Hollywood auditions are in session

For generations, Los Angeles has been the capital of film and television productions.
While the entertainment industry has expanded globally in recent years,
the audition room remains distinctly Hollywood.
LA Casting Atelier bridges that cultural gap through experiential workshops and one-on-one consultations with a casting professional with over 15 years of industry experience.

Our Services

  • Pop-Up Q&A (The encore)

    Worldwide - For ONE TIME ONLY (again), join LA Casting Atelier for our second pop-up Q&A! We're looking at this as a dress rehearsal... a chance to test the format, gather real questions, and build something with the community before the bigger workshops roll out.

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  • Casting Tête-à-tête

    Worldwide - A casual chat with your casting professional BFF

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  • Casting à la carte

    Worldwide - Customize your casting experience

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  • Self Tape Chez Toi

    Paris - Work on your English-language self tapes from the comfort of your own home

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  • LA Consulting

    Worldwide - Industry insight, straight from the source

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Client Testimonials

  • Zai Sylla

    Vanessa is super clear and down to Earth. She shows and explains an aspect of casting I never thought about and it’s already changing the way I connect to people in the industry.

    @Zai_Sylla 

  • Luis Ponce

    Usually you wonder about if these type of workshops work, but then you get to meet Vanessa who is really working in productions in the casting department and you get ultra valuable information that could be a game changer in your audition process. Fully recommend you get into these workshops!

    @elponcibiri 

  • Noella Bonnier Fujii

    I really enjoyed Vanessa's workshop! As a multilingual actress based in France who is particularly interested in working on international projects, I really appreciated her perspective on the American casting process and the differences between the U.S. and European markets. She answered our questions about the casting process, Zoom auditions, the multilingual angle, and much more. I would definitely recommend this workshop to actors who want to learn more about the U.S. casting industry!

    @noella_bf 
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Behind the scenes of LA Casting Atelier

Vanessa Toll is a casting professional from Los Angeles with 15 years of experience casting everything from major studio films to award-winning television series to indie passion projects. A proud third-generation Angeleno, she started her career before most of her peers were halfway through college, and is now a member of both the Teamsters Union and the Casting Society of America. She has worked under casting greats like Kim Coleman and Aisha Coley, and has collaborated with acclaimed filmmakers including Ava DuVernay, Spike Lee, and Gina Prince-Bythewood. As a former child-actor herself, Vanessa understands what performers need from both sides of the camera, and she takes pride in being approachable and relatable, rather than falling into the intimidating casting professional stereotype. 

As Hollywood increasingly moves abroad, Vanessa opened LA Casting Atelier in Paris to bridge French and international talent with opportunities in the American film and television market. The atelier serves actors, agents, casting directors, producers, and anyone seeking deeper understanding of the casting process for American productions. With her extensive industry contacts and expertise in inclusive casting, Vanessa brings valuable insight to both French productions and international projects filming across Europe.