Casting Director Assistant

Kendall B. Latimer

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EDUCATION

Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA

Master of Fine Arts Expected Nov. 2021

Agnes Scott College Decatur, GA

Bachelor of Arts in History with Cum Laude honors May 2017 Relevant Coursework: The Historical Imagination, Oral History, Senior Seminar, Life Writing, Nonfiction Writing, Exhibition Process, Public History

Honors: Letitia Pate Evans Scholarship, Phi Alpha Theta (National History Honor Society), Omicron Delta Kappa (National Leadership Honor Society)

EXPERIENCE

Jim Carnahan Casting Office New York, NY

Casting Assistant July 2021 – April 2023

• Assist Jim Carnahan in checking the actor’s availability for auditions in upcoming Broadway and Off- Broadway Shows: Little Shop of Horrors, A Beautiful Noise, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and Funny Girl

• Attend in person audition sessions and assist the creative team by filming and uploading the audition tapes, checking in the actors, and reading the audition material with the actors

• Watch Eco Cast Self-Tapes and Equity Submissions and recommend to the casting office talent to see for upcoming auditions

• Read scripts to understand the director’s vision for selecting talent to see and promote diversity inclusion for historically white productions

SCAD Casting Office Savannah, GA

Casting Intern Sept.– May 2021

• Assist Mikie Heilbrun in implementing Character Breakdowns Services and Eco Cast Live for auditions

• Attended Casting Events and Webinars about latest industry news

• Read and applied Confessions of A Casting Director and Respect for Acting to understand acting and audition techniques

NPR Next Generation Radio Atlanta, GA

Radio Fellow July 2016

• Selected as one of five fellows in Atlanta for national multimedia training project co-sponsored by NPR, NPR member stations, colleges and universities around the US

• Conceived and pitched story ideas, conducted interviews, and produced a multimedia story

(including a non-narrative, character-driven radio piece) out of member station

• Published Articles (Writer and Researcher) - gpbnews.org o “Community By Community: How the Church Can Be Involved in Black Lives Matter” o “Field Notes: Important Journalism Lessons Learned Along the Way” Peachtree Publishers Atlanta, GA

Editorial Intern Nov.-July 2017

• Evaluate and recommend 25+ unsolicited manuscripts daily to senior staff for publication

• Analyze published and unpublished children’s book manuscripts for insertion into Peachtree Publishers Spring 2018 catalog

• Editor: Children’s Picture Books-Middle Grade Chapter Books (manuscripts for reprinting)

• Respond to an average of 50 daily inquiries from writers regarding the status of their manuscripts StoryCorps Atlanta, GA

Atlanta Story Booth Intern June – Dec. 2015

• Represented StoryCorps to the public and actively promoted the StoryCorps mission through 20+ presentations, blogging, and social media

• Responded to 100+ inquiries from participants through email, phone, and mailings

• Conducted interviews of 10 nontraditional-aged students regarding their Agnes Scott College experience, which were cataloged in the Agnes Scott Archives and the Library of Congress PROJECTS

Nonfiction Writing Decatur, GA

Student Writings January-May 2017

• Developed the following nonfiction portfolio at conclusion of class: “I’m Your Black Friend,”

“Chitlins: The Slave Memory,” and “Manufactured Race”

• Provided peer feedback and edits for classmates writings

• Explored, discussed, and wrote creative nonfiction prose such as personal essays and memoirs, profiles, narratives essays, technical writing, argumentative essays, literary journalism, and poetry

Senior Seminar Decatur, GA

History Thesis September-Dec. 2016

• Researched and analyzed African American slavery depictions at an interpretive museum, resulting in a 20-page paper titled” “In Dark Cabins: Interpreting Slavery at The Tullie Smith House.”

• Analyzed onsite slavery depictions and discussed debate over whether or not on site slavery period reenactments is history or misguided entertainment

• Presented research findings, methodology, and historical analysis to history department Public History Decatur, GA

Swanton House –Middle School’s History Curriculum September- Dec. 2015

• Conducted primary and secondary on the Swanton family’s history of slavery that assisted Dekalb County middle school administrators to make history curriculum recommendations to the Dekalb County Board of Education

• Co-designed a website of research findings that met the Dekalb County Board of Education middle school student history requirements

• Created classroom and teacher reference activities discussing the Swanton House’s historical relevance in Dekalb County

SKILLS

• Social media management using Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn

• Production and editing of audio content with AdobeX and Final Cut Pro

• Communicate ideas comprehensively to a large audience

• Collaborate with different people on projects

• Editing and Copywriting

• High volume reading with quick analysis

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