casting directors

3 Ways to Change Your Perspective on Auditions

Kathy Deitch of Audition Boot Camp offers keys to the solution.

Don't Audition. Showcase.

Why do I call it a "showcase" instead of an "audition"? Because this is your time to shine! This is what you moved to L.A. for!

How To Audition for 'Book of Mormon'

Kate Boka, casting associate for the Broadway and touring productions of “The Book of Mormon,” shares her audition advice.

Why You Need to Do It Yourself

The truth is that actors are innovators by nature – a core skill is the ability to reinvent yourself and to create a character. But, it is more and more clear that with the changes in technology and the need to search and create opportunity, actors must take the reins of ...

Children Take Center Stage in Three New Broadway Musicals This Season

Among the musicals set to open on Broadway this season are "Annie," "A Christmas Story," and "Matilda," all of which star child actors in lead roles. CDs Stephanie Klapper and Patrick Goodwin discuss casting kids for these and other Broadway musicals.

Why Actors Misinform Other Actors: Ignorance or Deceit?

Never—until I jumped the casting table from actor to director, casting director, and teacher—had I realized how much inept, incorrect, assumed information about the entertainment business and how-to-be-an-actor is spread by incompetent, misinformed actors themselves.

Why Technology Is the New Casting Industry Standard

Since I'm involved with actors worldwide, I've seen a shift lately in terms of an abundance of "too-good-to-be-true" casting notices, i.e. sites that claim that if you pay their membership fee they will introduce you to casting directors.

12 Steps to Surviving Open Casting Calls for Parents

While we rarely conduct open calls, sometimes clients request them for specific reasons. And so it was that several hundred babies, kids, and toddlers recently tottered through our doors over the course of a long Saturday.

Casting Director Bernard Telsey Shares Advice for Actors

Casting director Bernard Telsey and director Bartlett Sher discuss the importance of the casting process and how they discover new talent.

CD & Voice Coach Leslie Zaslower Makes Young Actors' Dreams Come True

Nickelodeon's former director of casting on her transition from talent agent to casting director, voiceover coach, and acting teacher, with a focus on developing young talent.