Industry Pros

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April 2023

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Danielle Pretsfelder Demchick

Casting Director

The co-VP of Advocacy for the Casting Society of America, Danielle Pretsfelder Demchick’s work elevating underrepresented communities has been barrier breaking. She has led open calls for (Click View More...)

The co-VP of Advocacy for the Casting Society of America, Danielle Pretsfelder Demchick’s 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, and most recently, a global open call for Asian Actors (over 7,000 actors submitted.) Part of her role as VP, Advocacy entails consulting on projects seeking talent from underrepresented communities, especially the disability community, for CSA’s over 1,000 members worldwide. She also distributes and maintains all contact information for disability community outreach and searches.

A leader in the organization's Equity in Entertainment committee, 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 she is 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. She is also a trained childhood bereavement group facilitator and serves as a member of the Caring Committee for the Wechsler Center for Modern Aging. She prides herself on being an ally to artists and aspiring talent of all abilities.

Recent disability specific partnerships within the Casting Society’s Equity in Entertainment Committee include Easterseals Disability Film Challenge, Actionplay, and Spectrum Laboratories.

Donna McKenna

Casting Director

Donna McKenna is an award winning, international casting director, producer, and educator.  She has cast numerous independent films, TV shows, episodic (Click View More...)

Donna McKenna  is an award winning, international casting director, producer and educator. She has cast numerous independent films, TV show, episodic radio shows, music videos, pilots and web-series during her 25 years in the business. Her projects have screened at prestigious film festival such as, The Tribeca Film Festival,
Festival de Cannes, Berlin International Film Festival, the Milan Film Festival, Dances With Films, LA Film Festival and numerous Oscar Qualifying Short Film Festivals, many of these projects  have received theatrical distribution and can be seen on Amazon Prime, iTunes, Apple,TV, Tubi, Roku, Hulu, Direct TV and other streaming platforms.

Donna has been recognized by the industry for her efforts, among  some of her kudos are a Voice Arts Award for Best Ensemble Cast Performance Audio Show, the IndieFest Casting Award, Best Ensemble Casting from Blast Off FIlm Festival and she was the Runner Up for the Mandy.com Casting Director Award, nominated and chosen 
from actors and industry personnel  around the world.

As an educator Donna teaches workshops for many schools and she works with actors of all ages. She focuses on the craft of acting, improvisation, audition technique as well as a course called "Producing Your Career". In her own McKenna Method Workshops  she works with actors to free their instrument, get out of their head and make bold choices using some theatre games she has developed during her career.

Donna can be found at industry events and film festivals worldwide, speaking to actors and filmmakers, sharing her passion and knowledge, offering guidance and encouragement, inspiring artist to follow their dreams and never give up.

Paul Dinh-McCrillis

Casting Director

PAUL DINH-McCRILLIS is a member of the Casting Society of America with over 18 years’ experience casting film, television, theater, commercials, and new media. He’s worked with Hugh Jackman, Mel Gibson (Click View More...)

PAUL DINH-McCRILLIS is a member of the Casting Society of America with over 18 years’ experience casting film, television, theater, commercials, and new media. He’s worked with Hugh Jackman, Mel Gibson, Chris Carter, Bill Duke, Rashida Jones, Gary Cole, and many others. For a list of credits (excluding theater), An indy film he most recently cast, Martinez, Margaritas and Murder!, is currently shooting in Los Angeles and his has been contracted for two additional films in Fall 2022. Visit imdb for more info. Paul is based in Los Angeles. 


Diakeim Lyles

Casting Director

Diakeim Lyles has been a commercial casting Dir. for the last 20+ years. First at Liz Lewis casting partners for 8 years, working on numerous on-camera commercials and voice-over castings. Diakeim now works independently with various casting houses in the New York area. Current and previous (Click View More...)

Diakeim Lyles has been a commercial casting Dir. for the last 20+ years. First at Liz Lewis casting partners for 8 years, working on numerous on-camera commercials and voice-over castings. Diakeim now works independently with various casting houses in the New York area. Current and previous Casting co. include Brooke Thomas Casting, Envision Studios, House Casting, Allison Twardziak Casting, Liz Lewis Casting to name a few. He recently completed casting projects for All-State Insurance, Spectrum Cable spot (for Liz Lewis Casting) and indie film “The Caller Returns”. Diakeim is a private virtual acting coach and teaches commercial audition classes at Actors Connection NYC, Stella Adler Studio of Acting, Wright Way Coaching and other schools around the NYC area. Actors respond to his outgoing personality making them feel relaxed during auditions so that clients always get their best performance. He loves casting.


Eddie Rabon

Agent

Eddie has been a member of the Take 3 Talent team since 2011 after spending 5 years with a NYC-based boutique talent management company. Eddie manages film and television projects for the agency's 18+ clients and theater for all of Take 3's clients. (Click View More...)

Eddie has been a member of the Take 3 Talent team since 2011 after spending 5 years with a NYC-based boutique talent management company. Eddie manages film and television projects for the agency's 18+ clients and theater for all of Take 3's clients.

Since joining the T3 team, he's shepherded countless Broadway debuts - in fact, making that phone call to a client is his favorite thing about being an agent. You name a NY-based television show, and he's booked a T3 client on it, including series regulars on Fox, Netflix, Paramount+ and Disney+ to name a few.

Eddie has a degree in Musical Theater from Point Park University in Pittsburgh. He splits his time between NYC and the Catskills. When he's not 'working on his fitness', he enjoys spending his "free time" hiking and frolicking in waterfalls and painting.


Mark Smith

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. 

Jacob St. Aubin

Talent Manager

Jacob St. Aubin manages talent with Jamie Malone at MC Talent Management.  Starting as an intern at (Click View More)

Jacob St. Aubin manages talent with Jamie Malone at MC Talent Management.  Starting as an intern at a management company, he has worked in and out of the representation world. Originally from Columbus, OH, he moved to Los Angeles in 2013 after graduating from Ohio Universityand has worked at several different agencies in Print, Theatrical, and Commercial.