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Casting Confidential

Casting Confidential

De: Rose Rosen CSA
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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.

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  • BONUS: The No-Callback Truth: What Casting Directors Wish Actors Understood

    BONUS: The No-Callback Truth: What Casting Directors Wish Actors Understood
    Apr 6 2026

    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 — and why that's not the same thing as failing.

    The panel pulls back the curtain on all the variables actors never see: physical matching, chemistry reads, creative politics, last-minute budget shifts, a director's personal history, and sometimes just the plain, unfair randomness of timing.


    They also get into why "booking the room" is a real career strategy, how casting directors remember and return to actors they love, what a post-audition thank-you note should (and shouldn't) include, and why the number of times a casting director calls you in is the real measure of your progress — not whether you booked the job.

    This one is practical, honest, and genuinely supportive. If you've ever been frustrated by silence after what felt like your best work, this episode is for you.


    SPONSOR

    Rafy App

    Rehearse, memorize, and self-tape anytime with Rafy, the app that scans your sides and lets you practice with realistic reader voices. With over 60 voices, a built-in teleprompter, multilingual support, and a script library called Playhouse, Rafy gives actors full control over their process. Visit rafy.app and use code CONFIDENTIAL15 for 15% off.


    GO DEEPER ON PATREON

    Join the Casting Confidential community on Patreon for bonus episodes, extended conversations, and live Q&As designed specifically for actors navigating the industry. JOIN HERE


    For more episodes and resources, visit castingconfidential.com.


    CREDITS

    Host, Creator & Producer

    Rose Rosen, CSA

    @roserosencasting


    GUESTS:

    Robin Carus, CSA

    @robincarus


    Cheryl Louden-Kubin, CSA

    @loudenkubin


    Kimberly Skyrme, CSA

    @kimberlyskyrme


    Editor

    MZ Studios


    Original Music

    Orville Wright

    @ohyeahbeats


    Artwork

    Ace Anderson

    @aceshotthat


    FOLLOW THE SHOW AND JOIN OUR COMMUNITY ON SOCIALS: @castingconfidential

    Patreon


    **Opinions expressed in Casting Confidential podcast are the opinions of each individual and do not represent the opinions of any other group or entity. Nothing in this show should be interpreted as an offer of employment.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    16 m
  • 63. What Directors Actually Want: Sheldon Epps on Casting, Comedy, and Running a Room

    63. What Directors Actually Want: Sheldon Epps on Casting, Comedy, and Running a Room
    Mar 30 2026
    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.Sheldon breaks down the difference between stepping onto a long-running hit versus shaping a show from the ground up, how much say directors actually have in casting, and what separates an actor who books from one who doesn't. The panel also tackles the pressure of hit-making in not-for-profit theater, the chemistry factor in casting, and why the best auditions feel like collaboration rather than combat.The episode closes with a live cold read and real-time feedback session with actor Jill Adler — a rare, practical look at how direction can transform a performance in real time.Whether you're an actor, a director, or someone trying to understand how decisions are made on both sides of the table, this one is full of honest insight from people who have sat in every room.SPONSOR:RAFY APP: https://rafy.app/ | Code: CONFIDENTIAL15Rehearse, memorize, and self-tape anytime with Rafy, the app that scans your sides and lets you practice with realistic reader voices. With over 60 voices, a built-in teleprompter, multilingual support, and a script library called Playhouse, Rafy gives actors full control over their process. Visit rafy.app and use code CONFIDENTIAL15 for 15% off.GO DEEPER ON PATREON Join the Casting Confidential community on Patreon for bonus episodes, extended conversations, and live Q&As designed specifically for actors navigating the industry.JOIN PATREON HEREFor more episodes and resources, visit castingconfidential.com.CREDITS:Host, Creator & ProducerRose Rosen, CSA@roserosencastingGUESTS:Sheldon EppsRobin CarusEditorMZ Studios:https://mzstudiosdallas.comOriginal MusicOrville Wright@ohyeahbeats:https://instagram.com/ohyeahbeatsArtworkAce Anderson@aceshotthat:https://instagram.com/aceshotthatFOLLOW THE SHOW AND JOIN OUR COMMUNITY ON SOCIALS: @castingconfidentialJoin Our Community on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/cw/castingconfidential**Opinions expressed in Casting Confidential podcast are the opinions of each individual and do not represent the opinions of any other group or entity. Nothing in this show should be interpreted as an offer of employment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    53 m
  • BONUS: What We Say When You're Not in the Room

    BONUS: What We Say When You're Not in the Room
    Mar 23 2026

    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 parking lot to the audition monitor matters just as much as your performance.


    The conversation covers the way casting directors advocate for actors up the chain, how prior history with a performer shapes a current submission, and what it really means when a casting director isn't effusive. The guests also dig into the importance of professionalism on set, the ongoing communication breakdowns between casting and production, and why this industry is far less of a totem pole than most actors think — and far more of a cycle where everyone depends on everyone else.

    Honest, practical, and packed with insider perspective, this episode is essential listening for any actor who wants to understand the long game.


    SPONSOR: RAFY APP Discount code: CONFIDENTIAL15

    Rehearse, memorize, and self-tape anytime with Rafy, the app that scans your sides and lets you practice with realistic reader voices. With over 60 voices, a built-in teleprompter, multilingual support, and a script library called Playhouse, Rafy gives actors full control over their process. Visit rafy.app and use code CONFIDENTIAL15 for 15% off.


    JOIN THE CASTING CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNITY ON PATREON:

    JOIN HERE

    Join the Casting Confidential community on Patreon for bonus episodes, extended conversations, and live Q&As designed specifically for actors navigating the industry.

    For more episodes and resources, visit castingconfidential.com.


    CREDITS


    HOST, CREATOR & PRODUCER:

    Rose Rosen, CSA @roserosencasting


    ROUNDTABLE PANELISTS:

    Kimberly Skyrme, CSA

    Cheryl Louden-Kubin

    Robin Carus


    EDITOR

    MZ Studios


    ORIGINAL MUSIC

    Orville Wright

    @ohyeahbeats


    ARTWORK

    Ace Anderson

    @aceshotthat


    FOLLOW THE SHOW AND JOIN OUR COMMUNITY ON SOCIALS:

    @castingconfidential

    Patreon


    Opinions expressed in Casting Confidential podcast are the opinions of each individual and do not represent the opinions of any other group or entity. Nothing in this show should be interpreted as an offer of employment.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    14 m
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Such an amazing resource of knowledge for actor's, casting director's and anyone in the business. Thank you all for sharing all these amazing episodes with us! Can't wait until next season!

Great resource!

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