Comments on: Some thoughts on casting http://www.crescent-theatre.co.uk/blog/2009/05/01/some-thoughts-on-casting/ To Blog or Not to Blog... Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:09:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: Andrew Cowie http://www.crescent-theatre.co.uk/blog/2009/05/01/some-thoughts-on-casting/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Andrew Cowie Sat, 02 May 2009 09:55:06 +0000 http://www.crescent-theatre.co.uk/blog/?p=671#comment-188 Interesting blog - I Googled 'casting' and found quotations from people who don't say it's 50% or even 75% but 90% of the director's job so if you feel under pressure trying to get a part, spare a thought for the poor director under pressure to try and fill it! But I would say to anyone interested in auditioning for The Crescent, don't get the impression it's a closed shop - there is nothing more exciting for a director than finding that hot new talent no-one has seen yet. We also take seriously our responsibility to provide access to theatre-making so if you think amateur theatre is too white or too male or too middle-aged or too middle-class or too anything else then come along and change it. It's also worth noting that the theatre building is fully accessible so if you use a wheelchair you can get everywhere and do anything from acting through stage management to directing. Interesting blog – I Googled ‘casting’ and found quotations from people who don’t say it’s 50% or even 75% but 90% of the director’s job so if you feel under pressure trying to get a part, spare a thought for the poor director under pressure to try and fill it!

But I would say to anyone interested in auditioning for The Crescent, don’t get the impression it’s a closed shop – there is nothing more exciting for a director than finding that hot new talent no-one has seen yet. We also take seriously our responsibility to provide access to theatre-making so if you think amateur theatre is too white or too male or too middle-aged or too middle-class or too anything else then come along and change it.

It’s also worth noting that the theatre building is fully accessible so if you use a wheelchair you can get everywhere and do anything from acting through stage management to directing.

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