Michael Cassara

Michael Andrew Cassara (born April 14, 1981 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio) is an American casting director, director and producer of musicals, plays and films.

Career

Cassara serves as the resident casting director for the New York Musical Theatre Festival, where he has cast over 40 new musicals since the festival's inception in 2004. His work has frequently been seen at many regional theatres including the Olney Theatre Center, the Goodspeed Opera House, Kitchen Theatre, Great Lakes Theater Festival, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Gulfshore Playhouse and The Old Globe. As an educator specializing in entertainment industry topics and audition technique, he has taught master classes and workshops at Northwestern University, Kent State University, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, The University of New Hampshire, Pace University, Belmont University, New York University, SUNY New Paltz, and also throughout Europe.

He is particularly known for his frequent collaborations with contemporary musical theatre writers and artists, including Brian Lowdermilk, Kait Kerrigan, Richard Kind, John McDaniel and B. D. Wong. He is a member of the Casting Society of America.

Education

Cassara is a graduate of Hawken School and Otterbein College where he received his BFA in musical theatre.

External links

• michaelcassara.net
• Michael Cassara at the Internet Movie Database

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