Chapman University Dodge College Of Film Names Seven To Faculty Positions
04.08.2023 - 02:17
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Casting director Russell Boast, producer Annabelle K. Frost, producer Nana Greenwald, writer-director Tamar Halpern, animator David Kuhn, producer-director Sheldon Larry and broadcast journalist May Lee have been hired as full-time faculty at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts.
The new faculty members have worked on some of the most prominent film and television projects of the past 30 years, including the Harrison Ford starrer The Fugitive, David Fincher’s Seven and Disney’s Pocahontas. They will assume their new roles on Monday, Aug. 28, at the start of the 2023-24 academic year.
“This is an awe-inspiring group of teachers, whose range of experience adds a wealth of valuable knowledge to our already-impressive faculty,” said Stephen Galloway, dean of Dodge College. “I can only wish I’d had professors like this when I was in film school.”
Russell Boast, CSA, head of casting and co-head of the Screen Acting program at Dodge College, is a former president of the Casting Society of America. He has worked as an independent casting director for all the major Hollywood networks and studios for more than two decades. Recent casting credits include the upcoming feature films Park Avenue and Fresh Kills. In his new role at Dodge, Boast will teach students the art and craft of casting. He will also oversee casting for all undergraduate and graduate thesis films, connecting students to Screen Actors Guild members as well as independent casting directors.
Annabelle K. Frost, assistant professor of producing, is a talented multihyphenate producer, writer, director and post-production producer who has worked in theater, film and television. Her small-screen credits include CSI: Crime Scene