Casting Confidential
Casting Confidential is a podcast hosted by casting director Rose Rosen, CSA, offering a direct, unfiltered look at how casting actually works. Each episode features Rosen alongside a rotating co-host casting director and notable actors, pulling back the curtain on the professional relationship between actors and casting—and how decisions are really made. These are not surface-level conversations. The show focuses on process, context, and the often-misunderstood mechanics of auditions, callbacks, chemistry reads, and career-building choices. Casting Confidential is designed for actors who want clarity, not clichés. Listeners gain practical insight into what casting directors respond to, what they overlook, and how strong auditions are shaped long before a tape is submitted. The goal is simple: better information leads to better work in the room. Membership: Deeper Access, Real Feedback For actors who want to go beyond listening, the Casting Confidential Membership offers live, interactive opportunities: Monthly Performance Feedback Sessions Members submit a recent self-tape or scene and receive direct, professional feedback from casting directors. These sessions focus on specific, actionable adjustments—what’s working, what isn’t, and how to sharpen future auditions. A reader is provided. Live Episodes with Industry Guests Members are invited to exclusive live recordings featuring candid conversations with working actors and casting professionals. Casting Confidential is where casting directors speak plainly about the work—how we find actors, how we build ensembles, and what actually helps an actor stand out over time. Follow @castingconfidential on Instagram. Subscribe, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify—your support helps us continue bringing you substantive, high-level conversations from inside the casting room. Pull up a chair. This is how casting really works. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
In the Season 4 finale of Casting Confidential, Rose Rosen sits down with Emmy-winning casting director Allison Jones—the casting force behind Veep, The Comeback, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Office, Barbie, and generations of defining comedy ensembles.
The conversation arrives as Allison’s latest project, the Apple TV+ series Widow’s Bay, emerges as one of this year’s Emmy surprises. The genre-bending comed...
Rose Rosen and a panel of CASTING LAB casting directors-- Cheryl Louden-Kubin, Robin Carus and Kimberly Skyrme tackle a word actors use constantly to describe casting — and pull it apart. Are casting directors really standing between actors and opportunity, or is something else going on?
The panel makes the case for retiring that old framing altogether, offering sharper, truer alternatives: conduit, facilitator, creative c...
Lamorne Morris has always been one of the most thoughtful actors working today.Not long after his Emmy-winning performance in Fargo and his standout role in Saturday Night, he joined Rose Rosen for a candid conversation about building a career that lasts.
We're bringing this episode back because it's just as relevant now as it was then. Lamorne talks about navigating success after New Girl, why comedy is often underestimated, th...
Together, our Casting Lab Casting Directors dig into why talented actors don't always land the role, what "booking the room" really means in practice, and the professional habits that determine whether casting wants to see you again. They also share the story of an actor who was found years later through notes a casting director never deleted. That's not luck. That's what happens when you leave the right impression.
Whether you'...
In this episode of Casting Confidential, Rose Rosen sits down with Emmy Award-winning casting director Victoria Thomas, CSA — the woman behind some of the most celebrated ensembles in prestige television, including The Morning Show, The Last of Us, Watchmen, Nickel Boys, Bosch: Legacy, Bel Air, and Insecure. Victoria pulls back the curtain on how a show like The Morning Show actually gets cast season after season, what it mea...
This episode of Casting Confidential was recorded live at the Imagine Museum during the Sunscreen Film Festival in St. Petersburg, Florida — and it was a conversation worth being in the room for.
Rose Rosen sits down with Canadian-American actress Alison Thornton, known for School Spirits, Nancy Drew, Dare Me, The Mental State, and the festival film What Comes Next, for a candid, grounded conversation about what it actuall...
What does it really take to attach a recognizable actor to a project? Not a wish list. Not a phone call to an agent. Not magic. In this episode of Casting Confidential, Rose Rosen sits down with roundtable casting directors Cheryl Louden-Kubin and Robin Carus to pull back the curtain on one of the most misunderstood processes in the industry.
They break down how casting directors define "name talent" (hint: it's not one-size-fit...
In this episode of Casting Confidential, Rose Rosen sits down with Emmy Award-winning casting director Linda Lowy and Emmy-nominated casting director Morgan Smith of Backyard Casting for one of the most candid, insider conversations the show has ever had.
