Show Notes
Rose Rosen and a panel of CASTING LAB casting directors-- Cheryl Louden-Kubin, Robin Carus and Kimberly Skyrme tackle a word actors use constantly to describe casting — and pull it apart. Are casting directors really standing between actors and opportunity, or is something else going on?
The panel makes the case for retiring that old framing altogether, offering sharper, truer alternatives: conduit, facilitator, creative collaborator. They talk through what casting directors actually control versus what comes down from producers and directors, why self-taping has widened the door rather than narrowed it, and what actors can do — from self-identifying in submissions to simply stating their location — to make it easier to be seen and considered. It's an honest, no-mythology look at how decisions really get made, and a mindset shift worth sitting with.
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CREDITS:
Host, Creator & Producer Rose Rosen, CSA @roserosencasting
PANEL Cheryl Louden-Kubin, CSA @loudenkubin
Kimberly Skyrme, CSA https://www.instagram.com/kimberlyskyrme
Robin Carus https://www.instagram.com/robincarus
Editor MZ Studios
Original Music Orville Wright @ohyeahbeats
Artwork Ace Anderson @aceshotthat
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