In Person: Theater Intensive with Judy Bowman, CSA, Casting Director, Judy Bowman Casting

Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

Here's your chance to work with this busy CD who casts for theater, film and TV.

Her THEATER projects include: 

- NOT NOBODY(59e59) off-Broadway play by Brian Dykstra

- BULLETHEAD by Peter Macklin, directed by Scott Schwartz, off-Broadway

- The Sharon Playhouse upcoming season.

RECENT: Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library(59e59), Bullethead(dir. Scott Schwartz), The Humans(Palm Beach Drama Works), and Little Women(Geva Theatre), Jeffrey Hatcher’s Dial M for Murder(Arizona/Pioneer), RIFT(Luna Stage), True Art(Dorset Theatre Festival), Festival of New Jewish Plays(Berkshire Theatre Group/JPP),  Summer, 1976(Wellfleet HAT), Sanctuary City(Kitchen Theatre Co/Geva), Where We Belong(Folger/Woolly Mammoth tours) & the Sharon Playhouse season.

Past THEATER includes: Justice, Four Women: Nina Simone(Arizona Theatre Company), The Three Musketeers(Cleveland Play House), Bina’s Six Apples(CTC & The Alliance / Eric Ting), Teenage Dick(Woolly Mammoth/Huntington/Pasadena), Where We Belong(tour), Thirst(Dorset Theatre Fest/Theresa Rebeck), & several Bway/Off Bway productions.

Collaborations with Humana Festival, Merrimack, Kitchen Theatre, San Francisco Playhouse, A.R.T. Artios Award nominee for Best Webseries Casting, PT Barnum Award recipient.

Intensive Overview:

Judy will have received your headshots ahead of time and "cast" each actor in a theater scene, which you will be sent via email 1-2 days in advance.

The night will start off with a Q&A, and then you will read your sides with a reader. Judy will begin working with each actor in a group format. Be prepared for awesome feedback and training that will impact your auditions immediately.

Judy is always interested in meeting trained actors of all types-all ethnicities-all ages (18+) for her many projects.

***Actors Connection provides our readers for all events.

Please note that this in person intensive will be held at:

Pearl Studios NYC
500 8th Avenue, 3rd, 4th and 12th floors
(between 35th and 36th)

You will be emailed your assigned studio the morning of your event.

WHAT TO PREPARE:

For this intensive, Judy will select sides for you to prepare based on your headshot and fully completed MY INFO section in your AC account. IN ADDITION: Please bring TWO HARD COPIES of your scene - one highlighted FOR THE READER.

Assignments will be emailed at least 24 hours in advance. 

Please follow the procedures listed below:

• Please update your headshot and fill out the MY INFO section of your AC account upon registration.

• The room will be open 30 minutes before the event is scheduled to start. Please arrive at least 10 MINUTES before your event begins as your host will give important information about the event at this time.

• Instructions will be emailed to you in advance. If you have not received the location by one hour before the event, please reach out to registration@actorsconnection.com.

Additional Information:

Our online office hours are 9am-6pm Monday-Friday

If you have an emergency for a class you are participating in outside of these hours, please email help@actorsconnection.com and your host will be able to respond.

**No recording of any kind is permitted by participants during class.**

**Actors Connection classes and programming are for ADULTS (18+). Unless it is disclosed above, with permission, some teens (14+) are allowed to take adult programming. To inquire about getting permission, please send an email to: info@actorsconnection.com**

**Please keep in mind that all programs at Actors Connection are for educational and professional development purposes. Participating in any class or event is not a promise of employment.**

Judy Bowman

JUDY BOWMAN, CSA (she/hers)

Her THEATER projects include: 

- NOT NOBODY(59e59) off-Broadway play by Brian Dykstra

- BULLETHEAD by Peter Macklin, directed by Scott Schwartz, off-Broadway

- The Sharon Playhouse upcoming season.

RECENT: Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library(59e59), Bullethead(dir. Scott Schwartz), The Humans(Palm Beach Drama Works), and Little Women(Geva Theatre), Jeffrey Hatcher’s Dial M for Murder(Arizona/Pioneer), RIFT(Luna Stage), True Art(Dorset Theatre Festival), Festival of New Jewish Plays(Berkshire Theatre Group/JPP),  Summer, 1976(Wellfleet HAT), Sanctuary City(Kitchen Theatre Co/Geva), Where We Belong(Folger/Woolly Mammoth tours) & the Sharon Playhouse season.

Past THEATER includes: Justice, Four Women: Nina Simone(Arizona Theatre Company), The Three Musketeers(Cleveland Play House), Bina’s Six Apples(CTC & The Alliance / Eric Ting), Teenage Dick(Woolly Mammoth/Huntington/Pasadena), Where We Belong(tour), Thirst(Dorset Theatre Fest/Theresa Rebeck), & several Bway/Off Bway productions.

Collaborations with Humana Festival, Merrimack, Kitchen Theatre, San Francisco Playhouse, A.R.T. Artios Award nominee for Best Webseries Casting, PT Barnum Award recipient.

FILMS include First Shift, Hurricane Bianca, Gold Star, Separation, One Moment, and the TV series Big Dogs. Numerous short films, webseries, and audio projects.

Follow this link to view her website

Follow this link to view Judy's credits on IMDb