Spotlight on an unsung hero - the casting director at The Ridgefield Playhouse

Tomorrow night, Friday, November 15 at 7:30 pm - don't miss CASTING BY, a fast-paced journey through the last half-century of Hollywood history from a new perspective, CASTING BY spotlights filmmaking's unsung hero - the casting director.

"Every character begins life as just words on a page. It takes the collaboration of a great casting director to make that character magnificent and the film unforgettable."

- Tom Donahue, Director

"CASTING BY" - Click HERE to view trailer.

There will be a Q&A with Tom Donahue, Director, Jill Schweitzer, Editor, John Balis, Exec. Producer and Stephanie Holbrook · Casting Director following the film.

Hosted by Emmy Award Winning Journalist Ira Joe Fisher

Documentary for Tom Donahue's Casting By which focuses on the unsung casting directors involved in movies. Robert Redford, Robert De Niro, Clint Eastwood and Al Pacino all lend their opinion on the importance of casting directors.

Featuring Woody Allen, Jeff Bridges, Glenn Close, Robert DeNiro, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Duvall, Danny Glover, Diane Lane, Bette Midler, Al Pacino, Robert Redford, Martin Scorsese, John Travolta, Jon Voight

Casting By puts the spotlight on the casting director and takes us on a journey through the last 50 years of Hollywood history from an entirely new perspective. Pioneers Marion Dougherty and Lynn Stalmaster were iconoclasts whose exquisite taste and gut instincts helped to put an end to the old studio system and usher in the New Hollywood with movies like 'Midnight Cowboy', 'The Graduate', and 'Bonnie and Clyde'. They broke away from the traditional typecasting of Hollywood and brought a new kind of leading man and leading lady to the screen.

Ticket Price $10.00 ~ Senior $7.50 ~ Students $5.00

Click here for tickets or call the box office at 203.438.5795

The Ridgefield Playhouse

80 East Ridge

Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877

203.438.5795

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