In case you don’t know the lengths that casting directors will go to to get an actor a job, check out this amazing story from CSA treasurer and Artios nominee Amanda Lenker Doyle. This kind of devotion to our jobs is what makes it worthwhile. Below is her firsthand account of how she got one actor in the right place at the right time:
“When Chrissy Fiorilli-Ellington and I signed on to the pilot ‘Wayne’ for YouTube Red earlier this year, we had no idea what a wild ride it would be.
“One of our initial suggestions on the project was Irish actor Mark McKenna (‘Sing Street’) for the lead role. After receiving an incredible self-tape from Mark, everyone agreed that we should test him, so we set the wheels in motion to bring him to L.A.
“We tested at the YouTube stages on a Thursday. I had my cinematographer husband, Devin, shoot the test for us. I wanted it to look as beautiful as possible! Devin captured gorgeous footage for us and we sent it off to YTR. On Friday at 4:30 p.m., however, we got a call that they wanted to see a little more.
“Mark’s flight back to Dublin was scheduled for 8 p.m., so we knew we had to act fast. Chrissy suggested that we intercept him
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