{"id":255266,"date":"2026-07-30T05:40:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T05:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/255266\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T05:40:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T05:40:19","slug":"casting-director-duncan-stewart-launches-independent-casting-agency-define","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/255266\/","title":{"rendered":"Casting Director Duncan Stewart Launches Independent Casting Agency Define"},"content":{"rendered":"

Broadway casting director Duncan Stewart<\/a> is going independent, launching a new full-service casting agency,\u00a0Define.<\/p>\n

Stewart, previously with ARC and Stewart\/Whitley, has cast\u00a0Celebrity Autobiography<\/a>,\u00a0Joe Turner’s Come and Gone<\/a>,\u00a0Real Women Have Curves<\/a>,\u00a0Othello<\/a>,\u00a0A Wonderful World,\u00a0On the Town<\/a>,\u00a0Chicago<\/a>,\u00a0Pippin<\/a>, and\u00a0La Cage aux Folles<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

“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\u2019s the job. It\u2019s also the discipline our clients demand and expect.<\/p>\n

“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.”<\/p>\n

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