PETER VAN DAM, CSA – Peter is a partner and casting director at The TRC Company, and the recipient of four Artios Awards for excellence in casting.
Broadway: Dead Outlaw, Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, The Heart of Rock & Roll, SIX, The Phantom of the Opera, Tootsie, Head Over Heels, Angels in America, Farinelli and the King, The Cherry Orchard. National Tours: Beauty and the Beast, SIX, The Band’s Visit. Off-Broadway/New York: Pal Joey (New York City Center), Whisper House (The Civilians), Sing Street (New York Theatre Workshop), Something Clean (Roundabout), The Beast in the Jungle (Vineyard). Regional: Summer Stock (Goodspeed – World Premiere), Sing Street, (The Huntington), 42nd Street (Goodspeed), Kismet (Granada Theatre/Santa Barbara Symphony), Chasing Rainbows (Paper Mill Playhouse), Chess (The Kennedy Center). Canada: Beaches (International Premiere), SIX, The Louder We Get. UK: Top Hat. Benefits: I’m Still Here (New York Public Library for the Performing Arts), Julie Halston’s Broadway Belts for PFF.
Peter joined Tara Rubin Casting in 2018 and previously was an associate at Jim Carnahan Casting/Roundabout Theatre Company. In his early career, he worked at the talent department at Innovative Artists, and as assistant to director Lonny Price.
Originally from Portland, Maine, Peter studied at Walnut Hill School for the Arts and New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, and holds a BFA in theatre from The Boston Conservatory. He enjoys teaching classes and workshops at colleges and studios across the country. He is a proud member of CSA and has served as a Tony Awards voter.