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Industry News Tara Rubin Casting Rechristened The TRC Company

The new company will be led by Claire Burke, Kevin Metzger-Timson, Xavier Rubiano, and Peter Van Dam, with Rubin continuing to cast under the new banner.

Louis DiPaolo, Frankie Ramirez, Kevin Metzger-Timson, Xavier Rubiano, Tara Rubin, Olivia Paige West, Merri Sugarman, Claire Burke, Spencer Gualdoni, and Peter Van Dam of The TRC Company Yellowbelly

Longtime stage and film casting agency Tara Rubin Casting is rebranding as The TRC Company, which will be led by partners Claire Burke, Kevin Metzger-Timson, Xavier Rubiano, and Peter Van Dam. Rubin will continue to serve as a casting director under the new banner, along with fellow TRC Company casting director Merri Sugarman, and casting associates Louis DiPaolo, Frankie Ramirez, Olivia Paige West, and Spencer Gualdoni.

The move is the latest transformation for a company that already served as the continuing legacy of Johnson-Liff Casting, the firm where Rubin started her career (the office dissolved in 2002; about a year after Rubin left to found her own office).

"When I started my company in 2001, I hoped to create an environment where actors felt valued, respected, and were treated with courtesy,” says Rubin in a statement. “As we grew, I was fortunate to collaborate with talented people who shared these values. It's been an honor to highlight the work of Claire, Kevin, Xavier, and Peter over the past few years and I'm proud to designate them to lead the company into our next chapter. As a team, they embody the qualities of exceptional casting directors: They're attentive listeners, insightful interpreters of texts and possess extensive experience—they represent the best of the next generation of Broadway professionals. My dear friend Merri Sugarman has been my trusted colleague and moral compass since we began to work together in 2006. We are excited to continue to work with and support the new team.”

“We are honored and excited to lead the next chapter of this company, which has been run with unwavering excellence by our mentor and friend Tara Rubin,” adds Burke, Metzger-Timson, Rubiano, and Van Dam in a joint statement. “Louis DiPaolo, Spencer Gualdoni, Olivia Paige West, and Frankie Ramirez are dedicated, talented casting associates, and we are so happy to have them continue with us at The TRC Company. Together, along with Tara and our esteemed colleague Merri Sugarman, we are excited to collaborate with new and established artists in bringing their vision to life.”

Among the current and upcoming projects being cast by TRC are Dead OutlawBoop! The MusicalStephen Sondheim's Old FriendsDeath Becomes HerThe OutsidersSIX, and Aladdin on Broadway, along with national tours of The Phantom of the OperaWater for ElephantsBeauty and the BeastThe WizBack to the FutureMamma Mia!, and Les Misérables. The company also works with regional theatres Alliance Theatre, Arena Stage, Asolo Rep, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Goodspeed, Huntington Theatre Company, La Jolla Playhouse, Lyric Theatre of Chicago, The Old Globe, Paper Mill Playhouse, and others.

Visit TheTRCCompany.com.

 
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