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Casting associate Gianna Butler stops by the bungalow and discusses her advice for handling rejection, how she approaches audition submissions, her aspirations to start her own casting company, and more!00:00 - Introduction01:17 - Gianna slates her name.02:50 - Thoughts on slates.07:50 - Attending San Fran State for theatre before switching to casting.10:45 - Advice for handling rejection.13:00 - What skills are vaulable to be good at casting.15:15 - Starting doing zoom callbacks / note session for self tapes.20:00 - How many auditions get sent to producers.23:45 - Wanting to find new talent.24:50 - Going thru submissions and how much digging into reels, resumes and slate shots.32:10 - Going to agents for talent and getting pitched by them.36:45 - How has the pandemic changed the casting process.38:20 - In-person versus self tape auditions.41:40 - Recalling actor's names.43:20 - Gianna always like more than one take sent.46:50 - What stands out in a co-star audition.49:30 - Gianna hoping to go out on her own

Actor Will Hines stops by the bungalow and discusses how he survived teaching improv during the pandemic, his thoughts on UCB being sold, not being a fan of self tapes, and more!Will's IMDb and Instagram @williebhines.00:00 - Introduction01:35 - Will slates his name.02:30 - How Will survived off doing podcasts and teaching improv during the pandemic.10:05 - Will deciding to not focus on acting.11:45 - In February 2020 wanting to really lock in on acting.15:40 - How Will feels about Upright Citizens Brigade selling.20:55 - Does performing improv still bring joy.22:30 - Should new actors get into the improv scene.25:20 - Only having a manager and not a TV agent.28:15 - Booking largely from people Will knows.28:50 - Not being a fan of auditions and self tapes.31:50 - How Will uses improv and stand up as an acting class.35:25 - The amount of auditions Will usually gets.38:45 - Will's cyncical attitude towards acting.44:25 - How does an actor give their vibe or persona in a two line audition.49:10 - Advice for new

Casting associate Josh Ropiequet stops by the bungalow and discusses what got him into casting, his day-to-day working at Lowry-Johnson / Goldstein, how he approaches actor submissions, how the writer's strike has affected his side of the business, and more!Josh's IMDb and Instagram @jrrnottolkien.00:00 - Introduction.02:04 - Josh slates his name.02:45 - Studying theatre at Northwestern.04:45 - What drew Josh to casting after an internship at Sony.06:45 - What makes a casting person good at their job.09:49 - How quickly Josh was able to find casting work after moving to LA.12:55 - Landing at Lowry-Johnson / Goldstein Casting for 10 years now.14:35 - The day-to-day of a casting associate.16:05 - Breaking down casting an episode of 'Yellowjackets'.20:25 - Which roles get the most submissions.23:33 - How many actors do they see for a role.27:14 - Slates and slate shots.28:30 - Is the character or story more important in auditions.30:43 - How collaborative is each project.31:55 - How many actors do they send to p

Actor Jennifer E. Gardner stops by the bungalow and discusses booking her first theatrical audition, her not prioritizing getting an agent after moving to Los Angeles, avoiding tying your worth to booking gigs, and more!Jen's IMDb and Instagram @jennifer.e.gardner.00:00 - Introduction.01:18 - Jen slates her name.02:10 - Jen's first theatrical audition for On The Verge.07:40 - That audition being before covid and booking the show after covid.09:25 - Jen waiting to get an agent after moving to LA.10:35 - Getting an agent from a chance biz cute meeting at a pool.12:48 - Any worry about working at an agency as an actor.14:25 - The reason for coaching for auditions.17:10 - How Jen approaches self tapes.20:40 - What Jen learned (and faked) on her On The Verge experience.25:10 - Keeping confidence during the down periods.27:45 - Not tying your worth to whether you book or not.29:05 - Looking at who booked things you auditioned for.33:10 - What Jen does to get away from the industry.38:00 - Jen's day jobs.41:15 - Doe

Actor Oscar Montoya stops by the bungalow and discusses booking Minx after one audition, how has being a series regular changed his position in the business, his fear he is a terrible actor, and more!Oscar's IMDB and Instagram @ozzymo.02:50 - Auditioning for Minx and getting yelled at beforehand.06:00 - Doing one take for them and one take for me.07:35 - Doing four callbacks and a producer session for an Apple+ show.09:55 - Booking Minx post-covid months after his only audition.11:45 - Show runner Ellen Rapoport knowing Oscar was their actor and Jake Johnson is very cool.15:25 - The Apple+ shows callback process.16:05 - Has booking series regular role resulted in more auditions.17:10 - Climbing the actor credit ladder and not being able to go backwards.21:00 - Auditioning for Superstore but not being "middle America" enough.22:40 - Manicures when auditioning and booking a job do to a Jurassic Park tattoo.25:00 - Oscar's audition numbers.28:40 - Never setting out to be an actor and trying to not care as much.3

Actor Artoun Nazareth stops by the bungalow and discusses finding happiness outside the entertainment industry, how he budgets his time between creative endeavors, his post audition treats, and more!Artoun's IMDb and Instagram @artouncartoon.02:30 - Artoun's "linear" growth in the industry.05:45 - Finding happiness outside of the entertainment business.11:00 - The high of filming Ghostbusters: Afterlife.13:30 - What got Artoun interested in performing.16:50 - Studying and focusing on acting at Tufts University.17:45 - Reason for moving to Los Angeles.19:10 - How Artoun prioritizes his time between acting, comedy, and his hypnosis show.23:50 - Audition process and rituals.28:10 - Self tapes process and rituals.30:05 - In-person versus self tape auditions.33:30 - The importance of bombing auditions.38:15 - Artoun's post audition treat.39:00 - Starting to book gigs after joining SAG.43:55 - Ideal and average auditions per month.47:05 - How Artoun got his representation.50:40 - How important improv has been to Ar

Actor Christine Bullen (Plus One, The Real O'Neals) stops by Studio 309 and discusses what she did as the UCB artistic director, her SNL audition, and more!Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/303

Casting director Amber Horn (Just Roll With It, Andi Mack) stops by Studio 309 and discusses what casting sees on the submission side of breakdowns, attending SMU for film, and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/302

Casting director Sibby Kirchgessner (Single Parents, Veep) stops by Studio 309 and discusses how actors shouldn't overthink auditions, living in Aspen for a few years, and more! Pics, vids -- boxangeles.com/301

On the live three hundredth episode writer Demi Adejuyigbe, actor Lindsey Kraft and director Payman Benz stop by the podcast (via UCB Franklin) and discuss how their relationships with representation has evolved over their career, navigating the highs and lows of the business, and more! Pics, vids -- http://boxangeles.com/300