Equip Your Artists, Don’t Badger Them
Years ago, I was the Musical Director for a show where a young artist was unable to come to the auditions, just the callbacks. The Director and I gave her a time right before the callbacks began and then had her read for one of the roles. She was solid, but not the best possible option, so we slated her for a feature/ensemble role. During our casting session, the Producer begged us to give this artist the lead. Begged. Her reasoning?
