Alexis Booth & Faith Abraham — Casting, Collaboration & Championing Actors

About this episode

In this 200th episode, Laura Linda Bradley interviews Alexis Booth and Faith Abraham about the casting process in TV and film.

To celebrate our 200th episode of Whats My Frame; I'm joined by Alexis Booth & Faith Abraham for an inside look at the casting process. Alexis shares her creative journey to Head of Casting at Kapital Entertainment , while Faith reflects on nearly a decade in casting across TV and film. Together, they walk us through the executive casting process at Kapital Entertainment. It’s an encouraging, conversation about building relationships, staying grounded and gaining a deeper understanding of the creatives championing for us with each audition. Alexis Booth Full Bio: Alexis began her career working on hit shows like Scrubs and Desperate Housewives before transitioning into television casting. She worked in Scott Genkinger & Deborah George’s office on Breakout Kings and Gigantic, and then moved to feature films with Roger Mussenden & Jeremy Rich, casting X-Men: First Class and Jack and Jill. Alexis then transitioned to TNT and TBS, where she rose through the executive ranks and oversaw casting for a decade, managing projects such as Snowpiercer, The Alienist, The Last Ship, Major Crimes, The Last O.G., Wrecked, and People of Earth. With the launch of HBO Max, she also…

People in this episode

Host: Laura Linda Bradley

Guests: Alexis Booth, Faith Abraham

Topics covered

• casting
• collaboration
• actors
• television
• film
• creative process

Keywords

• casting process
• Kapital Entertainment
• TV casting
• film casting
• creative journey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kapital Entertainment

Books & works: Scrubs, Desperate Housewives, Breakout Kings, Gigantic, X-Men: First Class, Jack and Jill, Snowpiercer, The Alienist, The Last Ship, Major Crimes