Ridgefield Playhouse to Present CASTING BY, 11/15

The unsung heroes, the casting directors, will have their time in the spotlight in Casting By, a Ridgefield Playhouse Documentary Film Series event, at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Friday, November 15, at 7:30 p.m. This event will profile the last 50 years of Hollywood history including the box office sensations Midnight Cowboy, The Graduate and Bonnie and Clyde. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with?Director Tom Donahue (pictured), Executive Producer?John Balis, Producer?Ilan Arboleda, Casting Director Gretchen Rennell and Film Editor Jill Schweiter. For tickets ($10 adults, $7.50 seniors, $5 students), call or visit the box office at (203) 438-5795, or order online at ridgefieldplayhouse.org.

Unsung heroes, the casting directors get their time in the spotlight in the film event Casting By at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Friday, November 15

The unsung heroes, the casting directors, will have their time in the spotlight in Casting By, a Ridgefield Playhouse Documentary Film Series event, at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Friday, November 15, at 7:30 p.m. This film will profile the last 50 years of Hollywood history including the box office sensations Midnight Cowboy, The Graduate and Bonnie and Clyde. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with?Director Tom Donahue, Executive Producer?John Balis, Producer?Ilan Arboleda, Casting Director Gretchen Rennell and Film Editor Jill Schweiter. This event is underwritten by Cohen and Wolf, P.C. and The Ridgefield Press with media sponsor WSHU Public Radio Group.

Casting By explores the work of movie casting pioneers Marion Dougherty and Lynn Stalmaster, iconoclasts whose exquisite taste and gut instincts helped put an end to the old studio system and usher in the New Hollywood. They broke away from traditional typecasting and brought a new kind of leading man and leading lady to the screen.?Clint Eastwood, Robert DiNiro, Al Pacino and Robert Redford all lend their opinions on the importance of the unsung heroes of movies -- the casting directors.

For tickets ($10 adults, $7.50 seniors & $5 students by calling the box office), call or visit the box office at (203) 438-5795, or order online at ridgefieldplayhouse.org. The Ridgefield Playhouse is a not-for-profit performing arts center located at 80 East Ridge, parallel to Main Street, Ridgefield, CT.