Zoom: FEATURE FILM/TV Online Intensive with Danny Gordon, CSA, Casting Director

Thursday, June 25, 2026, 9pm ET / 6pm PT

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

As a casting director, films to premiere this year include Noam Argov's VERSE at the Tribeca Film Festival and San Diego's Comic-Con as well as Andrew Chappelle's I'M GONNA KILL YOU at the Inside Out Festival and Provincetown International Film Festival. 

Additional recent casting includes the acclaimed A24/Netflix series BEEF (Emmy and Artios Awards for Outstanding Casting) and the film ALL THAT WE LOVE (Tribeca Film Festival). 

Danny's just completed work on a pilot and 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 online 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.

What to Prepare:

For this online intensive, 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).

Please email jess@actorsconnection.com your scene choice AS AN ATTACHMENT (file should be labeled YourName_CHARACTER) by 5pm (EST) the DAY BEFORE the event.

Payment:

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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 and the ZOOM link for access to this online event will be emailed to you in advance. If you have not received the link by one hour before the event, please reach out to registration@actorsconnection.com.

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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 casting director, theatre director and educator.

As a casting director, films to premiere this year include Noam Argov's Verse at the Tribeca Film Festival and San Diego's Comic-Con as well as Andrew Chappelle's I'm Gonna Kill You at the Inside Out Festival and Provincetown International Film Festival.

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

His artistic journey began in New York City assisting avant-garde theatre auteur Richard Foreman at the Ontological-Hysteric Theatre. His time in the downtown art scene ignited a passion for actors and how a performer's unique authenticity can strengthen the stories we tell. As a theatre director, Amy Herzog's Mary Jane for an ensemble of actresses with disabilities and Doug Wright's I Am My Own Wife (Transgender Arts Initiative Grant) for an ensemble of transgender and non-binary performers. His adaptation was called "Singularly powerful and important" by the play's Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright. 

As an educator, Danny is an adjunct professor in the MFA Acting program at Columbia University where he teaches his course You & the Camera. He has also recently been a guest instructor for NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, Syracuse University's Aaron Sorkin Intensive and numerous studios and theatre companies from NY to LA. He is a member of the Casting Society of America and the National Alliance of Acting Teachers.

Follow this link to view his credits on IMDb