ABOUT MICHAEL DONOVAN CASTING

Michael and Richie after winning the 2025 Artios Award for “Outstanding Casting in Los Angeles Theatre” for REEFER MADNESS THE MUSICAL

ABOUT THE TEAM

MICHAEL DONOVAN, CSA

Michael is the recipient of 10 Artios Awards, presented by the Casting Society of America for Outstanding Achievement in Casting. Michael has cast over 1000 theatre productions, including shows produced at the Ahmanson Theatre, the Hollywood Bowl, Pasadena Playhouse, Mark Taper Forum, Kirk Douglas Theatre, Ensemble Theatre Company, Laguna Playhouse, 5-Star Theatricals, La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, South Coast Rep, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Geffen Playhouse, International City Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Getty Villa, Ricardo Montalban Theatre, Garry Marshall Theatre, Colony Theatre, Theatre @ Boston Court, 24th St. Theatre, The Soraya, San Francisco Symphony, Arizona Theatre Company, both the Palazzo Theatre and the Paris Theatre in Las Vegas, Arkansas Rep, Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, Indiana Rep, as well as several national tours. Michael’s credits also include numerous films, over 1,000 commercials, and multiple TV series. Michael, who also teaches at Pepperdine, is President of the Foundation for New American Musicals, and serves on the Board of Directors for Camp Bravo.

RICHIE FERRIS, CSA

Richie has been officially working as a Casting Director since the beginning of 2021, and has been casting alongside Michael Donovan since early 2012. In that time, he has been the recipient of 4 Artios Awards (with 15 total nominations), presented by the Casting Society of America for Outstanding Achievement in Casting, most recently receiving an Artios Award in the “Los Angeles Theatre” category for REEFER MADNESS. Over the past 13 years he has been a part of the casting process for over 500 musicals, plays, television, films and readings.