Industry Pros

Holly Buczek, CSA (Casting Director) Wojcik/Seay Casting & HDB Casting: National & International tours: Rent, Rock Of Ages, Something Rotten, Motown,  Kinky Boots, Jekyll & Hyde, Dreamgirls, Annie, Wizard Of Oz, The Illusionists,Daniel Tiger, PJ Masks, Charlie Brown Christmas and more. Other Projects: 50 Shades, The Original Parody – off Broadway and Touring Companies, Church & State and Othello, The Remix– off Broadway, The John W. Engeman Theatre, Theatre Aspen, Theatre Raleigh, Tuacahn Performing Arts Center, Riverside Theatre, Arvada Center, The Independents for Fringe 2012 (winner Best-of-the Fest),  iLLA, A Hip-Hop Musical, Deployed -The Musical, The Brain That Wouldn’t Die – In 3D, The Groove Factory and Pirates of Finance for NYMF, and for Bard SummerScape festival, The Ballad of Rom and Julz and Bitter Sweet.  

Holly is the resident Casting Director for Musicals Tonight!, Vital Theatre Company, and Matt Murphy Productions. 

TV: The Hunt With John Walsh on CNN. Films: Naz & Maalik, Diva and Symposium. 

Web: Commercials for Intel and Lipton, plus others. 

Holly is also a Casting Director at W/S Casting and with her own company, HDB Casting.

Doreen Frumkin Casting is an independent casting company in New York, primarily focused on commercials and voice overs. Our clients span top advertising and production companies, and cover a wide array of talent types, both union and non union. The diversity of projects keeps us in constant touch with the evolving talent pool, and always on the look out for new faces. Some recent projects/clients include: IHOP, Kettle Chips, Nutella, Mercedes, TD Bank, Dell, Office Depot, White Castle, as well as promos for NBC, and promos for MTV.

Harley Kaplan is a co-founder and casting director with Powers/Kaplan Casting, a bi-coastal casting office that specializes in independent film. Current and upcoming projects include 8000 SHOTS, THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU BLESSED, THE GLASS CAGE, EMPATHY INC, BUCK RUN, BENJI THE DOVE, NEW MONEY, NOBLE EARTH, RIVER OF DARK PURPLE, SWING AWAY, ONE PENNY,  and the television pilots ALL HAIL BETH!, BENNIE'S, IN REALITY, and COUCH CRASHERS. 

Harley began his career as a production trainee at Fox Television before moving on to various positions at New Line Cinema.  He started out in casting with the legendary office of Hopkins/Smith/Barden, where he worked as a casting assistant on movies such as BOYS DON'T CRY, THE CIDER HOUSE RULES, and SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE, as well as HBO's television series SEX AND THE CITY. He later served as associate with PalmStar and S2 Entertainment on an array of films, including JACK AND DIANE, FOR ELLEN, GUN HILL ROAD, UNION SQUARE, SILVER TONGUES, and THE GIRL IS IN TROUBLE.

Since forming Powers/Kaplan in 2010, Harley has cast the award-winning BLUE RUIN and THE COMEDY, as well as MAMAROSH, THE SECTOR, THE TELL-TALE HEART, and promotional campaigns for SONY, RANDOM HOUSE, EF LANGUAGE SCHOOLS, CAROLINA HERRERA, and PURISTICS. Harley has also written and produced short films and executive-produced the features BUCK RUN, DEATH4TOLD, and TEMPTATION.

Skyler is a casting professional that has been on projects such as This Is Us, Dietland, Colony, Good Boys, Controversy (FOX Pilot) and others. She got her degree from California State University Fullerton studying Communications for Entertainment and has an immense passion for the arts. Skyler got her start working in the talent department CONAN and has built her career from there. She has experience will actors of all ages and ethnicities. She spends her free time going to musicals, comedy shows and plays around town finding artists and professionals that are just as passionate and excited about the industry as she is.

An agent based in Chicago, Brittainy is delighted to be part of the performing arts community and is thrilled to help showcase the amazing talents of the actors at the Gray Talent Group. Gray has offices, and represents talent in Chicago, LA, NYC and elsewhere. Brittainy joined Gray in July of 2015. Gray Talent Group is a SAG/AFTRA, Equity and non-union talent agency that secures work for actors in film, theatre, television, commercials, voiceovers, industrials, web and print advertisements. We have a passion to work closely with a select number of actors to help them develop a blueprint for career success.  Brittany share’s Gray’s commitment to nurturing diverse and hard-to-find types and in the personal service and response they provide to casting directors and actors.

KMR passionately champions an eclectic list of accomplished principal performers whose work can regularly be seen on Broadway and the American stage. A New York native, Barrett was born with a deep-seated appreciation for the arts in all forms. Growing up he was an aspiring musician who played several instruments. Barrett ultimately graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of Connecticut. Seeking to marry his business acumen with his passion for entertainment, Barrett pursued a career as a talent agent. While still in college, he interned in CESD’s New York office and returned for full-time employment upon graduation. Barrett then moved to Innovative Artists where he continued his study of the industry, and after two years left to take his first agent position at KMR. When not working, Barrett enjoys catching a Yankees game, playing music, and exploring the many adventures that New York has to offer.

Stephen Belden is a manager at More/Medavoy. He has established himself as a manager with a sharp eye for talent and continues to build a roster of up and coming actors, writers, and directors while also being active in developing and producing projects alongside partners Erwin More and Brian Medavoy. He is from Canton, Ohio and graduated with a degree in Film from The Ohio State University. He got his start in entertainment working in development at BBC Worldwide Productions and The Mark Gordon Company before becoming a talent agent at Sovereign Talent Group. After that, he moved into management at ATN Entertainment where he focused on developing both talent and writers. 

Scott is knee deep in casting for theatre, around the country, as well as film, TV and Commercial!  In addition to casting, Scott pursues his interest in education by teaching audition skills and application on the concept of the business of acting. Some of Scott’s educational work includes a 10 week “Business of Acting” course and a 5 week On Camera commercial technique class. He teaches regularly for SAG/AFTRA and has been a regular guest monologue coach for Vassar’s summer program, Powerhouse. Along with co-teacher Susan Pilar, he developed a 6 week curriculum called “FUSE”, designed to help recently graduated acting students bridge the gap between the academic and professional acting environment. Scott also works with college theatre departments to help them better prepare for their NYC showcase.