Scenes/Monologues with Eve Battaglia

Casting Access

New York

Scenes/Monologues with Eve Battaglia

Friday, November 22, 2024

Begins at 1:00 PM EST
Check-in begins at: 12:45 PM EST

3 Hours

Thursday, November 21, 2024



This class will include a Q&A with New York based Casting Director Eve Battaglia, followed by a prepared work session. 

Participating actors will choose, prepare and perform sides from film or television.  Additional preparation details will be sent upon confirmation.


ABOUT EVE:

Eve Battaglia has been a casting director in NYC for over 25 years, working on film, TV and theater projects.  Most recently, Eve cast Todd Stephen’s SWAN SONG which premiered at SXSW 2021 and was released theatrically and on Amazon simultaneously.  It stars Udo Kier, Jennifer Coolidge, Michael Urie and Linda Evans. It is Ms. Battaglia’s 4th collaboration with Mr. Stephens who along with Udo Kier was nominated for an Indie Spirit in 2022,(Best actor, Best screenplay). Eve cast Rachel Carey's indie Ask For Jane with Cody Horn, Alison Wright, Ben Rappaport, Chloe Levine, Sarah Steele and Sarah Ramos. AFJ made it's festival debut at the Hamptons International FF and was released theatrically spring '19. Eve cast Angela Robinson's Professor Marston and The Wonder Women which premiered at the 2017 Toronto Film Festival and had a wide release in October '17 by Sony/Annapurna. It stars Luke Evans, Rebecca Hall and Bella Heathcote. Other recent projects include Michael O'Shea's feature debut THE TRANSFIGURATION, which made it's world premiere at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival/Un Certain Regard and it's US premiere at SXSW 2017.  Strand released it spring '17 and it was nominated for the John Cassavetes award at the Indie Spirits in 2018.  Eve cast Chadd Harbold's LONG NIGHTS, SHORT MORNINGS starring Shiloh Fernandez ( SXSW 2016) , Ben Dickinson's CREATIVE CONTROL ( SXSW 2015, Special Jury Prize, released by Magnolia and Amazon). Indiewire named it one of the top 10  indies of 2016.  She cast Alexandre Moor's BLUE CAPRICE which premiered at Sundance 2013 and went on to Deauville, New Directors/ New Films (2013 opening night) and was nominated for Gotham and Indie Spirit awards in 2014. Eve cast Stephen Belber's feature film MATCH which stars Patrick Stewart, Carla Gugino and Matthew Lillard. MATCH made it's world premiere at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival and was released theatrically in early 2015 by IFC.  Eve cast TRANSAMERICA, for which star Felicity Huffman won the Golden Globe, SAG and the Indie Spirit award, in addition to being nominated for an Academy Award.  Other projects include GIMME THE LOOT (SXSW 2012, audience award), SORRY HATERS (TIFF 2006, Indie Spirit nom), ON THE ROAD WITH JUDAS (Sundance 2007).  She has twice been nominated for a Casting Society award for Best Casting of an Independent Feature for SWAN SONG and TRANSAMERICA.

Eve did the US casting for the Netflix series LILYHAMMER.

She cast the Sundance Institute Director's Lab from 2006 through 2013. She has cast numerous staged readings and theater productions on and off-Broadway for the Manhattan Theater Club, Primary Stages, Actors Theater of Louisville, and The Circle Repertory Company.