New! In Person: THEATER Intensive with Cindi Rush, Casting Director, Cindi Rush Casting

Monday, April 13, 2026, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

Casting for theater and film, Cindi is known for working on new and monumental works.

Her Broadway/Off-Broadway casting credits include: Vape, Urinetown, Ruthless, Disenchanted, Mr. Parker, Shame of Thrones, Drop Dead Perfect, Under My Skin, Silence!, Anthem, Academia Nuts, Mr. Confidential, Homo, Legacy Falls, Mother Wife, God's Country, Bonnie and Clyde, Foreverman, My Mother's Jewish Lesbian Wiccan Wedding, Rooms, and Jacques Brel.

Regional Theaters include: Workshop Theatre of Nantucket, Seven Angels, Triad Stage,  5th Avenue, Hudson Stage, Penguin Rep, Pittsburgh Public, and Charleston Stage.

Film: A Bread Factory (Independent Spirit), The Grief of Others (SXSW/Cannes), Runoff (L.A Film Fest), Policy of Truth (SOHO Film Fest),The Woman (Sundance), Funeral Kings (SXSW) Ghoul, Theresa is a Mother, Jugface (Slamdance), and In The Family (Independent Spirit).

Intensive Overview:

For this intensive, Cindi will select theater sides based on your HS/resume submission which you will receive and prepare 24-48 hours in advance. You'll work with her and a reader in a group as she coaches you through your scene in a format that replicates her casting process. Cindi will be giving you detailed feedback and adjustments and will also share her insight into auditioning for theater in New York.

She's interested in seeing committed actors looking for honest and constructive feedback.

This intensive is for adult actors (18+).

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

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 intensive, Cindi will select sides for you to prepare based on your headshot and fully completed MY INFO section in your AC account.

Assignments will be emailed at least 24 hours in advance. 

Payment:

Payment is due at the time of registration.
We only take American Express, Visa, MasterCard and Discover online.
At checkout, we also offer Buy Now / Pay Later with AfterPay.
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.

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

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

**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.**

Cindi Rush

CINDI RUSH CASTING: 

NY: Vape, Very Hungry Caterpillar, Mr Parker, Sesame Street the Musical, Winnie the Pooh, Paddington Gets in a Jam, Friends, Shame Of Thrones, Ruthless, Disenchanted, Drop Dead Perfect, Under My Skin, Silence!, Rooms, Jacques Brel, Urinetown. The Thing About Men.

Tours including Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, Winnie the Pooh, Sesame Street the Musical, Golden Girls, Paddington Gets in a Jam 

Regional Theaters including Workshop Theatre of Nantucket, Seven Angels, Triad Stage, 5th Avenue, Hudson Stage, Penguin Rep, Pittsburgh Public, Charleston Stage

Film: A Bread Factory (Independent Spirit), The Grief of Others (SXSW/Cannes), Runoff (L.A Film Fest), Policy of Truth (SOHO Film Fest),The Woman (Sundance),Funeral Kings (SXSW) Ghoul, Theresa is a Mother, Jugface (Slamdance), In The Family (Independent Spirit)

Consultant for NYU Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program (1999-2023).

Follow this link to view her credits on IMDB