CAROL HANZEL, Casting Director, Carol Hanzel Casting
Q&A/Contemporary Monologues/Commercial Copy ONE on ONE
Monday, December 15, 2014, 6pm ET / 3pm PT
This event is in the past.
A brilliant guest who casts for theater, TV, film, commercials and industrials. Carol has cast over 2500 commercials both on camera and V/O and is always busy with both SAG, AEA and non-union projects.
Currently, Carol is casting A Happy End for Abingdon Theatre Co. Her recent theater projects include: The Countess of Storyville (upcoming workshop), Fix Me, Jesus (Abingdon Theatre), The Great Divorce (off-B'way), The Beautiful Dark (Premiere Stages). Recent Commercials and Voice-overs for: Purina, Frigidaire, Lay's Potato Chips, Nespresso.
Other recent casting projects include Mardi Gras for The York Theater, industry readings for Casanova and Distant Thunder-two new Broadway musicals and just finished casting Love Songs for Feinsteins, March Madness for the Abingdon Theatre Company, a showcase production of And Vice, Versa, and the national tour of Clifford the Big Red Dog. Carol also just finished casting the world premiere of Handicapped People in Formal Attire for Premiere Stages, two plays for Premiere Stages-Follow Me To Nellie's and Hannah, the National Tour of Legally Tour for NSMT and casting the reading of the musical The Streets of Storyville. She also just finished casting two musicals for North Shore Music Theater-Tarzan and The King and I, the animated TV series The Wonder Pets and the hit Off-Broadway play of The Screwtape Letters. Recent television casting for two new series: The Moodsters and Finky's Kitchen. Carol also cast the Emmy nominated series Hi-5. Past film credits include the feature film A Very Serious Person directed by Charles Busch and The Guru. Past Broadway and National Tour credits include: Swing!; Sally Marr and her Escorts starring Joan Rivers; and Defending the Caveman. Off-Broadway credits include: Signs of Life; My Vaudeville Man!; Wanda's World; Dr. Sex; Theda Bara and the Frontier Rabbi; Dorian Gray; Trophies. Regional and International world premieres include Reel to Real ; Lost Boy Found in Whole Foods; The Good Counselor; Cagney!; Backwards in High Heels; Duck Crossing; Madison; Lizzie Borden as well as productions of Rabbit Hole; Dracula; Girl's Night; Regrets Only; Hats!; The Shape of Things; Flight of the Lawnchair Man; The Tin Pan Alley Rag; and I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change.
She's interested in meeting actors of all types-all ethnicities (18+) and has called in and booked many AC actors from past seminars.
After a Q&A she'll see Contemporary Monologues or Commercial Copy ONE on ONE
Carol Hanzel
Carol’s professional background as a musical theatre performer includes the original Broadway productions of Sherry, Cabaret and Promises, Promises as well as the Lincoln Center revivals of West Side Story and Show Boat.. Her performing career also included numerous commercials, television, regional theater and voice overs. She has danced with such renowned artists as Gene Kelly, Chita Rivera, Joel Grey and Donna McKecknie, and played opposite Ann Miller in Mame. Fun facts: She was on a bowling team with Sammy Davis, Jr., appeared on the same stage as Mr. Jiggs, the roller-skating chimpanzee on the Ed Sullivan Show and danced alongside Morgan Freeman at the World's Fair.
Following a successful career on the stage, Carol spent 5 years as a talent agent, representing new and established clients culminating in working for Writers and Artists Agency. Carol entered casting in 1984 when she was asked to join the prestigious advertising agency, Ogilvy and Mather, as an on-staff casting director where she worked until 1988, when she opened her own company. She continued her commercial casting and expanded her office to include casting for theatre, her first love, as well as television and film.
Wearing a number of different hats in diverse areas of the “business” has enabled Carol to possess a distinctive overview of the casting process, and a comprehensive knowledge of the many components that make for a successful finished product. Add to that Carol's passion for her work, love of collaboration and respect for the creative process and it adds up to make CHC a unique asset, guaranteed to make every project, no matter the size or the ambition, reach its ultimate goal.
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.
