When auditioning actors for Pop TV’s “Schitt’s Creek,” creator and star Dan Levy wants actors to go for the unexpected. He likes actors who surprise him. Sitting recently for a Backstage Live interview in the lead-up to Season 5, Levy specifically recalls the audition technique of his co-star and onscreen sister, Annie Murphy, that ultimately got her cast. Check that and more out in the video above.
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