How do they match: Talent Directors

  • Casting Agent
  • Entertainment Agent
  • Talent Agent
  • Talent Producer
  • Voice Authorization Agent

  • Audition and interview performers to select most appropriate talent for parts in stage, television, radio, or motion picture productions.

  • Attend or view productions to maintain knowledge of available actors.
  • Contact agents and actors to provide notification of audition and performance opportunities and to set up audition times.
  • Direct shows, productions, and plays.
  • Locate performers or extras for crowd and background scenes, and stand-ins or photo doubles for actors, by direct contact or through agents.
  • Negotiate contract agreements with performers, with agents, or between performers and agents or production companies.
  • Read scripts and confer with producers to determine the types and numbers of performers required for a given production.
  • Select performers for roles or submit lists of suitable performers to producers or directors for final selection.
  • Serve as liaisons between directors, actors, and agents.

  • Collaborate with others to determine technical details of productions.
  • Coordinate logistics for productions or events.
  • Direct productions or performances.