64. What Casting Actually Responds To — with Sharon Bialy and Karolina Wydra
About this episode
Rose Rosen discusses the casting process with guests Sharon Bialy and Karolina Wydra, exploring what it takes to succeed in the industry.
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 and film projects of the past three decades. Her credits include Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Barry, The Handmaid’s Tale, Julia, El Camino, and Broadway productions including Jersey Boys and The Farnsworth Invention. She has received nine Emmy nominations and over 30 Artios Award nominations, and has spent over 25 years in partnership with Sherry Thomas at Bialy/Thomas & Associates. She has also served on the board of the Casting Society and has been a long-time advocate for inclusive casting. Karolina Wydra is currently starring as Zosia opposite Rhea Seehorn in Vince Gilligan’s Pluribus — Apple TV+’s biggest series to date — a world shaped by a global hive mind where tone, control, and presence are everything. Her work spans House, True Blood, Agents of…
People in this episode
Host: Rose Rosen
Guests: Sharon Bialy, Karolina Wydra
Topics covered
- casting process
- career building
- inclusive casting
- television
- film
- acting
Keywords
- casting
- career
- actors
- television
- film
- inclusive casting
- self-tape
- auditions
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bialy/Thomas & Associates
Books & works: Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Barry, The Handmaid’s Tale, Julia, El Camino, Jersey Boys, The Farnsworth Invention, Pluribus, House
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