Michael Donovan

Teaches at Acting & Voice Studios

Michael is the recipient of 9 Artios awards, presented by the Casting Society of America for Outstanding Achievement in casting.  He has cast over 1,000 plays at such venues as the Hollywood Bowl, the Ahmanson Theatre, the Mark Taper Forum, Pasadena Playhouse, the Kirk Douglas Theatre, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Laguna Playhouse, International City Theatre, Ebony Repertory Theatre, the El Portal Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, the Getty Villa, the Ricardo Montalban Theatre, the Garry Marshall Theatre, the Colony Theatre, the Theatre @ Boston Court, the Soraya Performing Arts Center, the 24th St. Theatre, San Francisco Symphony, both the Paris and the Palazzo Theatres in Las Vegas, Arizona Theatre Company, Arkansas Rep, Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, Indiana Rep, Totem Pole Playhouse, and the Alliance Theatre – as well as several national tours.  His credits also include numerous films, TV series and commercials.  Michael, who has been teaching at UCLA for 12 years, is also the President of the Board for the Foundation for New American Musicals, and serves on the board for Camp Bravo.  He is currently casting and producing several new projects in development.