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An office of casting professionals based in New York and Los Angeles,

The Telsey Office casts for television, film, theatre, and commercials.

We are dedicated to transforming our profession and our industry by creating safe, equitable, anti-racist spaces through our craft and within The Telsey Office itself.

OUR VALUES

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging are not just a set of goals and initiatives; they are vital components of what we set out to achieve through our casting.

We believe that by elevating and amplifying the visibility and voices of communities that have been harmed by white-favoring systems, practices, and ideas, we can and must do our part to help create a more inclusive and just arts community. It is our goal to ensure that Black, Indigenous, and all People of Color (people of the global majority), as well as people with visible and non-visible disabilities and the LGBTQIA+ communities, are not just seen but truly valued, embraced, and empowered in film, television, theatre, and all other forms of performance.

• Through our continuous Unconscious Bias training with DEEP Corporate Consulting Partners (DCCP) and their affiliate Disruptive Education Project (DEEP), we have committed to our equity journey in alignment with the Diversity, Belonging, Inclusion, and Equity (DBIE) Spectrum.

• We have and will continue to increase the diversity of our staff presence by embracing thorough hiring practices and creating a space of belonging that centers, nurtures, and amplifies voices of traditionally underrepresented communities.

• We are committed to continuous collaboration with outside organizations, including Black Theatre United (BTU), Broadway Advocacy Coalition (BAC), and BIPOC members of our community to ensure equitable opportunities for BIPOC professionals.

• We are committed to increasing access to audition opportunities for historically underrepresented actors by expanding how we seek talent. These initiatives include increased outreach to underrepresented communities, collaboration with HBCU training programs, and the creation of new pipelines for discovering talent.

We understand that this is a living document that will evolve and change as we move forward. The above articulates our intentions and identifies specific ways in which we believe The Telsey Office can make lasting change. The Telsey Office will continue this work to ensure that actors and staff members of all backgrounds, races, gender identities, abilities, and sexual orientations feel welcomed, supported, and respected.

VALUES

OUR TEAM

Bernard Telsey*+

Angela Dee Alforque

Portia Black

Rose Bochner

Kristina Bramhall

Alexis Brown

Karyn Casl*

Dana Gaier

Rachel Hoffman*

Lindsay Levine*

Keertana Sastry

Craig Burns*

Kristian Charbonier*

Priya Ghosh

Geoff Josselson*

Destiny Lilly*

Brian Sutow

Adam Caldwell*

Tiffany Little Canfield*+

William Cantler*

Alexander Cortinas

Josh Einsohn*

Raul Frias

Patrick Goodwin*

Danielle King

Steven Gutierrez

Charlie Hano*

Bethany Knox*

Jimmy Larkin

Samantha Marzec

Amelia McCarthy*

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Rashad Naylor*

Stephanie Castillo~

Crysilyn Childs~

Cesar Mendoza~

* Denotes CSA Member | + Denotes AMPAS Member | ~ Denotes Telsey Miranda Fellow

THE TELSEY OFFICE MIRANDA CASTING FELLOWSHIP

FELLOWSHIP

The Telsey Office, a casting office for theater, film, television, and commercials, in partnership with Lin-Manuel Miranda and the Miranda Family Fund, has closed applications for the second class of The Telsey Office Miranda Family Casting Fellowship.

This fellowship was designed in 2021 to bring us one step closer in creating professional development and training opportunities for historically underrepresented artists interested in building a career in casting.

The fellowship is a two-year, full-time, salaried position, financially supported by both The Telsey Office and the Miranda Family Fund, created in an effort to continue to open barriers that have existed in the casting industry, especially for BIPOC and marginalized communities. Over the course of two years, the fellows will take a deep dive into learning the craft of casting across musicals, plays, television, film, and commercials, while working intensively with casting directors, associates, and assistants.

The Miranda Family Fellowship program supports over 100 emerging artists and arts administrators from underrepresented communities through partnerships with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Rhode Island College, Posse Foundation, Vineyard Theatre, Skidmore College, and The Telsey Office. In addition to the training The Telsey Office will provide, the casting fellows will join the larger network of Miranda Family Fellows to receive ongoing professional development, peer networking, mentorship, and coaching with industry leaders. This training will allow the fellows to identify and explore their specific areas of interest within casting while receiving valuable career guidance and tools for navigating predominantly white institutions. The fellows will also attend additional seminars and workshops to further learn how to be advocates for change in the industry.

The fellows will be fully immersed in projects, and experiences will include interaction with creative teams, talent agencies, inclusion in project correspondence, creating audition schedules, preparing audition materials, and being a participant in the casting room. The fellows will be guided by inter-departmental mentorship through the program and beyond.

“The overwhelming number of applicants for this fellowship initially was only outmatched by the extraordinary talent discovered and nurtured during our first cohort of The Telsey Office Miranda Family Casting Fellowship,” said Luis A. Miranda, Jr., patriarch of the Miranda Family Fund. “It has been an honor to partner with the Miranda Family Fund over the last two years and watch our three incredible inaugural Fellows grow as casting professionals,” added Bernard Telsey, Casting Director and owner of The Telsey Office.

The fellowships are structured as two-year, salaried positions with benefits, starting in January/February 2024 and reporting to a New York-based office. The ideal candidates are team players with an interest in casting who align with The Telsey Office’s core values of collaboration, artistry, heart, accountability, and advocacy.

No formal experience is required.

The application deadline for our 2024 fellowship has now passed.