Join us for a screening of 'Sitzprobe', an episode from season three of 'Only Murders in the Building', followed by a conversation about the audition and casting process with Casting Director Destiny Lilly and actors Michael Cyril Creighton and Wesley Taylor.
Guest Bios:
DESTINY LILLY is a casting director with a deep love for innovative new projects. She sees herself as a creative matchmaker who brings creative teams together with performers to birth new and exciting partnerships. She is an advocate for actors in the room, and she believes the casting process can be a positive experience for people on all sides of the process. She currently serves as the President of the Casting Society (CSA). She is an Emmy-nominee and the recipient of 3 Artios Awards.
MICHAEL CYRIL CREIGHTON is best known for playing “Howard Morris" on Hulu’s "Only Murders in the Building” opposite Steve Martin, Martin Short & Selena Gomez. Other select TV credits include "Dexter: New Blood,” “A League of Their Own,” "Dash & Lily," "High Maintenance," "Bob's Burgers” and "30 Rock.” He was recently seen recurring in the final season of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." Creighton played abuse survivor "Joe Crowley" in "Spotlight," the 2016 Academy Award Winner for Best Picture and won the Robert Altman Award at the Indie Spirit Awards as part of the film's ensemble. Other Film credits include the Oscar nominees for Best Picture “American Fiction" and Steven Spielberg's "The Post," as well as "Game Night," "Paper Spiders," "The Outside Story" and more. On stage he has been seen in Sarah Ruhl’s Stage Kiss (Playwrights Horizons), Jordan Harrison’s The Amateurs (The Vineyard Theatre) and four World Premieres by The Debate Society (Cape Disappointment, You’re Welcome, Buddy Cop 2 and Blood Play.) He wrote, created and starred in the WGA Award winning web series "Jack in a Box”, which was inspired by working in the Playwrights Horizons box office for 12+ year
WESLEY TAYLOR is a New York based actor best known for his work on Broadway and television. He can most recently be seen on Hulu’s 3rd season of ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING and starring in Goodspeed’s world premiere production of THE 12 - A NEW MUSICAL. His Broadway credits include originating the roles of "Sheldon Plankton" in SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS: THE MUSICAL, "Lucas" in THE ADDAMS FAMILY and "Franz" in ROCK OF AGES, for which he received a Theatre World Award and an Outer Critics Circle nomination. Off-Broadway, Wesley was seen in Signature Theatre's CABARET, Kennedy Center’s THE WHO’S TOMMY and MCC's ALICE BY HEART, which earned him a Chita Rivera Award for 'Outstanding Male Dancer'. His other television credits include recurring on NBC's SMASH, guest starring on Hulu's DIFFICULT PEOPLE, CBS' THE GOOD WIFE, HBO's LOOKING and CW's THE TOMORROW PEOPLE and co-starring in Showtime’s I’M DYING UP HERE. Wesley is also the co-creator and series regular on INDOOR BOYS, which earned him an Indie Series Award for “Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy” and for “Best Comedy Series” two years in a row, and HULU / Pivot TV's IT COULD BE WORSE. In film, Wesley can be seen in independent features THE SURROGATE and LUCKY STIFF, directed by Christopher Ashley. During the pandemic, Wesley has been staffed in a virtual writers room for the development of a new series commissioned by Netflix.
