Stephanie Klapper talks to Backstage about how great it is when the stars align during a casting session; her slate of exciting upcoming projects; and how important keeping a journal of actors one likes is to being a successful casting director.
CSA member since… I believe 1998 (happily, it’s been so long I don’t remember when I joined!)
Selected upcoming credits: Primary Stages: “Perfect Arrangement” and “Exit Strategy”; New York Classical Theatre 2015–16 Season; Peccadillo Theatre Company: Moss Hart’s “Light Up the Sky”; Ford’s Theatre: “The Glass Menagerie” and “110 in the Shade”; upcoming shows for: Baltimore Center Stage, Canadian Stage Company, Capital Rep, Cincinnati Playhouse, Kansas City Rep; Milwaukee Rep, and more…; indie feature film “Yellow Tape”
What’s your typical day like? I usually wake up at 5 a.m. and catch up on email, script reading, and the New York Times. Once at the office, my fantastic team and I will touch base about the various projects we are working on and what we need to do. From there it’s either about prep, scheduling, research, etc., and follow up by phone,
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