Casting Actors Cast
Welcome to ”CASTING ACTORS CAST ” the podcast with an inside look at acting as a profession from master teacher and casting director, Jeffrey Dreisbach, a casting partner for McCorkle Casting Ltd in New York City. This podcast is for talent wanting to know more about casting, acting and the business of show!
Episodes
February 26, 2026 • 17 mins
Today’s episode is called:
How to Be the Actor Everyone Wants to
Work With.
Notice I didn’t say “best actor.”
I didn’t say “most talented actor.”
I didn’t say “most trained actor.”
Find out it you are one of these actors!
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February 19, 2026 • 17 mins
Today’s episode is called:
“The Best Secrets of Every Successful Actor.”
And I want to start by disappointing you
— just a little.
There is no secret handshake.
No magic agent.
No single audition that changes everything.
But there are patterns.
And after decades of watching actors
succeed, stall, disappear, return, rebuild, and thrive — I can tell you this:
Successful actors don’t do different
things.
They do the same things —...
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February 12, 2026 • 17 mins
Welcome back to Casting Actors Cast
— the podcast for actors, from a casting director, who wants to help you stop fighting the word brand and start using it intelligently.
Today’s episode is called:
“Best Methods to Uncover Your Brand.”
And let me start by clearing something
up immediately:
Your brand is not: A Costume
A Headshot Outfit
A Personality you perform
Your brand is simply this:
The clearest pattern of how others
...
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February 5, 2026 • 15 mins
Today’s episode
is called:
“How to Act with
Irony.”
And I want to
start with a warning:
Irony is one of
the fastest ways actors sabotage themselves.
Not because irony
is bad —
but because it’s
misunderstood.
So today we’re
going to talk about:
* What irony actually is
* Why casting loves it when it’s done right
* And how to play irony without losing truth
FIRST: WHAT IRONY
IS (AND ISN’T)
Irony is not:
* ...
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January 29, 2026 • 27 mins
Hello, fellow actors.
Welcome back to Casting Actors Cast — the podcast for actors, from a casting
director, who wants you to stop doing weird things in the name of “networking.”
Today’s episode is called:
“Five Ways to Network with Industry Pros.”
And before you tense up — no, this is
not an episode about:
Because real networking — the kind that
actually works — looks nothing like what most actors imagine.
Let’s begin...
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January 22, 2026 • 27 mins
Today’s episode is called:
“Getting Fired by Your Agent… What Next?”
And if that title made your stomach drop
just a little — congratulations. You’re human.
Also, you’re not alone.
Let me start by saying something right
up front, because I want to take the sting out of this immediately:
Getting dropped by an agent is not a
career-ending event.
In fact — and I know this may sound wild — for many actors, it turns out to be
a caree...
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January 15, 2026 • 14 mins
Some people can’t even commit to a gym
membership for four weeks — and you and I have been meeting here since 2020. Through lockdowns, through self-tape explosions, through new technology disrupting our industry faster than we can say “AI voice clone,” we have been learning together, laughing together, and building the kind of creative courage that keeps actors moving forward.
So today isn’t about a new technique or a tough-love le...
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January 8, 2026 • 17 mins
Self-tapes are where careers happen today. They’re the front door of the business. And like any front door — there’s a welcome mat… and there are also banana peels hidden right under the surface waiting to trip you up.
Today, we are shining a big bright spotlight on The Self-Tape Trap. Those choices actors make with good intentions — really good intentions — that accidentally sabotage the performance. These traps are sneaky. They ...
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January 1, 2026 • 16 mins
We’re talking about overthinking.
That mental spiral where suddenly your
brain is narrating your audition like it’s doing play-by-play commentary during the Super Bowl. “Here comes the second line — careful, careful — don’t mess this up — oof, eyebrow twitch — bad eyebrow! Reset! Reset!”
Overthinking is the enemy of presence. The enemy of impulse. The enemy of surprise. It’s like having a backseat driver take over your brain whil...
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December 25, 2025 • 15 mins
Hey my amazing,
wonderful actor friends! Welcome back to Casting Actors Cast — where you and I get to hang out, learn a little, laugh a little, and uncover the real tools that help you prepare smarter, act better, and book more. I’m your host, Jeff Dreisbach — casting director, teacher, actor, and your industry friend who is in your corner, rooting for you every step of the way.
