More and more often these days, the only direct access that many actors have to people involved in the casting process, is by participating in so-called “cold-reading workshops”.
There is a very long and distinguished history to theatrical casting, which continues to this day. However, these days, quite a number of casting directors, and/or members of their staffs, participate in so-called “cold reading” workshops, classes, etc. – a relatively recent phenomenon – in which actors must pay in order to audition or be seen by them.
Stated simply, people employed in a hiring process should not be taking money from people seeking to be hired by them. It is, at best, a conflict of interest. Many actors feel however, rightly or wrongly, that to be seen by casting people these days, there is little alternative but to pay and attend these workshops.
Perhaps one day, the studios, networks, production companies, or advertisers who are the
direct or indirect employers of the casting people who are benefiting financially from this process will be brought into the debate, and will have to decide – under public scrutiny – if this process is something with which they wish to be associated.
Eric Klass
Copyright 2007, Eric Klass Consulting. All rights reserved.
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Cold Read workshops keep your motivation and believe in yourself. It is a great way to build relationship and connections with industry profession which everyone is benefited actors and casting directors alike.
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