Name:
Holly Powell
Year Graduated:
1977
Degree:
Theatre
Favorite Memory of T&D:
Dem Lab every Friday
Influential Professors or Classes:
Goodie Loder, Steve Wyman, Dr. Francis Hodge, Joe Ed Manrey, Powell Shepherd. Dem Lab was the single most influential learning experience my entire time in the UT Drama Department. All departments came together quickly and the value of respect for all areas of Production and dependency on others to help get the job done was invaluable real life experience.
Current Hometown:
Los Angeles, Ca
Current Profession:
Casting Director and Holly Powell Studios (Audition Workshops, Seminars and Coaching)
Biography:
I have been Casting for 23 years, mainly television, and over the years have been Director of Casting for CBS, Sr. VP Talent and Casting The Greenblatt Janollari Studio, and an Independent Casting Director with Stone Powell Casting, Holly Powell Casting and currently Powell Melcher Casting. I won an Emmy Award in 1999 with my then partner Randy Stone for a movie of the week with Walter Matthau called The Incident. Having worked on all sides of Casting, I now have my own Audition Studio, teaching Audition Workshops in Los Angeles and also travel all over the country to schools and cities for weekend Workshops.
