RIKKI GIMELSTOB, Associate Casting Director, Donna Grossman Casting & Independent Casting Director
Q&A/Comm. Copy OR Monos ONE on ONE
Friday, May 29, 2015, 7pm ET / 4pm PT
This event is in the past.
Rikki casts national network commercials, web-series, print and theater.
Select commercial credits include: Verizon, Covergirl, Coca-Cola, Kitchen Aide, Burts Bees, Keurig, Royal Caribbean Cruises, FourSquare and over a hundred others.
Rikki has also cast 13th Street Repertory Theatre's production of "A Christmas Carol", as well as multiple web-series and readings. Prior to joining Donna Grossman Casting, Rikki was at NBC/Universal for Pilot Season and Season 5 of "30 Rock." Other independent casting credits include; the film "Homecoming", "The Banishing", "Unleashed" by Sex and the City writer, Amy B. Harris and social media campaigns that you can currently see on your Facebook and Instagram! Rikki is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan's School of Music, Theatre and Dance.
She's interested in meeting new actors of all types-all ethnicities (18+).
After a Q&A she'll see Commercial Copy OR Monologues ONE on ONE
Rikki Gimelstob
Rikki is a New York based Casting Director currently casting two network television shows at Jonathan Strauss Casting. She has previously worked as a staff member at Telsey + Company in addition to Donna Grossman Casting and NBCUniversal.
Select credits include: MERRY KISS CAM (HULU/MARVISTA), KEVIN CAN F**K HIMSELF (AMC), HELPSTERS (APPLETV+), THE LAST OG (TBS), Sarah Cooper and Cindy Chupack's Untitled Pilot (CBS), NOS4A2 (AMC), and numerous pilots for NBC, AMC and FOX.
Rikki has also cast Spike Jonze’s “Changers: A Dance Story” and has contributed to the casting of St. Ann’s Warehouse’s productions “People, Places & Things” and the West-End transfer of “The Jungle.” She also has experience casting union and non-union commercials, as well as print and voice-overs. Her favorite part of her job is coaching actors during their auditions to help them find their own unique take on the role.
A member of both the Casting Society of America and the Television Academy, Rikki is a graduate of the University of Michigan. She is also very involved with Cycle For Survival, a charity that raises money for rare cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
The following disclaimer is provided specifically at the request of and in accordance with SAG/AFTRA: Seminars or classes are for educational purposes only and will not secure or provide opportunity for employment in the field or representation by an agent or casting director.
