Casting Director
Having a father who was a movie producer, Darya Balyura started acting at an early age and fell in love with the biz. Working as a casting director in Los Angeles in both TV and Film for over 10 years, she has learned what works and what doesn’t when it comes to not only nailing the audition, but actually getting cast on top shows. Darya enjoys coaching actors regularly. She has worked in casting on over 100 projects including commercials, extras casting and even reality TV. She is proud to be affiliated with CSA and the teamsters union.
Agent
Mark has been an agent at The Savage Agency for the past 15 years . Savage represents actors in tv, film, commercials, theater and voice overs. Savage has clients working in such current shows (Click View More...)
Mark has been an agent at The Savage Agency for the past 15 years . He joined Savage after spending over twenty years as a performer, starring in productions in Los Angeles, London, New York, Tokyo and Las Vegas as well as tv and film . Savage represents actors in tv, film, commercials, theater and voice overs. Savage has clients working in such current shows as Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Babysitters Club, Fuller house, Wu tang Clan, #Black AF and several Disney and Nickelodeon shows. Savage started the careers of Shailene Woodley, Nick Robinson, Jodie Sweetin, Ashton Sanders and many, many others.
Agent
Julia Schneider heads the TV/Film department at the Ambition Talent Agency. Her background as a casting assistant to acclaimed CD Stephanie Gorin enabled her to experience first hand the details involved in casting commercials, television series and feature films. Julia began her career in the entertainment business at the age of 13. She worked as an actor for over 10 years, appearing in various TV series and feature films. Her behind the scenes knowledge of the acting world enhances her knowledge of the business side.
Casting Director
Rebecca Weiss, CSA is a Casting Director for theater and film and currently the Artistic Programs Manager at The Playwrights Realm, specializing in new play development. As a Casting Director with McCorkle Casting, she cast (Click View More...)
Casting Director
Danielle Pretsfelder Demchick, CSA (she/her/hers) is a casting director and advocate manifesting change in how the real world is reflected in today’s media. Her focus is on elevating underrepresented and misrepresented (Click View More...)
Danielle Pretsfelder Demchick, CSA (she/her/hers) is a casting director and advocate manifesting change in how the real world is reflected in today’s media. Her focus is on elevating underrepresented and misrepresented communities, and with disability being the most underrepresented and misrepresented facet of our population, her passion for disability inclusion in media is always front and center in her work.
She has been an active member of the New York casting community since 2004. Nickelodeon was her casting home for over 14 years, where she tapped into her love of developing young talent. From live action and animation, scripted and unscripted, long form and short form, and even podcasts, she has and loves to cast it all! Some highlights from her Nickelodeon years include The Astronauts, The Barbarian and the Troll, Blue's Clues & You, Bubble Guppies, Dora the Explorer, Drama Club, Wallykazam, and Welcome to the Wayne.
Since her departure from Nickelodeon to open her own casting office in April 2022, some of her favorite credits include RespectAbility's Disabled Children's Content Creator's Lab (sponsored by Netflix), American Girl: Corinne Tan, the first American Girl of the Year film, which tells the story of the first Chinese American Girl, for HBOMax and Marvista Entertainment, Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas? for Showtime and You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah for Happy Madison Productions, airing on Netflix, and Well-Versed for Nickelodeon. She continues to cast Viacom Kids & Family content and has some exciting projects there she cannot wait to be able to tell more about! She has also been fortunate to collaborate with Netflix, Sony Pictures Television Kids, Disney, PBS, and Sesame Workshop.
Prior to Nickelodeon, she worked in independent film casting. Select credits include Adam (2009), Holly Rollers (2010), New York City Serenade (2007) and Where God Left His Shoes (2007.) She also spent a year at Innovative Artists learning the agency side of the business, learning from the absolute best of the best.
The co-VP of Advocacy for the Casting Society of America, her work elevating underrepresented communities has been barrier breaking. She has led open calls for Trans & Non-Binary Actors, Performers with Disabilities, MENASA (Middle Eastern, North African, South Asian), Veterans, Senior Actors, Native American and Indigenous Actors, Black Actors, Asian Actors (over 7,000 actors submitted.) She recently oversaw CSA's 2023 initiative, Mi Gente!, for Latine actors.
She serves on the board of both the Casting Society of America and Casting Society Cares, where her focus is on Training & Education. She serves as a faculty advisor for RespectAbility and previously as the talent and casting consultant for GAMUT management, which works exclusively with talent with disabilities. She is also on the Actor's Fund's Looking Ahead Advisory Board. In addition to her work in casting, she is currently pursuing a master's degree in Disabilities Studies at the City University of New York and is a trained childhood bereavement group facilitator. She prides herself on being an ally to artists and aspiring talent of all abilities.
Agent
Her clients can be seen performing on Broadway, on national tours, and at leading regional theatres across the country, and she is dedicated... (Click View More...)
Ashley Wible is the Head of Legit Theatre at Aperture Talent, where she has led the department since 2024. Prior to joining Aperture, she spent nine years at Kazarian/Measures/Ruskin & Associates (KMR), quickly rising from assistant to agent. A trained performer herself, Ashley holds a degree in Theatre and Linguistics from University of California, Irvine and has studied at American Conservatory Theater and British American Drama Academy. Her firsthand understanding of the craft fuels her deep commitment to advocating for artists and helping them build sustainable, fulfilling careers. A lifelong theatre lover, Ashley is passionate about championing talent at every stage of development. Her clients can be seen performing on Broadway, on national tours, and at leading regional theatres across the country, and she is dedicated to helping the next generation of artists navigate the industry with clarity, confidence, and purpose.
