Do casting directors speak in code? Have you been kept up at night trying to decipher what they mean when they say something innocuous like “Thanks for coming in”? I’ve been trained to be both honest ...

Yesi Ramirez is a casting director at StarCast Auditions and has been part of the casting teams on the movies “Blood Diamond,” “Lords of Dogtown,” “Lemonade Mouth,” “Love and Other Drugs,” “Cheri,” ...

Actors work on their craft 24/7. They train with professionals, work on craft and technique, and prepare as thoroughly as possible before an audition. But when the big moment comes, what to do if ...

Heart thumping. Palms sweating. Gut twisting. Adrenaline pumping. That’s what it feels like to walk into an audition in a cold, dimly lit room with little fanfare and no audience. Long before the show ...

CABAZON, Calif. -- It was a frenzy at the season 16 "Shark Tank" open casting calls at Morongo Resort in Southern California. People "traveled far from Dallas, Rhode Island, Australia," Mindy Zemrak, ...

This is the third installment of a five-part series examining the transformation of television as the industry prepares to celebrate the Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 19. The pandemic has transformed ...

Auditions for both Department and student-produced shows generally take place three times throughout the academic year; the first weekend in September, late October/early November, and immediately ...