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OFF BOOK: Conversations with Casting Directors / Indigo Casting: Leigh Ann Smith & Conrad Woolfe / Episode 206

1 hour 17 minutes Posted Feb 2, 2023 at 6:34 am.
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After a decade of working in various independent casting offices and TV/film studios, Leigh Ann Smith and Conrad Woolfe founded Indigo Casting in 2021 with the mission to empower creatives to produce dynamic, compelling stories through collaboration and curiosity. Most recently, they cast GREASE: RISE OF THE PINK LADIES, a musical TV series coming to Paramount+ on April 6th.

Between them, additional credits include:

LOVE, VICTOR (Hulu), THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB (Netflix), IN THE HEIGHTS (WB Pictures), THE WALKING DEAD: WORLD BEYOND (AMC), THIS IS US (NBC), MARY POPPINS RETURNS (Disney).

https://www.instagram.com/indigo_casting

www.indigocasting.co

Elizabeth Boykewich is a Coach & Facilitator specializing in Transformation, Mindfulness & Leadership.  She is a casting maven and served as the Head of Casting for ABC Family & Freeform at The Walt Disney Company for 17 years and now works as an independent casting director.

Giant THANK YOU to all of the actors who submitted questions.  If you'd like to submit a Q to be answered on the podcast or tik tok please visit the "for actors" page on my website.  Link below.

SUBMIT A QUESTION HERE: https://theeb.co/for-actors

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THRIVING (not Surviving) in 2023 Workshop with EB February 11!


We Discuss:

+Importance of good headshots

+Over personalizing in casting

+Casting By documentary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casting_By

+Importance of defining your why

+Most powerful tool in casting director arsenal

+What made Conrad leave the business and why he came back

+Power of no (and yes)

+A yes to something is a no to something else.

+Finding ways to connect to your integrity

+Journey of performer to casting career

+Why they are called Indigo Casting

+How their job has changed in this new auditioning world

+Tiffany Mac episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/64nQBb5Pbyw3nWuy7lqF2z?si=NoUoD4-1TAqpTAp7FdvPsA

+Process of casting a musical virtually

+Andrew Fem @castingbythem

+Importance of intentionality in casting

+"Historically what we've been taught is sit down and shut up until you've reached a certain level or you've gotta earn your place"

+The dynamic of castings relationship with the creative team

+After you pass along your picks of the actor to the director, do you have any swing power on behalf of the actor or is that solely the director's pick from that point?

+Their "No a$$hole policy"

+Different type of approval processes depending on the director

+Fitting the puzzle that is that process.

+What they love about casting.

+Why having a community is so important.

+The process and struggles of introducing, suggesting, pushing for actors of color slash diversity for roles that are not initially written as, or looking to be cast as diverse

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