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Mar 3, 2025

The Ultimate Guide To Getting Started as a Voice Actor

If you’ve wanted to get into voice acting, this is the year to start. It’s one of the coolest things to be able to hear yourself on Saturday morning cartoons, in your favorite video games or in a commercial. Getting… Read More

Screenwriter and casting director Samy Burch at the May December premiere smiling in a in a floral dress.
Feb 26, 2025

Casting Director-Turned ‘May December’ Screenwriter Samy Burch Discusses How the Screenplay Changed Her Life

Casting director-turned-screenwriter Samy Burch grew up in Los Angeles and was no stranger to the film industry. Her mother was a casting director and young Samy practically called casting offices her second home, often balancing schoolwork amidst the hum of… Read More

Kahleen Crawford in a pink sweater smiling.
Feb 24, 2025

How ‘All of Us Strangers’ Casting Director Kahleen Crawford Turned People Watching into a Thriving Career

Kahleen Crawford has one of those brilliant, soothing Scottish accents that make you relax as soon as you hear it. That comes in handy when you’re dealing with nervous actors, who often need to be disarmed when they come into… Read More

Anthony Hopkins and Matthew Goode in suits for 'Freud's Last Session.'
Feb 19, 2025

‘Freud’s Last Session’ Director Matt Brown Discusses Casting the Film, Sir Anthony Hopkins

Indie filmmaker Matt Brown recently directed Freud’s Last Session, based on the stage play of the same name. It’s a thought-provoking film that envisions an intriguing fictional encounter between two intellectual giants, Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis, portrayed by the… Read More

Casting directors Rori Bergman and Karlee Fomalont smiling at an event.
Feb 17, 2025

Casting Directors Rori Bergman and Karlee Fomalont Discuss the Evolution of the Casting Industry

Rori Bergman and Karlee Fomalont are both big fans of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences adding a Casting category to next year’s Oscars, but not for the reason you might think. To this pair of New York… Read More

Casting director Gregory Apps smiling in a suit in front of a screen.
Feb 12, 2025

Casting Legend Gregory Apps Talks Getting Started in Casting, Wisdom for Actors Coming to His Audition Room

You can’t work in an industry for more than four decades and not become something of a legend. Gregory Apps is no exception. The Australian casting director came to the craft like many of his colleagues in that he sort… Read More

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Feb 10, 2025

7 Headshot Looks to Include in Your Repertoire

Headshots are a vital part of an actor’s hiring process. Although you’ll end up using one or two essential headshots for most projects, sometimes it’s good to have other, more specific looks to fill out your profile and submit for… Read More

Casting Director Katie Doyle smiling in the sun.
Feb 3, 2025

‘Next Goal Wins’ Casting Director Katie Doyle Shares Hawaii Life, Meeting Taika Waititi

You might think that being a casting director in Hawaii is tricky business, but Katie Doyle has been doing it for a long time, and definitely has it nailed. A former actor who moved to Oahu after having a spiritual… Read More

Young woman rehearsing her song in an empty auditorium.
Jan 27, 2025

Choosing an Audition Song: Advice for Non-singers

So you can sing, but you’re not a singer. Even if you’re doing non-musical theatre or even film, there are plenty of occasions on which you might need to sing. If you can sing but just generally, you know, don’t,… Read More

Kim Coleman, a casting director, smiling in a black sweater.
Jan 21, 2025

How Kim Coleman and Her Peers Pulled Together to Create Casting’s Long Overdue Oscar

Kim Coleman is a hero. How else would you describe the woman who was at the forefront of the movement to get the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to finally create an Oscar for casting? It took years,… Read More

Leah Daniels-Butler smiling in a blue shirt.
Jan 13, 2025

Casting Director Leah Daniels-Butler Talks Casting Apple TV+’s ‘Manhunt’ and Her Approach to Historical Dramas

Leah Daniels-Butler, a seasoned casting director renowned for her work on historical projects like The Butler and The United States vs. Billie Holiday—both directed by her brother, Lee Daniels—recently undertook the casting for the Apple TV+ mini-series Manhunt. The project is based on the real-life 12-day manhunt for… Read More

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Jan 6, 2025

3 Things You Need to Move to NYC or LA Without Financial Stress as an Actor

New York City and Los Angeles are the hot spots for actors to live, because of access to live auditions, being a local hire where things are being made and being surrounded by a large community of other artists. These… Read More

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Dec 30, 2024

Jennifer Ricchiazzi Discusses the Importance of Script Analysis, Casting ‘Reagan’

If you ever have a casting appointment with Jennifer Ricchiazzi, you might want to factor in a few extra minutes on either side. Not just because you might have to wait, but also because she very well could end up… Read More

Shakespeare actors performing a sword fight scene in a play.
Dec 16, 2024

5 Simple Tips for Nailing Your Shakespeare Auditions

It’s no wonder that many actors find Shakespeare intimidating. There is a cultural narrative (backed by a history of exclusion and imperialism) that Shakespeare is the province of the wealthy and elitist. This was not the way the text originated,… Read More

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Dec 11, 2024

3 Tips to Get You Ready for Auditions

Success is being prepared to meet opportunities when they come. And they come suddenly and unexpectedly. Success means predicting opportunities and doing everything it takes to be prepared for that opportunity when you get it. Three things you know will… Read More