New Projects Casting - Casting Directors - Theatre News & Tips - Layoffs & Economic Realities
By Abigail Hardin, March 28, 2023
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Happy Tuesday, UTD!
As pilot season wraps up networks are issuing renewals and cancelations to the current slate of shows. Deadline published a series on three of the networks with shows still in limbo:
As we move into Spring look for production to ramp up on TV series and Films alike. Regional theatre is back full tilt to its Spring audition cycle with in-person auditions back as the standard for EPAs and ECCs. On the Film TV side, controversy bubbled to the surface a few weeks ago in regards to self-taping still being the standard audition process and casting directors are still weighing in (see below). Regardless of what happens in the long run, self-taping is not going anywhere. Make sure you're set up with the best equipment and tips for at home self-taping.
With production and auditions back in large numbers, now is the perfect time to make sure your cover letters are in the best shape possible! Cover letters are essential for self-submitting for projects and introducing yourself to casting directors. Annie and I hope you will join us next week for our free workshop on crafting cover letters and follow-up notes!
- April 06, 2023 @ 3:00 PM EST — Cover Letters & Follow-Up Notes to Agents & Casting Directors: The Power in your Words with Actors Connection
Lastly, over the weekend we released the first batch of our new Up-To-Date Actor site design. Please be patient with us as we work to get the hundreds of pages that make up the site switched to the new design. Our goal is to make this as seamless as possible. If you experience any errors or technical glitches, please don't hesitate to reach out via email, info@uptodateactor.com.
Create a great week! ✌️
Film
- Apple’s Theatrical Plan To Cost Billions: Should It Distribute Its Own Movies?
- Quentin Tarantino’s Movie About A Film Critic May Be A Parting Shot To A Fading Species
- A.O. Scott conducts his own exit interview as he moves to a new post after more than two decades of reviewing films.
Business
Layoffs & Economic Realities
- The CW Lays Off Over a Dozen Employees in Latest Round of Cuts
- Disney Layoffs: Bob Iger Confirms Three Rounds Of Cuts Expected Before Summer
- Broadway avoids massive financial crisis after Signature Bank fails
WGA
Casting Directors
- Casting Director Alexis Allen Winter Reflects On Self-Tape Controversy
- Casting Director Geoff Josselson on Casting Sondheim, Audition Tips
Theatre News & Tips
- Actors' Equity Association and League of Resident Theatres Reach New Five-Year Agreement
- Trading Places: How Actors Go Between the West End and Broadway (Or Not)
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- BAFTA Says Older White Women Count As Diversity After Ambika Mod Snub
- Black Theater Coalition (BTC) And AMC Networks Partner For Fellowships In Production and Casting
- Sundance Trans Possibilities Intensive Sets 2023 Fellows
Climate Crisis
- Netflix vows to decarbonize its global productions
- What Is to Be Done 2.0: Some Notes on Theatre in a Time of Climate Crisis
Quick Bites
- ‘The White Lotus’ Effect: More People Are Basing Travel Plans on TV
- GREASE Diner to Open in Los Angeles For RISE OF THE PINK LADIES Pop-Up Event
- Brooklyn's The Billie Holiday Theatre Finally Has Its National Medal of Arts in Hand
- Meryl Streep in The Seagull, Raúl Esparza in Anyone Can Whistle: Inside the Extensive Theatre on Film and Tape Archives
- Video: Andrew Lloyd Webber Sends Message Of Support to Ukrainian Students Performing CATS in Bomb Shelter