Erica Palgon

Teaches at The Studio at NYCastings.com

Casting Director for all types of film, commercials, and theater, Union and Non Union and real people casting. Erica has worked on the casting of studio films MEAN GIRLS, SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE, HOLIDAY, X-MEN 3, AQUAMARINE, GLORY ROAD, ERAGON, and indie films HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, SHORTBUS, PARTY MONSTER, DOUBLE WHAMMY, SERIES 7, GREAT WORLD OF SOUND (Sundance), JUST LIKE THE SON (Tribeca Festival), THE PROJECT (Slamdance Audience Award for Best Film), MURT RAMIREZ WANTS TO KICK MY ASS, DUMPING LISA, BLISSESTRASSE and HANNAH HAS A HO PHASE (featuring SNL’s newest cast member Kate McKinnon). In 2001 Erica attended Sundance Film Festival representing the casting of 5 films: Series 7, Acts of Worship, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Diary of a City Priest, and Double Whammy. She produced and cast several films, including a gritty dark comedy, “AMATEURS” and “DOOMSDAYS” (with Justin Rice & Leo Fitzpatrick), which is going strong on the festival circuit. Recent short films include a hilarious short film “STAY AT HOME” (LA Shorts Festival, Big Apple Film Festival) “THE GENE”, “THE BAD DAYS,” “MY SON,” as well as “COUNTERFEIT,” for director Geoff Bailey and Geoff’s second short film “HIGH GROUND. This year she also cast the feature films “JULIA”, for director/writer Matthew A Brown, a revenge thriller and “THIRSTY,” a musical biopic. She served as casting consultant for this year’s SHORTY AWARDS, the awards for best content in social media, attaching Natasha Leggero as host and presenters Matt Walsh, H. Jon Benjamin and Gilbert Gottfried. Erica also completed casting for the indie film “DARK” executive produced by Joe Dante, starring Brendan Sexton III and Michael Ecklund and the short film “OLEANDER” directed/written by Pete Capo. She is currently casting the film “C STREET.”