Questions to ask a casting director8/14/2023 ![]() ![]() Your online fan base is also, to some extent, quantifiable, and after all, this is a business. Your online content gives us a sense of not only your acting chops, but also your creative voice and ability to wear many hats (when it comes to self-produced work). ![]() It could not only land you an audition, it could land you a role. Your online content and fan base can help you secure representation. Building a fan base is important for your career trajectory. It definitely contributes to casting in general. How much does an actor’s social media presence play into casting? It’s worth noting the preferences of your industry contacts. If actors see something posted, think they’re perfect for it, and haven’t heard from me yet, that’s when email communication is appreciated. There are other casting directors that only want to be kept in touch with through email. If I like you, I should have your picture on file. This being said, I don’t require the “upkeep” when it comes to following up as I generally go to my files first for legit projects. I keep headshots and resumes of actors that I love. I would love to never receive an email again that wasn’t specifically project-related. Sometimes my phone won’t ring at all, but I will get 700 emails on any given Tuesday. Personally, I feel like I’m buried in emails. Once you’ve met an actor, what’s the best way for them to follow up and keep you in the loop? You never know when you’ll only get one take, so you’ll want to make that first take a fabulous take. All of these things help build great relationships with casting directors. If you come into the room “in your head” and disconnected, take a beat to ground yourself, connect with your reader, breathe and begin. This will all inform your energy in the scene. In terms of the scene, know your objective, the relationship, how you want to make the other character feel, and where you are in space and time. Know how different casting directors like to be contacted. Only submit and push yourself for roles you’re perfect for. I’m not here to be their “momager.” I’m here to make them money and help them land great work. ![]() If they keep coming in with good, well-prepared work, I will continue to push for them and find roles for them, even if it’s against type. They know that our relationship is built on mutual respect. They connect with their reader, listen to adjustments and leave their ego at the door. I love actors that I can trust to come in prepared, camera-ready, grounded, focused and having read the script. What’s your favorite way for actors to build relationships with casting directors? She teaches audition technique at various NYC studios and several universities. Goldstein was the resident casting director at the Folger Elizabethan Theatre in Washington, DC, for 10 seasons, and is the former co-producing director of the Washington Jewish Theatre, production manager at Washington Shakespeare Co., and associate producer of the Washington Theatre Festival. ![]()
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