Almost every aspect of casting and being cast in musical theatre has changed tremendously over th... more Almost every aspect of casting and being cast in musical theatre has changed tremendously over the past decade. Actors’ Equity Association is now handling audition sign-ups online and many casting directors have created software to manage the entire process of non-equity open calls in an online format. Digital technology has also transformed the way actors interact with casting directors. Web-savvy actors must curate an online brand, successfully leverage social media, and exploit micro-celebrity opportunities to find success in musical theatre on Broadway and beyond. Through interviews with New York casting directors and actors who are using the Internet and social media in creative, unique ways, this chapter explores the changes in casting and being cast in the digital age.
What is missing is the perspective of theatre professionals who keep the industry churning at all... more What is missing is the perspective of theatre professionals who keep the industry churning at all levels, across the country. [...]our research—through a survey and individual interviews—seeks to give voice to a wider range of theatre professionals in order to share their ideas and thoughts about the future of our industry. The team used snowball-sampling techniques, a nonprobability sampling method in which existing participants recruit future participants.3 Table 1 provides demographic information of the participants, including years of professional theatre experience, type of work, union membership, type of theatre, occupations, race, gender, sexuality, and employment/income impact due to COVID-19. [...]Caucasian” was the most selected race in our survey, with a considerable skew. Within that 93 percent, three approaches to increasing diversity were most often identified: 65 percent noted a desire for increasing gender and racial diversity on boards and in executive leadership po...
Almost every aspect of casting and being cast in musical theatre has changed tremendously over th... more Almost every aspect of casting and being cast in musical theatre has changed tremendously over the past decade. Actors’ Equity Association is now handling audition sign-ups online and many casting directors have created software to manage the entire process of non-equity open calls in an online format. Digital technology has also transformed the way actors interact with casting directors. Web-savvy actors must curate an online brand, successfully leverage social media, and exploit micro-celebrity opportunities to find success in musical theatre on Broadway and beyond. Through interviews with New York casting directors and actors who are using the Internet and social media in creative, unique ways, this chapter explores the changes in casting and being cast in the digital age.
What is missing is the perspective of theatre professionals who keep the industry churning at all... more What is missing is the perspective of theatre professionals who keep the industry churning at all levels, across the country. [...]our research—through a survey and individual interviews—seeks to give voice to a wider range of theatre professionals in order to share their ideas and thoughts about the future of our industry. The team used snowball-sampling techniques, a nonprobability sampling method in which existing participants recruit future participants.3 Table 1 provides demographic information of the participants, including years of professional theatre experience, type of work, union membership, type of theatre, occupations, race, gender, sexuality, and employment/income impact due to COVID-19. [...]Caucasian” was the most selected race in our survey, with a considerable skew. Within that 93 percent, three approaches to increasing diversity were most often identified: 65 percent noted a desire for increasing gender and racial diversity on boards and in executive leadership po...
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