Casting Directors React To Complaints About Fewer Roles: “I’m A Major Therapist Now. All My Friends Are Actors And They’re Panicked”
deadline.comEarlier this month, Deadline kicked off its Hollywood Contraction series by checking in with the acting community to see whether opportunities have picked up since the end of the strikes.
The response wasn’t so positive. On top of fewer shows in the works and the disappearance of pilot season, the available acting gigs are paying less than they used to amid rising cost of living, making it hard for many working actors to afford their rent or mortgage and support their families.
So we went to the front lines to the people who would know best — casting directors– to ask about the contraction going on in the industry, and whether the fears are justified.
Though just about everybody acknowledges that change is happening, they also remain optimistic about the future. As Disney TV head of casting Sharon Klein told Deadline Thursday, “Do I have fewer roles?
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