About Me
ALAINE ALLDAFFER has cast theater and television for over [25] years. She has received 12 Artios Award nominations, and 2 wins, for Excellence in Casting. Alaine proudly serves as Casting Director for Playwrights Horizons, a position she has held for more than two decades, casting over 100 productions throughout her tenure and working with some of the most respected playwrights in the industry including Annie Baker, Bruce Norris, Christopher Durang, Craig Lucas, Sarah Ruhl, Gina Gionfriddo, Lynn Nottage, Richard Nelson, Robert O’Hara and Theresa Rebeck. Playwrights Horizons casting credits include: GREY GARDENS with Christine Ebersole (also cast the Broadway transfer); CLYBOURNE PARK with Jeremy Shamos, Annie Parisse and Frank Wood (also cast the Broadway transfer); CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORATION with Reed Birney, Tracee Chimo, Peter Friedman, Deirdre O’Connell and Heidi Schreck (Drama Desk and Obie Awards for Best Ensemble, as well as an Artios Award for Casting); THE FLICK with Louisa Krause, Matthew Maher and Aaron Clifton Moten; DETROIT with David Schwimmer, Amy Ryan and John Cullum; RAPTURE BLISTER BURN with Amy Brenneman; DEAD MAN’S CELL
PHONE with Mary Louise Parker and RODNEY’S WIFE with David Strathairn and Jessica Chastain. A LIFE with David Hyde Pierce Other casting credits include: BETHANY with America Ferrera (Woman’s Project Theater) and EVERY TONGUE CONFESS with Phylicia Rashad. Film and Television credits include: “The Knights of Prosperity” (aka “Let’s Rob Mick Jagger”) for ABC. Associate credits include: “Ed” for NBC and “Monk” for USA., “Buddy and Grace” directed by Claudia Meyers. In addition to her work with Playwrights Horizons, Alaine also casts regionally for theaters including The Huntington Theatre in Boston, The Alley Theatre in Houston, Arena Stage and Studio Theater in DC, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Seattle Rep, ACT, Berkeley Rep, People’s Light Theatre in Philadelphia, Two Rivers in NJ, The Old Globe San Diego, and Studio Theatre DC.