Casey Strand Acting Coach - The Playground Los Angeles

Casey Strand is originally from Seattle,
Washington where she did professional theater,
musical theater, and dance from an early age.
She attended Willamette University and
graduated cum laude with a major in English and
a focus on Theater and Operatic Voice. Casey
studied theater in London and performed in
Zurich, Switzerland before moving to Los Angeles

CASEY STRAND

nine years ago. Since then, Casey has worked steadily as an actress.
She’s done numerous commercials and has co-starred and guest-starred
on such shows as, “Frasier,” “CSI: NY,” “Jake in Progress,” “My Boys,”
“Out of Practice,” “Notes from the Underbelly,” and “My Name is Earl.”

She’s also performed in many films, the most recent being, “Evan
Almighty.” Casey has enjoyed working in the anchor/host arena, as well.
She hosted 16 episodes of, “Blue for Music T.V.,” anchored the news for
1KTV Los Angeles, and has been the spokesperson for Disney Vacation
Club for the past three years.

While working as an actress, Casey has made it a point to keep children
in her life. She is an active volunteer with the outreach programs, Coach
Art and Bookpals. Focusing on early education and confidence
development, Casey has worked with young children for the past eight
years.This is Casey’s sixth year teaching with Gary Spatz. Combining her
talents for educating children with her theatrical knowledge and
experience continues to be a rewarding endeavor. Casey knows
commitment, skill, laughter, and, most importantly, joy and confidence in
oneself equals success. As a teacher and in the rest of her life activities,
she strives to open people’s eyes to their own potential.