Casting · Phoenix, AZ
Expert casting. Seasoned actors.
Full service casting for any size or scope of production shooting in or around Arizona. We take you from breakdown to booking, advising and collaborating to find the most capable and prepared talent for your project.
What you get
Polished options to fit any role.
You know your vision. We are here to help you bring it to life. With our background in acting coaching and directing, we get performances from actors that show their highest potential. Arizona has versatile, authentic and qualified actors for any project. We make it hard for you to choose.
How we work
Communication and dedication.
Clear, streamlined communication from start to finish. We write the breakdown to your specifications, and with long-standing relationships to the local talent agencies we bring the top talent into the audition room. Once your selects are made, the transition to shooting is seamless, with no detail left unaddressed.
We guarantee our castings.
Matthew Dearing · Casting DirectorBrands we have cast for
Selected clients
Also cast for Discount Tire, White Castle, Dockers, Flonase, Desert Diamond, Gila River Resorts & Casinos, Nextiva and the Arizona Office of Tourism.
In their words
Their castings are always efficient and well organized. From an agent’s perspective, they are fabulous to work with.
My company is a client of Dearing’s for casting. The team brings energy, enthusiasm and creativity to everything they do. They are also a super responsive team who make our jobs easier.
Their acting school is second to none. Their casting business is also second to none. Every experience I’ve had there over the years has been pleasant, positive and inspirational.
The room
Casting sits inside a working acting studio.
Phoenix Casting operates out of Dearing Acting Studio, which has trained actors in Phoenix for nearly twenty years. That is why the talent pool runs deep, and why actors walk in knowing how a session works. Deep relationships with every agency in town and a statewide database of our own mean you reach the whole market without knowing a soul in it.
For a producer it means less time spent explaining the basics and more time watching people who can carry the role. Most producers end up enjoying the day.
Who runs your session
The casting team.
Go deeper
Straight answers
What producers ask before they send the breakdown.
Where do sessions happen, and can we sit in?
Wherever the job needs them. In our Phoenix suite when you want the room and the one-on-one, fully virtual when that is easier, or hybrid, where we run the session here and you and the director watch and give notes live from wherever you are. Callbacks work the same way, and self tape is always an option.
Are you a casting director or a talent agency?
A casting director. Producers, directors and agencies hire Phoenix Casting to run the casting for a project: breakdown, search, sessions, selects and booking. We do not represent talent and we do not charge actors.
Do you cast union and non-union?
Both. SAG-AFTRA and non-union commercials, film and television, in the same room with the same process.
What do we get back?
Organized takes, live casting links, and sizes and availability on every select, with honest notes on who can carry the day. The room, the equipment and the staff are in the number we quote, so nothing turns up on the invoice afterward.
How fast can you turn a casting around?
Most commercial breakdowns go out the day we get them, with sessions inside the week. Tell us the shoot date and we work back from it. When dates shift or roles get added, we stay reachable and we adapt.
What kinds of production do you cast?
Commercial for national and regional brands, film and television, corporate and industrial, and print. The credit list on this page is the answer in detail.
Start a casting
You have the story. We bring the people who can tell it.
About a minute to fill in. Enough for us to know whether we are the right room for the job, and to come back to you the same day.
Or call 480.313.9901
For actors
Phoenix Casting works from agency submissions and talent we already know, so there is no submission form here. If you want to train, Dearing Acting Studio has been teaching actors in Phoenix for nearly twenty years. Start at Dearing Acting Studio ↗