Katja Zarolinski, CSA is a New York–based casting director and the founder of KZ Casting, working across theatre, film, and television. She is known for a bespoke, collaborative approach to casting—one that values specificity, imagination, and a genuine personal connection to both the material and the artists bringing it to life.

Katja’s work includes Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional theatre, film, and television. Over the course of her career, she has cast productions nationwide, collaborating with theatres and institutions including the Alley Theatre, Arena Stage, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Baltimore Center Stage, Barrington Stage Company, Berkshire Playwrights Lab, Cape Playhouse, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, City Theatre Company, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, Contemporary American Theater Festival, Crossroads Theatre Company, Everyman Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre, George Street Playhouse, Goodspeed Musicals, Guthrie Theater, Irish Repertory Theatre, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Marin Theatre Company, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Mosaic Theatre, Olney Theatre Center, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Pittsburgh CLO, PlayMakers Repertory Company, Pittsburgh Public Theater, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Seattle Rep, Shakespeare & Company, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Signature Theatre (DC), South Coast Repertory, Studio Theatre, TheaterWorks Hartford, Virginia Stage Company, Virginia Theatre Festival, Weston Theater Company, and many more.

In addition to her casting work, Katja is deeply committed to education and mentorship. She regularly teaches for prestigious actor training programs and universities, coaching actors at all stages of their careers on audition technique, professional readiness, and navigating the casting process. Teaching is a natural extension of her casting philosophy—grounded in clarity, generosity, and helping artists do their strongest, most confident work.

Katja is a proud member of the Casting Society of America, has received multiple Artios Award nominations, and is an active advocate for inclusive and expansive casting practices. Through KZ Casting, she brings care, curiosity, and precision to every collaboration.