ABOUT
ELLIE (SAG/AEA) is a NY-based actor, casting director, theatre producer, and Co-Founding Artistic Director of Making Our Space Theatre Co. (MOS).
ACTOR + PRODUCER
Her work spans regional and indie theatre, Off- and Off-Off-Broadway, commercials, voiceover, and independent film. She studied theatre at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and is a graduate of the Terry Knickerbocker Studio Conservatory.
MOS’s acclaimed inaugural production Kin at The Chain Theatre, directed by Spencer Whale, was hailed by Theatrely as “an auspicious debut,” with Ellie praised for both her comedic instinct and emotional precision. She also served as a lead producer and casting coordinator on the production.
Additional producing credits include the sold-out runs of This Is Not About 9/11 by Sarah Van Auken at the Philadelphia SoLow Festival and its subsequent NYC premiere at NuBox Theater.
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CASTING
I’m drawn to work that feels fully inhabited and to actors who listen, think, and let something unfold behaviorally. My taste leans naturalistic and human; I’m not as interested in polish as I am in an undeniable presence, and in actors who bring texture, specificity, and rich interior life to their work. My foundation in theatre also gives me a real love for work that’s heightened, stylized, or tonally precise. Whatever the form, I want the performance to feel truly lived in.
My background as an actor is inseparable from how I cast. It’s sharpened my eye, but just as importantly, it’s shaped the kind of process I want to create: curious, collaborative, actor-first, and rooted in respect for the craft. I love digging beyond the obvious choices, championing actors I believe in, and bringing emerging and established artists onto the same projects. For me, casting is as much about instinct and connection as it is about finding someone who checks the boxes.
“I mean this 100%, you are the most genuine, considerate casting director I have ever met. Thanks so much for your communication and kindness in the process.”
— Stephen Lamar Lewis, Actor
Recent casting includes We Know It Was You, directed by Delaney Flanagan, winner of "Best College Film" at Poppy Jasper International Film Festival, and an official selection of the New York Comedy Film Festival and Beverly Hills Film Festival; Two Waiters, directed by Gregory Gotham Smith and featuring Connie Shi and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and actor Stephen Adly Guirgis; and The Crown, directed by JD Ferdinand at the Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema. Ellie also works as a freelance Casting Assistant with Nancy Mosser Casting, CSA where they are currently casting the feature film Beneath the Rust.
Outside of her work, Ellie is a travel enthusiast, devoted plant and dog mom, political podcast obsessive, and true crime junkie.
With filmmaker JD Ferdinand // in-person callbacks for The Crown at the Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema