Here it is: my column on casting director workshops! As you’ll recall, I was asked about CD workshops a few weeks ago, and due to my inexperience with the CD workshops currently available, I asked…
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Auditions: Reading the Room
I have a question about reading the room. During a callback, the casting director (who was stone-faced at my initial audition) was LAUGHING like I was the funniest thing alive along with the producer who…
You Must Go There
I’m in the middle of the casting process for a dramatic feature film based on a true story. It’s a pretty heart-wrenching tale and the lead characters have quite an emotional journey. Throughout prereads last…
Define “A-List”
Do casting directors pay attention to the caliber of the agency submitting an actor? I keep hearing about Level A, B, or C talent agencies, but don’t know how to identify them. Suppose one wants…
What Traveling Taught Me
I’ve recently returned from a very quick casting gig in Columbia, Missouri. It was my first time to the Show Me State and there was record heat, of course, but that’s not what this is…
Monitoring the Culture: Thirteen
Quite possibly one of the best movies I’ve seen in years. Thirteen is an important film, at the very least (groundbreaking, brilliantly acted, tightly written, seriously disturbing, and heartwrenching) and, at best, it’s a sign…
Monitoring the Culture: Situation: Comedy
I saw Sean Hayes interviewed on the early morning shows while I was casting in Missouri and I knew I’d have to Season Pass the new Bravo show Situation: Comedy. Brilliant. If you have any…
Actor Feedback
I want feedback. When I know I did great and don’t get cast, isn’t it my right to ask for feedback? Why is feedback so hard to get? This is interesting. When I first started…
I Got a Cool Gift!
We’ve talked about gratitude before (see item 10 at this link), so you already know what a fan I am of thank you notes, little gifts for special bookings (like your first SAG gig, your…