Category: The Industry
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LGBTQ+ Talent: The Importance of Inclusion
Matthew Jacobs Morgan on the difficulties faced by aspiring performers from the LGBTQ+ community, and how role models will aid inclusion and representation Note: I sometimes use the word queer as a shorthand for LGBTQ+ It’s extremely important to have role models who are like you. And the fact that there are so few LGBTQ+ role…
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Star Wars’ Derek Arnold and Tom Wilton on Puppeteering and Effects
Derek Arnold and Tom Wilton aren’t necessarily faces you might recognise, but they’re behind many of the creatures you see brought to life in the latest Star Wars films. Tom and Derek talked to Spotlight about their unique contribution to a production as puppeteers on stage and screen. I’ve always tried to be very pragmatic…
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Carrie Hope Fletcher on Crafting a Cross-Platform Career
Carrie Hope Fletcher on using YouTube to help forge a career in musical theatre, and working beyond your casting type It’s a horrible truth in the life of an actor that you never know what’s next. I might do my next job and then not work again for another four years. That’s just how it works. But…
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On Diversity in Theatre with the PappyShow
Our chat with the PappyShow ahead of their new show Boys on telling new stories and finding your community as a creative. By Christina Care Spotlight sat down with the PappyShow’s Artistic Director Kane Husbands, Stage Manager Sylvia Darkwa-Ohemeng, and Spotlight members and performers Aaron Gordon, Kamran Vahabi and Andre Fyffe. Their new show Boys, tackling…
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Audition Advice from the Emmy award winning Casting Director of Lost
Casting Director April Webster Shares Her Insights April Webster is a casting director based in L.A. who has won an Emmy Award along with Veronica Collins and Mandy Sherman for her work on Lost. Her other credits also include Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Tomorrowland, Star Trek and many more. Spotlight spoke to her at…
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Immersive Theatre: Advice for Actors
Chris Neels talks to Colab Theatre’s Bertie Watkins on what it takes to audition and be cast in immersive theatre As soon as the audience picks up that you’re not hot on your feet, they’re going to start going after you. Improvisation is very key… You need to have great knowledge retention, but not in…
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What You Need to Know About Movement Directors
Exploring Physical Theatre Movement Director Kane Husbands led a practical workshop at Spotlight’s Open House week, exploring the many ways theatre artists may audition actors for more physical roles, from physical creative improvisation tasks to learning moments of choreography. Kane is the Artistic Director of The PappyShow, a physical and visual theatre company specialising in…
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Your Questions Answered with the Casting Society of America
The Casting Society of America’s full Q&A session at Spotlight Spotlight were proud to host casting directors Matt Lessall, Luci Lenox, Rachel Desmarest and Beatrice Kruger from the Casting Society of America for a question and answer session with our members. The panel discussed what they want to see in auditions, in showreels, and how to approach…
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Spotlight and the National Theatre Launch Platform for D/deaf & Disabled Actors
National Theatre’s Creative Diversity Project Announces New Platform for D/deaf and Disabled Actors in the UK Spotlight are thrilled to have partnered with the National Theatre to champion D/deaf and disabled actors by offering industry professionals the opportunity to watch these actors in action on an online video platform. ProFile is a free service, both for performers and industry professionals, tackling…
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Edinburgh Fringe: Performing Comedy with Evelyn Mok
By Christina Care Evelyn Mok makes her hour debut this year with her show ‘Hymen Manoeuvre’. Spotlight spoke to her about her show, the challenges of comedy at the Fringe, and performing comedy in the UK versus her home country of Sweden. I’ve always been a comedy fan, I think, since I was little – my…