This seems so basic, but you'd be surprised. I just finished a theater project of a Tennessee Williams classic: and we were casting characters that are traditionally cast Caucasian as Hispanic instead. It was an important part of this particular production. How many Caucasian actors do you think submitted themselves? Honestly, I lost count!!!
Hence the title of this tip: READ THE BREAKDOWN CAREFULLY! A few more pointers:
Hence the title of this tip: READ THE BREAKDOWN CAREFULLY! A few more pointers:
- Did the Casting Director publish the preferred method of submission? If they say to email or to send a hard-copy, please respect that! Perhaps the office is trying to go green and use email submissions only, or perhaps they hate the office email being flooded with submissions. Either way, Submit appropriately.
- DON'T submit on a job if you aren't sure you are available for the shoot dates/theater run
- Similar to the above: If you are applying for a low/no pay- look at the amount of time versus pay. Will you work for that rate? For example- a non-union music videos will pay you $100 a day, for 8-10 hours. Is the experience worth it?
- DON'T cold call the office. It's just not done that way.
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