Casting the Show

Casting the show involves choosing which roles your cast and crew will take on during the performance.

Gathering Information
In order to cast your show as best possible, you will need to gather information about each of your applicants. You may do this during the application process, or you may do it afterwards. For each applicant, find out things like:


 * what role they want to take on.
 * what experience they have in similar roles.
 * how much time and energy they are able to commit to this project.

Gathering this information is best done using surveys, such as Google Forms, which you send out to your participants.

The Casting Process
Once you have gathered this information, you and your collaborators must deliberate on which applicants should fill which roles.

This should be done in two parts: casting designers and casting actors. Keep these two groups separate: a design applicant should not be cast as an actor (and vice versa) unless they have previously expressed interest in doing so.

Take into account what the applicants have noted down in their surveys, but also use the information which you have gathered about each applicant during their interview or audition.

Casting should be an unbiased process. Cast based on what would work best for your project, not on what would make a particular person happiest. It is possible that the role in which you place an applicant was not their first choice -- this is an unfortunate reality of casting. Although the applicant may be disappointed, it is ultimately your decision as to what role they should take on. If an applicant is extremely unhappy with their casting, you may choose to discuss it with them and point out the positive aspects of their role. However, do not recast them unless there are extraordinary circumstances -- your casting should be dictated by your applicants.

Deciding Roles for Organizers
You and your fellow organizers may also be taking on roles in the performance, such as:


 * the director (responsible for making aesthetic and acting decisions during rehearsal).
 * the stage manager (responsible for tracking entrances and exits of characters in the script and informing actors of those entrances and exits during the performance proper).
 * the technical supervisor (responsible for setting up, maintaining, and closing the live-stream).
 * the narrator (responsible for reading out the actions and stage directions in the script, in lieu of physical performances).
 * the presenter (responsible for providing introductory and concluding remarks for the performance).

Depending on the number of organizers, you may end up taking on more than one of these roles.