In Person: FEATURE FILM/TV Intensive Danny Gordon, CSA, Casting Director - FIRST TIME GUEST!

Monday, February 23, 2026, 7pm ET / 4pm PT

Danny is an award-winning film and television casting director, educator and theatre director. 

Films to be released this year includes: Andrew Chappelle's I'm Gonna Kill You and Noam Argov's Verse.

Additional recent casting includes the acclaimed A24 / Netflix limited series Beef (Emmy and Artios Award for Outstanding Casting) and the film All That We Love (Tribeca Film Festival).

Upcoming casting: Jacob Kemp and Talisman's Rowen, "a human-manipulated sculpture that uses story, spectacle, and beauty to spark the transformation of vacant lots in New York City into flourishing green spaces." (Forbes)

His intensive will start off with an informative Q&A, followed by your presentation of the scene with a reader. Be prepared to take feedback and adjustments.

Danny enjoys giving new shape and dimension to scenes that actors know well already and use for intensives and showcases. He likes to see what actors choose for themselves, and what that says about them as artists.

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Please note that this in person intensive will be 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 event, please bring your own scene of choice (no more than 2 pages in length) that you feel best showcases your strengths as an actor. If you do not have your own scene, you can select a scene from the General Sides database (link located in your Actors Connection account upon registration).

IN ADDITION: Please bring TWO HARD COPIES of your scene - one highlighted FOR THE READER

Payment:

Payment is due at the time of registration.
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Pay in 4, interest free payments. (free when you pay on-time)

Please follow the procedures listed below:

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

• Arrive at least 10 MINUTES before your event is slated to start. Your host will give important information about the event at this time.

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

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Danny Gordon

Danny is an award-winning film and television casting director, educator and theatre director. 

Films to be released this year includes: Andrew Chappelle's I'm Gonna Kill You and Noam Argov's Verse. Additional recent casting includes the acclaimed A24 / Netflix limited series Beef (Emmy and Artios Award for Outstanding Casting) and the film All That We Love (Tribeca Film Festival).

As a theatre director, Danny directed Amy Herzog's Mary Jane for an ensemble of actresses with disabilities in response to the LA fires. In recent years, he adapted and directed the play I Am My Own Wife for an ensemble of transgender and non-binary performers. For reimagining this play, he received the Transgender Arts Initiative Grant through the city of West Hollywood. Doug Wright, the play's Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright called his adaptation "Singularly powerful and important."

As an educator, Danny is currently an Adjunct Professor in the MFA Acting program at Columbia University and has been a guest instructor for NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, Syracuse University's Aaron Sorkin Intensive and Tepper Semester. He is also the co-founder of The Artist's Space, a studio for actors and writers in Los Angeles. 

Upcoming casting: Jacob Kemp and Talisman's Rowen, "a human-manipulated sculpture that uses story, spectacle, and beauty to spark the transformation of vacant lots in New York City into flourishing green spaces." (Forbes) Danny is a member of the Casting Society of America.

Follow this link to view his credits on IMDb