In Person: NETFLIX TV Casting Director Event - Showcase to THREE top TV Casting Professionals

Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

When it comes to streaming media, Netflix is the indisputable king.

With more original content than Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and Disney Plus, Netflix series provide talent with incredible opportunities to grow both as actors and to build their credits.

We're excited to have THREE top Casting pro's who have cast for a wide variety of NETFLIX TV series and features.

This event will start off with a Q&A. Then, you'll then be showcasing in a group format to our panel.

You'll work with a reader and get immediate feedback on your performance so you can continue to make smarter and more powerful choices in this ever-changing career.

This panel includes:

- Mia Cusumano, M&M Casting

- Matthew Glasner CSA, Associate Casting Director, Aibel/Holbrook Casting

- Heather Washburn, Susanne Scheel Casting / Stephanie Holbrook Casting

**Please note that Guests are subject to change.
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Please note that this in person showcase 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.

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Mia Cusumano

Mia Cusumano is a three time Artios nominee having won for her work on The Trial of Chicago 7.

Over the past 20 years of casting, some of her more notable projects include: The Better Sister (currently season 1 on Amazon Prime) Ramy (Hulu) The Trial of Chicago 7 (Netflix) The Leftovers (HBO) She Said, and Paterson.

In addition, previous notable indie work includes but not limited to: Divine Blood, starring Lena Headey and Robin Tunney, 109 Billion Followers (JK Simmons, Nina Arianda), Lez Bomb (Cloris Leachman, Bruce Dern, Kevin Pollack, Deirdre O'Connell), Bruiser (Trevante Rhodes, Shamier Anderson), and The Throwback (Justine Machado, Will Sasso, Michelle Randolph).

Currently, Mia is casting multiple indies including: I Won't Dance, Camp Love, Cups and Bowls and No One Like a Mad Woman. 

Matthew Glasner

Matthew Glasner is a New York City–based casting professional whose credits span major films, high-profile TV and streaming series, and independent festival premieres. He has collaborated with casting teams on high-caliber feature films including Spotlight (Academy Award–winning), Materialists, The Phoenician Scheme, My Old Ass, Nightbitch, Armageddon Time, Asteroid City, Trap, White Noise,Reality and Little Women, with upcoming premieres including Noah?Baumbach’s Jay Kelly and Maggie?Gyllenhaal’s The Bride. 

In addition to his associate work, Matthew functions as an independent casting director, having cast features and shorts showcased at major festivals like Braid (Tribeca 2018), Safe (Cannes 2021), Power Signal (Sundance 2023), Sarajin (Tribeca 2023), Let (SXSW 2024), Trapped (SXSW 2024), Corpse Fishing (Tribeca 2024) (Artios 2026 Nominee), and Our Hero Balthazar (Tribeca 2025). 

Upcoming feature releases include The Technique starring Emma Roberts, Noomi Rapace, Ben Platt and Nicholas Alexander Chavez; The Revisionist starring Andre Holland, Dustin Hoffman, Alison?Brie and Tom?Sturridge; and Lucy Schulman starring Ellie Sachs, David Cross, Thomas Mann, and Hasan Minhaj. 

On the television side, Matthew has contributed to series including Long Bright River, The Staircase,Outer Range, The Sinner, Servant, Scenes from a Marriage, and Hello Tomorrow!

Matthew is an Artios Award winner for his casting of Motherland (Short Film 2024) and received recognition as Associate Casting Director on My Old Ass (Independent Feature 2025), along with being honored with the 2024 Associate Spotlight Award.

Follow this link to view his credits on IMDb

Heather Washburn

Heather Washburn is an Independent Associate Casting Director living in New York City.

She has worked with notable casting directors, including Susanne Scheel, Julie Schubert, Zoe E. Rotter, Mia Cusumano & Megan Rafferty, Alexa Fogel, and Ellen Lewis.

Some of her previous credits include “Rabbit, Rabbit”(Netflix), “F.A.S.T. (WB), “The Better Sister” (Amazon), “Under the Bridge” (Hulu), “The Diplomat” (Netflix), “A Sudden Case of Christmas”, and “The Irishman” (Netflix).

Before working on TV and Film, she worked at Binder Casting on many theatre projects, including Broadway productions of "The Lion King” and “In Transit”, the national tours of “Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder”, “White Christmas”, and productions at City Center Encores, Hartford Stage, and many more.