Today’s episode is one I wish I could just loop on a...
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December 18, 2025 • 17 mins
Have you ever walked into an audition and thought, “Okay… I’m confident. I’m confident. I’m confident,” while your body is screaming, “We’re absolutely not confident!”
Meanwhile, casting directors are looking at you like, “Are they… are they okay?”
Confidence is one of those weird acting ingredients you can’t fake, can’t force, but absolutely need— even though most actors have no idea what real confidence looks like.
Well, today...
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December 11, 2025 • 17 mins
You ever notice
that actors can make anything stressful?
Audition? Stressful.
Callback? Stressful.
Self-tape? Stressful.
Meeting someone who might know someone in the industry?
Oh, that’s a full-blown cardio event.
Actors are the only people who can turn reading two pages of dialogue in their own living room into a scene from “Mission Impossible.”
Meanwhile, your
acting career just left you a voicemail:
“Hi… yeah, it’s me… could ...
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December 4, 2025 • 18 mins
Today’s episode
is part pep-talk, part reality check, and part comedic intervention.
Actors obsess over getting it right — especially on self-tapes. You know
this. You’ve lived this.
But here’s the kicker:
Casting directors aren’t looking for perfect.
We’re looking for alive.
So today, we’re
going to shatter the myth of the perfect take, unpack how perfectionism
sabotages your work, and give you a step-by-step guide to capturing ...
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November 27, 2025 • 14 mins
First Impressions in a Digital World
When your self-tape hits my inbox, it’s your first — and sometimes only — chance to make an impression. Before I even hit play, I’ve already learned something about you from your file name, your slate, your frame, your lighting. That’s right — your tape speaks volumes before you do. Find out how in this episode!
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November 20, 2025 • 11 mins
Welcome to Casting Actors Cast, where we turn good intentions into great auditions. I’m Jeffrey Dreisbach — casting director, teacher, and today, your guide through one of my favorite acting truths: stop trying to be good. Be specific.
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November 13, 2025 • 17 mins
What Do Casting Directors REALLY
Remember about You
“Hey there,
actor friends! Welcome back to Casting Actors Cast, the podcast that
helps you prepare smarter, act better, and book more. I’m your host, Jeffrey
Dreisbach — casting director, teacher, and your friendly guide through the
wonderful, weird, and sometimes wobbly world of show business.”
“Today’s episode is one I think you’ll really appreciate, because it answers a quest...
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November 6, 2025 • 17 mins
Okay,
let’s be honest.
We’ve all seen those New Year posts from actors that sound something like —“This is my year! Manifesting series regular energy!”Or “Big bookings only in 2025!”
And listen — I love the optimism. But sometimes, our acting goals start to
sound… a little cringe. Why? Because they’re about results— not process.
In today’s episode, we’re going to fix that. We’ll talk about how to create acting goals that actually ...
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October 30, 2025 • 15 mins
You know that moment in an audition when your scene partner says their line… and you feel pressure to do something?
You nod. You blink. You shift your face. You give a tiny “actor reaction” —
because silence feels dangerous.
Here’s a little secret: sometimes, the best reaction… is no reaction at all.
Today, we’re going to uncover one of the most overlooked audition skills — the ability to listen
without performing your listening....
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October 23, 2025 • 17 mins
You finally get
the message:
“We’d love to
offer you the part. Congratulations!”
And you freeze.
Do you take it?
Do you need to ask your agent? Do you even want it?
Here’s the thing
— actors are told from day one, “Say yes to everything.” But what if saying yes too quickly is the one thing that keeps you from leveling up?
Today, we’re diving into a topic every actor wrestles with: Should you take that role?
Because sometimes ...
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October 16, 2025 • 22 mins
Every actor knows the sting of being “so
close” to booking a role. You nailed the audition, maybe even got a callback,
but in the end, the role went to someone else. Over time, those near-misses can feel like rejection after rejection, and the self-defeating thoughts start creeping in: “I’ll never make it… I must be doing something wrong.”
But here’s the truth: being almost there is not failure—it’s
progress. It’s evidence that you...
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