Together, they pull back the curtain on how casting decisions really get made — from building ensemble casts for major television series, to navigating the executive worl...
This episode was recorded LIVE in London at the WeAudition Actor's Pro Expo
In this episode of Casting Confidential, Rose Rosen sits down LIVE with two of the most respected international casting directors working today — Nancy Bishop, CSA, and Mark Summers , CSA— for an unfiltered, live conversation about what actually happens on the other side of the audition room.
From the real reasons actors don't get cast, t...
Today we have a rerelese of a still very relevant topic: FEEDBACK.
On today's episode of Casting Confidential our panel of esteemed casting directors will discuss the pursuit of feedback! Audition feedback is a hot commodity in the entertainment industry. Actors yearn for it, talent agencies compete for it, and casting directors bestow it like gold. Tune in now as we delve into the invaluable treasure trove of feedback and explore ...
Rose Rosen sits down with casting director, entertainment strategist and creative producer Robert Martin Jr. and international casting director Luci Lenox for one of the most grounded, honest conversations about AI that actors actually need to hear. Not the fear version, not the hype version — the real one.
Together, they break down what AI is actually doing inside casting offices right now, why your online presence matter...
Today on Casting Confidential the roundtable shares their struggles with Imposter Syndrome and how they've overcome self-doubt to find success.
That's a wrap on Season 1 of Casting Confidential, thanks for joining us! Season 2 premiers this Fall with even more casting secrets and roundtable conversations!
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Join veteran casting director Rose Rosen and her dynamic panel of industry experts in a candid, no-h...
You're doing more than ever — and still not booking. So what's actually going on?
In this episode of Casting Confidential, Rose Rosen sits down with Atlanta-based casting director Cheryl Louden-Kubin for a candid, no-mythology conversation about what casting directors are actually watching for — and what's quietly working against you. They dig into the difference between being seen and being hired, why getting called...
In this episode of Casting Confidential, Rose Rosen is joined by two guests who understand the casting process from very different angles — and what unfolds is one of the most honest, layered conversations the show has had about what it actually takes to get hired, stay remembered, and build a career that lasts.
Sharon Bialy is an award-winning casting director whose work has shaped some of the most acclaimed television an...
On today's episode of Casting Confidential we are buzzing on how to get on casting director's radar! From appropriate points of contact to Rose's secret on how to get her personal response, we’re dishing on how to be a hit with correspondence!
Join seasoned casting director ROSE ROSEN along with her roundtable of casting directors in Casting Confidential where we bring you unfiltered, behind-the-scenes stories without...
Here's one of the hardest things to sit with as an actor: you gave a great audition — and you still didn't get the callback. So what actually happened?
In this Roundtable episode of Casting Confidential, host Rose Rosen , CSA is joined by casting directors Robin Carus, CSA, Cheryl Louden-Kubin, CSA, and Kimberly Skyrme, CSA for an honest, insider conversation about why callbacks don't always follow excellent work — a...
What does it actually look like from the director's chair? In this episode of Casting Confidential, Rose Rosen is joined by casting director Robin Carus and legendary director Sheldon Epps — whose credits span Frasier, Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond, Girlfriends, and two decades as Artistic Director of the Pasadena Playhouse — for a candid, insider conversation about how television and theater really function.
Shel...
In this roundtable episode of Casting Confidential, Rose Rosen is joined by three casting directors for one of the most candid conversations the show has ever hosted. Kimberly Skyrme, Cheryl Louden-Kubin, and Robin Carus pull back the curtain on what actually happens after actors leave the room — what casting directors say to directors and producers, how reputations are built or quietly damaged, and why your behavior from the...
Rose Rosen heads to the Chesapeake Film Festival for a conversation that's part masterclass, part reunion, and entirely worth your time. Joining her are actor and television icon John O'Hurley — best known as the unforgettable J. Peterman on Seinfeld and beloved host of Family Feud and Dancing with the Stars — and East Coast casting director and producer Kimberly Skyrme, the creative force behind countless regional and ...
Casting is now formally recognized by both the Academy Awards and the Critics’ Choice Awards. On Casting Confidential, host Rose Rosen sits down with actors shaping today’s film and television landscape, award-recognized casting directors, and industry leaders to break down how casting actually works, who gets in the room, how decisions are made, and what moves careers forward. No mythology, no guesswork—just hone...
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