About this episode

Casting director Lauren Wiley discusses auditions, musicals, and the actor/casting director relationship with Equity member Helen Dallimore.

Equity's Live Stream Program continues with esteemed casting director Lauren Wiley talking with Equity member Helen Dallimore about all things auditions, musicals, casting, current and past projects, the actor/casting director relationship and answering all your questions. Lauren Wiley is one of Australia’s most accomplished Casting Directors, bringing more than two decades of experience. She is currently the Casting Director for the forthcoming Australian premiere of A Beautiful Noise – The Neil Diamond Musical (TEG Dainty/Ken Davenport). Her extensive credits include MJ The Musical (Michael Cassel Group), Gaslight (Newtheatricals/Queensland Theatre), Hamilton (International Tour) and Hamilton (Australia) (Michael Cassel Group), Come From Away (Junkyard Dog/Newtheatricals), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Michael Cassel Group), and Kinky Boots (Michael Cassel Group). Lauren also served as Consulting Casting Director for Tina – The Tina Turner Musical (TEG Dainty/Stage Entertainment) and was Casting Administrator for Cameron Mackintosh’s Les Misérables (Michael Cassel Group). Lauren began her theatrical casting career at Sydney Theatre Company in 2009, appointed Casting…

People in this episode

Host: Helen Dallimore

Guest: Lauren Wiley

Topics covered

• casting
• auditions
• musicals
• theater
• actor relationships

Keywords

• casting director
• auditions
• musicals
• theater
• Lauren Wiley

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Equity, A Beautiful Noise – The Neil Diamond Musical, MJ The Musical, Gaslight, Hamilton, Come From Away, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Kinky Boots, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, Les Misérables

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