Broadway casting director Duncan Stewart is going independent, launching a new full-service casting agency, Define.
Stewart, previously with ARC and Stewart/Whitley, has cast Celebrity Autobiography, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Real Women Have Curves, Othello, A Wonderful World, On the Town, Chicago, Pippin, and La Cage aux Folles on Broadway. Before his time with casting agencies, Stewart was Director of Casting for Barry and Fran Weissler’s National Artists Management Company and also handled casting for Off-Broadway’s Playwrights Horizons.
“Casting isn’t guesswork,” says Stewart in a statement. “It’s a discipline built on experience, precision, and attention to detail. You’re constantly matching numerous variables: an actor’s specific skill set, a director’s vision, a producer’s budget, a role’s exact demands. Getting that right, consistently, well, that’s the job. It’s also the discipline our clients demand and expect.
“Define is my next chapter. A chance to define who I am as a casting director in and out of the room; define the colleagues and artists I get inspired by, the rooms I build and those I walk into, and all the while sharing the same artistry, integrity, and ‘go the extra mile’ philosophy that’s guided and served me well for over two decades.”
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