Actresses Like Ever Carradine, Merrin Dungey & Sprague Grayden Lament Cost Of Audition Tapes; “We’re Never Ever Getting Back In The Room”
deadline.comSeveral actresses like Ever Carradine (The Handmaid’s Tale), Merrin Dungey (Big Little Lies) and Sprague Grayden (Hightown) turned to Twitter this week to express frustration over the pandemic-era trend of (costly) tape auditions and whether in-person tryouts are truly a thing of the past.
Carradine began her social media rant by noting how an ad popped up on her Instagram account for a “respected casting director’s office offering self tape opportunities for a fee.
If we can go to casting and tape, can’t we just go to casting and actually read without paying $50 an audition?” When someone asked if actors now have to pay for an audition, Carradine replied, “No, but you have to pay a facility to tape and read with you.
In the before covid times, this was a last resort and most auditions happened in person in the room with casting, producers and the director.
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