitt (she/her) is the co-founder and principal Casting Director of Stephanie Yankwitt & Company Casting, which specializes in casting across all mediums, including Film, Television and Theatre. The casting team at Stephanie Yankwitt & Company Casting is strongly committed to inclusion and diversity of all kinds and prioritizes casting every project in a way that truly mirrors the heterogeneity of the real world. Select TV/film credits include 2024 Sundance Grand Jury winning & Official selection of Tribeca Film Festival film In The Summers (Alessandra Lacorazza; Lexicon/Exile), Growing Up (Brie Larson/Culture House, Disney+), and ongoing work with O Positive Films, Culture House and Lexicon NY, helmed by Alexander Dinelaris, with whom Stephanie collaborated on the Academy Award Winning film Birdman, or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). New York Theatre highlights include Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune (Broadway), Misha Chowdhury’s Obie and Drama Desk Award Winning play Public Obscenities (Off-Broadway at Soho Rep and Theatre for a New Audience and regionally at Woolly Mammoth); and 2024 Pulitzer Finalist Here There Are Blueberries, conceived and created by Tectonic Theater Project, with regional productions at La Jolla Playhouse and Shakespeare Theatre Company, and off-Broadway in NYC at the New York Theatre Workshop.
Stephanie Yankwitt & Company Casting serves as the Resident Casting Office for Soho Rep and Tectonic Theater Project, and ongoing work with National Asian American Theatre Co., La Jolla Playhouse, and Keen Company. Stephanie sits on the Equity in Entertainment Committee of the CSA.
How to Apply for Part-Time Workshops:
1. New applicants should first submit an online application. Once we receive your application we will contact you to schedule your entrance interview appointment.
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(For the New York workshops application, click here.)
2. If you are a former student within the past two years, please check with william@stellaadler.com as you might not need to submit a new application.
3. If you are applying for a course that requires an audition, please submit a video link to either a performance of a contemporary/realism monologue or a demo reel.
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