“THE ART AND CRAFT OF CASTING”: MASTERCLASS BY ELLEN LEWIS

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8
11:00
Pavlos Zannas Theater

From her first job with the legendary Casting Director, Juliet Taylor, who she worked for for eight and half years, her long and illustrious career has led her to explore various worlds for directors Martin Scorsese, Jim Jarmusch, and Steven Spielberg, amongst many others. Through key moments in her career, she will give insight into the craft of casting. In 2006, Ellen received the NY Women in Film & Television Muse Award and in 2015, she received the Hoyt Bowers Award from the Casting Society of America. Ellen has been nominated for six Emmy Awards and won for Angels in America (co-cast), Boardwalk Empire, and The Queen’s Gambit (co-cast). She has been nominated for a BAFTA award. Ellen has been nominated for 22 Artios awards and has won seven for A League of Their Own, Boardwalk Empire, The Wolf of Wall Street, Godless, Bad Education, The Queen’s Gambit, and Killers of the Flower Moon.