HOLLY BUCZEK, Casting Associate, Wojcik/Seay Casting
Q&A/Monologues/Songs ONE on ONE
Friday, May 5, 2017, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT
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Holly is no stranger to auditions, having been in the business most of her life. After graduating from Tisch School of the Arts at NYU and while performing at Vital Theatre Company, Holly discovered her passion for casting when the artistic team asked her to step in and cast Vital Theatre's award winning seasons of new, family musicals.
New at this top casting office, Holly just completed casting with Gayle and Scott the National tours of "Motown " and Korean Tours of "Jekyll & Hyde" & "Dreamgirls". Also casting regional seasons across the country with shows including: "A Chorus Line", "Vanya, Sasha , Masha & Spike", "Over The River", "Hello Dolly" and more.
Off -Broadway: "Triassic Parq", "666", Tennessee Williams' "The Two Character Play", " Handle With Care", "Philosophy For Gangsters" and "National Pastime".
Other Tours: "Nice Work If You Can Get It" , "Jekyll & Hyde" , "Joseph…Dreamcoat", "Oklahoma!" and "A Chorus Line". She is also resident casting for Midtown Direct Rep in South Orange. (midtowndirectrep.org)
Recent indie films: "Best Man In The Dark" & "Tommy Battles The Silver Sea Dragon" . Commercial Clients include: Suave, Breyers, Bank Of America, Crest, Verizon , Canon and many more. She has also begun producing theatre with her company Leap On Three LLC working on a Broadway Bound Play entitled "Mr. Rickey Calls A Meeting", a developing rock musical and several other projects.
Holly is currently the Casting Director in residence with Musicals Tonight! & Vital Theatre Company. She works on Berenstain Bears, Live and Sex Tips For Straight Women From A Gay Man (off-bway) with Matt Murphy Productions. She has worked in the past with JDC on the national touring companies of Annie, Mamma Mia!, 42nd Street, Bring It On, Wizard of Oz, and Joseph…
Favorite HDB Casting projects: Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike plus Deathtrap for The Engeman Theatre, World Tenors, Unleashed (Concert), 50 Shades, The Musical (off-Broadway), Absolution (off-Broadway), past seasons of Millbrook Playhouse, MacBeth, Much Ado About Nothing and Richard III for The Secret Theatre, Caroline or Change for Cyrano's Theatre in Alaska, The Independents for Fringe 2012 (voted "Best of Fest"), iLLA, A Hip Hop Musical (staged reading), Deployed, The Musical, The Groove Factory, The Brain That Wouldn't Die – In 3D and The Pirates Of Finance for NYMF, R U Nobody 2? (a staged reading at the Dramatists' Guild) and for Bard SummerScape festival, The Ballad of Rom and Julz and Bitter Sweet. Film/TV/Web: Naz And Maalik (featured at SXSW), Diva (featured at The Brooklyn Film Festival), commercials for INTEL, LIPTON and PLEDGE.
After a Q&A she'll see Monologues/Songs ONE on ONE
Holly Buczek
Holly Buczek is no stranger to auditions, having been in the business as a performer since she was 5 years old!
After graduating from Tisch School of the Arts at NYU and while performing at Vital Theatre Company, Holly discovered her passion for casting when the artistic team asked her to step in and cast Vital Theatre’s award winning seasons of new, family musicals. Her enthusiasm for her work and drive to advance catapulted her quite rapidly into a full career in casting.
Over the years, she has worked on the casting for Broadway, Off-Broadway, National Touring Companies, Regional Theatre, Family-branded shows, Film/TV and more. One of her casts was Olivier Award Nominated in 2023!
Holly prides herself on creating a warm, but structured casting environment that allows performers to bring their best self to the table. She believes that honoring the creative vision of the team through the casting process is imperative to the success of the project.
Holly has led workshops for Barrington Stage, Broadway Kids Auditions, The Wright Way, Broadway Artists Alliance, Actor Therapy, The Growing Studio, Berklee School of Music at Boston Conservatory, NYU, Actors Connection and many other schools. She is the Business of Acting Instructor and Showcase Consultant for American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC. Through teaching she strives to help performers navigate the audition process in a way that allows them to bring their unique and authentic self to their work in the audition room.
The following disclaimer is provided specifically at the request of and in accordance with SAG/AFTRA: Seminars or classes are for educational purposes only and will not secure or provide opportunity for employment in the field or representation by an agent or casting director.
