Meet the team behind The Village!

Casting Directors. Teachers. Coaches.

We met through the casting community and immediately bonded over our love of actors. We quickly realized that as teachers we both are driven by the desire to humanize the casting process and share what we have learned from being in the room. The Village was born out of our greatest desire to create a community of diverse and supportive artists seeking a place to connect, grow and explore.

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The Village Advisory Board

We work hard to make The Village a safe and supportive space and we don’t do it alone. We have a team of experts who offer fresh perspectives on how to grow with the ever-changing industry. Our Advisory Board knows our work as Casting Directors and as humans who care deeply about actors, as they do.

Andrea Sperling

Producer/Executive

In her career as an independent producer, Andrea Sperling has over thirty feature films under her belt. In 2014, Sperling made her foray into television, executive producing Joey Soloway’s groundbreaking series Transparent, which garnered 21 Emmy Nominations, 8 Emmy Wins and 2 Golden Globes in its five seasons. Together, Sperling and Soloway formed Topple, a production company dedicated to bringing underrepresented voices and stories to the screen. Under Topple’s exclusive television deal at Amazon, Sperling went on to Executive Produce Joey Soloway and Sarah Gubbin’s I Love Dick, an adaptation of Chris Kraus’ cult feminist novel as well as Marja Lewis-Ryan’s pilot College. While Sperling and Soloway continue to develop new projects together, Sperling is currently in post-production on FX's limited series Retreat, a sci-fi murder mystery from the creators of The OA, Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, starring Clive Owen, Emma Corrin, Harris Dickinson, Alice Braga, Joan Chen, and Jermaine Fowler.

Noam Dromi

Managing Director/Executive Producer of Reboot Studios

Noam Dromi is the Managing Director and Executive Producer of Reboot Studios, the content arm of the arts-and-culture nonprofit Reboot. He is an Emmy® Award-winning veteran writer/producer, marketing executive and digital strategist, specializing in creative content, media production and brand development for entertainment companies, consumer brands and non-profits. The co-creator of the award winning Dolphin Tale franchise for Warner Bros/Alcon Entertainment, he won the first Primetime Emmy® for VR in 2015 for his work as Producer of the Sleepy Hollow Virtual Reality Experience with the Fox Broadcasting Company. He was nominated again in 2018 for his work as Executive Producer of the AMC digital series The Walking Dead: Red Machete. In addition to serving as an advisor and board member for a number of early stage technology and content companies, he is an active member of the WGA, PGA, and Television Academy and served as an adjunct screenwriting professor in the School of Film and Television at Loyola Marymount University from 2016-2020.

Uyen Le

Executive Producer/Legal Counsel

Uyen K. Le is a transitional corporate and entertainment attorney. Uyen received her B.A. from Brown University and her J.D. cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law.

She’s worked with entertainment attorneys who specialized in representing independent filmmakers and film production companies during all aspects of development, financing, production and distribution, in addition to representing small and mid-sized companies in all of their corporate transactional and business needs.

Uyen is currently working with independent filmmakers on their scripted and documentary projects. In addition to loving all forms of story-telling and entertainment, Uyen is also patient about philanthropic endeavors and currently works Resources for Health Equity, a 501(c)(3) organization committed to improving access to health care for disadvantages communities in Southeast Asia.

Leandra Terrazzano

Actor/Writer

Leandra is an Italian / Canadian actor and writer hailing from Montreal, Quebec. Her recent acting credits include the soon to be released Italian TV series SPORT CRIME, Lifetime’s Lethal Love Letter, and Charlie Day’s star-studded directorial debut, El Tonto, amongst others.

Her writing focuses heavily on diverse, female driven stories and often explore the theme of finding oneself or one’s community in unusual places or via unexpected circumstances. Her full writing slate along with what is currently optioned is available upon request.

A dual US and Canadian citizen, Leandra speaks fluent Italian and yes, some French as well, although admittedly a very Quebecois version of the language. In her off-time Leandra can be found in her kitchen, gesticulating wildly with an aperitivo in hand, cooking up a storm.
No matter the form of expression, communing and connecting with others via storytelling is her driving force.

CHRISTY FAISON

Christy is known for her out of the box casting and her creative teaching style. She has cast all genres of TV pilots, series and film. Credits include: The Newsroom, The Affair, Seal Team, Ash vs Evil Dead, Knight of Cups and many more.

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JAMI RUDOFSKY

After receiving her BFA from UCLA, Jami dove into Casting and has not looked back. Film, TV, Theatre, Commercials, Web-series, she’s cast it all. Most notable credits include Gilmore Girls and Masters of Sex.

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